| Corporate History of Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation | ||
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| 2009 | April | Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation was established April 1, 2009, through a merger between Century Leasing System, Inc. and Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd. |
| October | TLC Business Service Co., Ltd. unified business processing service sections of Century Business Service, Inc. and company name changed to TC Business Service Co., Ltd. | |
| 2010 | January | Century Tokyo Leasing China Corporation was established, through a merger between TOZUI CORPORATION and Century Leasing (China) Co., Ltd. |
| April | TC AGENCY Corporation was established, through a merger between TOKYO LEASE KANZAI K.K. and Century Business Service, Inc. Established TC BUSINESS EXPERTS Corporation. |
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| July | Acquired 66.5% of the shares of IHI Finance Support Corporation. | |
| 2011 | February | Established PT. Century Tokyo Leasing Indonesia as a subsidiary in Indonesia. |
| March | Acquired additional shares of Nippon Rent-A-Car Service,Inc. making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method. | |
| July | Jointly established TCI FINANCE CORPORATION with ITOCHU Corporation. | |
| October | Established TC PROPERTY SOLUTIONS Corporation. | |
| 2012 | March | Acquired 16.7% of the shares of Jetstar Japan Co., Ltd. |
| September | Started leasing business in India through a business alliance with the Tata Group. | |
| December | Acquired the shares of GA Telesis LLC, making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method. | |
| Former Century Leasing System, Inc. | Former Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd. | |||
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| 1964 | August | Jointly established by Nippon Kangyo Bank, Ltd. ( Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.), Kangin Tochi-Tatemono Co., Ltd (currently Nippon Tochi-Tatemono Co., Ltd.), and Nanoh Co., Ltd. (currently Nissin Tatemono Co., Ltd.), with a capitalization of 1 million yen. | ||
| 1969 | July | Jointly established by ITOCHU Corporation, Daiichi Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.), Nippon Life Insurance Company, and Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company, with a capitalization of 500 million yen. | February | Opened Osaka Sales Office (currently Osaka Branch), followed by the opening of branch and sales offices in major cities. |
| August | Opened Osaka Sales Office (currently Osaka Branch), followed by the opening of branch and sales offices in major cities. | |||
| 1972 | April | Established Tokyo Lease Kanzai K.K. (currently TC AGENCY Corporation) | ||
| 1979 | March | Established Tokyo Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. | ||
| May | Established Tokyo Leasing (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.(currently Century Tokyo Leasing (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.) as a subsidiary in Singapore. | |||
| 1983 | May | Established Tokyo Leasing (UK) PLC as a subsidiary in London, U.K. | ||
| 1985 | April | Established Century Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. | December | Established Tokyo Leasing (U.S.A.) Inc.(currently Century Tokyo Leasing (USA) Inc.) as a subsidiary in Connecticut, U.S.A. (relocated to New York in 1994). |
| 1990 | February | Listed shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | ||
| 1991 | January | Established Century Agency, Inc. (currently TC AGENCY Corporation) (company name changed to Century Business Service, Inc. in April 2003). |
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| 1997 | November | Jointly established President Tokyo Corporation in Taiwan. | ||
| 2000 | March | Acquired Asahi Auto Lease Co., Ltd. (merged with Century Auto Leasing Co., Ltd., currently Nippon Car Solutions, Co., Ltd., in October 2000). | ||
| November | Launched “Century Net” Web-based lease management system. (currently “LINCS”) | |||
| 2001 | May | Obtained ISO14001 certification, international standard for environmental management systems. | ||
| 2002 | April | Launched “Lease-N@vi” Web-based credit authorization system. | September | Listed shares on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| October | Launched PC Total Service (PTS). | October | Merged with Kawasaki Enterprises, Inc. | |
| 2003 | September | Listed shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | ||
| 2004 | September | Listed shares on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | June | Established TLC Business Service Co., Ltd.(currently TC Business Service Co., Ltd.) |
| July | Tokyo Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. merged with Sankyo Trading Co., Ltd. | |||
| 2005 | March | Obtained BS7799-2 British standard certification for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and Japanese standard ISMS Certification Criteria Ver. 2.0. （shifted to ISO/IEC27001 international standard for ISMS in March, 2006.） | February | Obtained BS7799-2 British standard certification for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and Japanese standard ISMS Certification Criteria Ver. 2.0. （shifted to ISO/IEC27001 international standard for ISMS in May, 2007.） |
| October | Established Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd. through an equal merger between Century Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. and NTT Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. | |||
| 2006 | March | Obtained ISO/14001 certification, international standard for environmental management systems. | July | Established TOZUI CORPORATION(currently Century Tokyo Leasing China Corporation) as a subsidiary in Shanghai, China. |
| October | Established Century Leasing (China) Co., Ltd. (currently Century Tokyo Leasing China Corporation) as a subsidiary in Shanghai, China. | |||
| 2007 | June | Established TLC Capital (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.(currently Century Tokyo Capital (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.) as a subsidiary in Malaysia. | ||
| 2008 | January | Acquired 90% of the shares of Shiseido Lease Co., Ltd. (currently S.D.L. Co., Ltd.). | ||
| March | Jointly established Orico Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. with Orient Corporation. | |||
| July | Acquired additional shares of Mizuho Corporate Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (currently TISCO Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd.) in Thailand, making it a corporate affiliate based on the equity method (49% shareholding as of April 2009). | |||
| Acquired additional shares of Fujitsu Leasing Co., Ltd., making it a consolidated subsidiary. | ||||
| September | Nippon Car Solutions Co., Ltd. acquired all shares of Showa Auto Rental & Leasing Co., Ltd. | |||
