Orix Corp

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Orix Corp is a Japanese financial and investment company that helps businesses and consumers finance equipment, vehicles, real estate, and other assets. It started as a leasing business, and that still shapes what it does: it buys assets, rents or finances them, and earns money from lease payments, interest, service fees, and gains on investments and asset sales. Its customers range from small companies to large corporations and, in some businesses, individual consumers. Orix also works in real estate, private equity, renewable power, aircraft and ship finance, insurance, and asset management, so it does not depend on one single line of business. It often acts as both lender and owner, which means it can earn income from financing deals as well as from holding and managing assets. What makes Orix different is that it sits between a traditional bank and an industrial investor. Instead of mainly taking deposits and making plain loans, it uses capital and specialist know-how to structure leases, finance hard-to-value assets, and run businesses where ownership and funding are closely linked. That gives it a broad role in the financial system and in asset-heavy industries.