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Onward Holdings: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Onward Holdings (TSE: 8016) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan that is tracked here as an owner of consumer businesses, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]

Onward Holdings is a Japanese apparel group whose own brands include Nijyusanku and Kumikyoku. It bought Jil Sander in October 2008 and sold it to OTB in 2021.

Company facts

Legal name
Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
Founded
1927
Tickers
TSE: 8016
Last verified
· 3 sources

Divestitures and spin-offs by Onward Holdings

Acquisition closed

OTB Group acquires Jil Sander

OTB bought Jil Sander from the Japanese group Onward Holdings in 2021, adding a minimalist German house to a portfolio built around Diesel and Maison Margiela. Neither side disclosed a price. OTB reported the following February that Jil Sander had reached break-even nine months after joining the group. Only the year is recorded here.

Value
Undisclosed
Regulatory
None recorded

Brands Onward Holdings no longer owns

Onward Holdings controlled this brand in the past. Each row shows when the ownership ended and who holds the brand now, so a page that once said Onward Holdings owned it still shows why it no longer does.

BrandOwned untilOwner today
Jil Sander Jan 2021 OTB Group

Frequently asked questions

What brands does Onward Holdings own?

Onward Holdings is tracked as an owner of consumer businesses; see the ownership tree for its holdings.

Is Onward Holdings a Japanese company?

Yes. Onward Holdings is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 1927.

Who owns Onward Holdings?

Onward Holdings is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as 8016 on the TSE.

Sources (3) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Onward Holdings Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2017 - corporate history and core brands — Onward Holdings Co., Ltd., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] OTB Group - history — OTB S.p.A., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  3. [3] OTB Group presents its results at 31 December 2021 — OTB S.p.A., Official press release, published 10 February 2022; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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