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| April 1995 | Kenedix, charged with heading up real estate operations (real estate investment advisory) in Japan for Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., opens its doors as Kennedy-Wilson Japan at 3-12-12 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
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| October 1997 | Kenedix begins the non-performing loan(NPL) investment management business. |
| August 1998 | Kenedix moves its head office to 1-6-15 Nishi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
| September 1998 | Kenedix provides NPL investment support services to U.S.-based institutional investors. |
| February 1999 | Kenedix provides investment support for the data center building in Kawasaki, Japan. To fund this project, the company arranges Japan's first non-recourse loan for real estate. This project signaled Kenedix's full-fledged entry into asset management. |
| November 1999 | Kenedix establishes Pacific Servicing Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned, consolidated subsidiary. |
| January 2000 | Kenedix establishes a mid-sized office building investment fund, largely funded by U.S.-based client investors. |
| February 2000 | Pacific Servicing begins full-scale NPL investment and debt servicing operations, following approval to engage in these businesses from Japan's Minister of Justice. |
| January 2002 | Kenedix moves its head office to its current location at 2-2-9 Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
| February 2002 | Kenedix is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange's Hercules Nippon New Market (formerly NASDAQ Japan). |
| October 2002 | The Osaka Branch Office opens on the second floor of the Honmachi Mitsui Bldg. at 4-4-25 Honmachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka. |
| August 2003 | Kenedix forms a business tie-up with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., increasing its shares in Mitsui & Co. via private placement. |
| November 2003 | Kenedix establishes KW Pension Fund Advisors Co., Ltd.(currently, Kenedix Advisors Co., Ltd.) to assume asset management operations, following the formation of a pension fund-based real estate investment fund. |
| November 2003 | Establishment of KW REIT Management Co., Ltd.(currently, Kenedix REIT Management, Inc.) |
| December 2003 | Kenedix is listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| December 2004 | Kenedix is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| May 2005 | Changes the company name from Kennedy-Wilson Japan Co., Ltd. to Kenedix, Inc. |
| May 2005 | Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. as Japan's first REIT specialized in logistics facilities through joint management by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. , The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited and Kenedix is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| July 2005 | Kenedix Realty Investment Corporation managed by Kenedix Reit Management Co., Ltd., which is a 100% consolidated subsidiary of Kenedix is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| January 2006 | Kenedix took a 20% stake in KW Multi-family Management Group, Ltd., an asset manager subsidiary of Kenedy-Wilson Inc., which specializes in investment into housing complexes. |
| April 2007 | Challenger Kenedix Japan Trust, a real estate investment trust joint venture with an Australian company, Challenger Financial Service Group Limited: CFG, is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.(Become non-listed private fund as of February 8, 2010.) |
| March 2008 | Kenedix group's AUM has exceeded ¥800 billion. |
| August 2008 | Established a ¥28 billion private fund with German investor, investing mainly in suburban commercial facilities. |
| June 2009 | Kenedix sold KDX Toyosu Gransquare - a large development project - to a fund managed by the Carlyle Group, and at the same time undertook the asset management business on this property. |
| September 2009 | Kenedix group's AUM has exceeded ¥900 billion. |
| November 2009 | Business alliance with MAX-REALTY INC. in order to enhance the asset management business. |
| December 2009 | Established Kenedix Asset Management, Inc., a subsidiary of Kenedix, Inc. to supervise asset management operations. |
