Corporate History
| April, 2007 | Diamond Lease Company Limited and UFJ Central Leasing Co., Ltd. merged to form Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited |
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| May, 2007 | Relocated head office |
| October, 2007 | Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation merged with Diamond Lease Co., Ltd. |
| February, 2009 | Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation merged with Central Auto Leasing Co., Ltd. |
History of Diamond Lease
| April, 1971 | Established by Mitsubishi Group companies |
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| March, 1985 | Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| September, 1988 | Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| December, 1998 | Acquired Minami-Kyusyu Diamond Lease Company Limited |
| October, 1999 | Merged with Ryoshin Leasing Corporation |
| August, 2000 | Acquired 80% equity stake in The Casio Lease Co., Ltd. |
| January, 2001 | Acquired ISO14001 certification |
| March, 2002 | Acquired 80% equity stake in Hirogin Lease Co. Ltd. |
| December, 2002 | Acquired 100% equity stake in Meijiseimei Leasing Co., Ltd. |
| March, 2003 | Acquired 45% equity stake in Mitsubishi Electric Credit Co., Ltd. |
| January, 2004 | Acquired 95% equity stake in The Daiwa Factor and Leasing Co., Ltd. (renamed DFL Lease Co. Ltd.) |
| August, 2006 | Acquired 100% equity stake in Kyocera Leasing Company Limited (renamed Diamond Asset Finance Company Limited) |
| February, 2007 | Acquired 50% equity stake in MMC Diamond Finance Corporation |
| March, 2007 | Established Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Holdings Corporation with Mitsubishi Corporation, as a holding company for Diamond Auto Lease Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation |
History of UFJ Central Leasing
| May, 1969 | Established as Central Leasing Co., Ltd., the first leasing operator in Japan's Chubu region |
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| November, 1989 | Listed on the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange |
| March, 2000 | Acquired 80% equity stake in Shinko Lease Co., Ltd. |
Raised equity stake in Japan Medical Lease Corporation to 38.95% |
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| March, 2001 | Acquired 100% equity stake in Techno Rent Co., Ltd. (30% as of April 2007) |
| November, 2002 | Acquired ISO14001 certification |
| March, 2003 | Raised equity stake in Chukyo General Lease Co., Ltd. to 70% |
| February, 2004 | Acquired 75.37% equity stake in Asahigin Leasing Co., Ltd. (renamed Shutoken Leasing Co., Ltd.; 75.63% as of April 2007) |
| April, 2004 | Integrated the leasing division of UFJ Business Finance Co., Ltd. (renamed Mitsubishi UFJ Factors Limited) and changed corporate name to UFJ Central Leasing Co., Ltd. |
| April, 2004 | Listed on the First Section of theTokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges |
