Growth Capital • Consumer Products

Sumitomo Invests In DPH

On July 10, 2025, Sumitomo invested in consumer products company DPH

Investment Context

This is Sumitomo’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
This is Sumitomo’s 16th transaction in the United States.
This is Sumitomo’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

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Investment Summary
Date	July 10, 2025
Target	DPH
Sector	Consumer Products
Investor(s)	Sumitomo
Deal Type	Growth Capital

Target Company

DPH

Princeton, Illinois, United States

DPH is focused on developing and commercializing biological plant nutrition and crop protection products. It offers products that help improve soil health and boost yields for major U.S. crops such as corn and soybeans, in addition to fruit and vegetable crops. It collaborates with strategic external partners to develop and distribute products that meet market needs for different regions and crop characteristics. DPH is based in Princeton, Illinois.

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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Sumitomo

Tokyo, Japan

Category	Company
Founded	1919
Sector	Distribution
Employees	74,920
Revenue	7.29T JPY (2025)

DESCRIPTION

Sumitomo is a global network and based on trust from companies in various industries and from consumers, Sumitomo Corporation engages in multifaceted business activities by making the most of its Integrated Corporate Strength. These business activities include sales of a variety of products and services within Japan, import and export, trilateral trade, and domestic and international business investment. Sumitomo was founded in 1919 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Deal Context for Investor	#
Overall	49 of 50
Sector: Consumer Products	2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital	5 of 5
State: Illinois	1 of 1
Country: United States	16 of 17
Year: 2025	2 of 3

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2025-05-07	ActivStyle Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States ActivStyle is a distributor of medical supplies and specializes in incontinence products. The company offers a wide array of incontinence and related products, fast shipment, monthly recurring home delivery, and customer service that makes life easier for home care patients and caregivers. ActivStyle was founded in 1996 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2025-05-07

ActivStyle

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

ActivStyle is a distributor of medical supplies and specializes in incontinence products. The company offers a wide array of incontinence and related products, fast shipment, monthly recurring home delivery, and customer service that makes life easier for home care patients and caregivers. ActivStyle was founded in 1996 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2025-08-20	Ursa Space Systems Ithaca, New York, United States Ursa Space Systems is an analytics-as-a-service company that brings transparency to global markets to help traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries make more informed decisions. Ursa uses space-based data from radar satellites as the source of their timely reports. Ursa Space Systems was founded in 2014 and is based in Ithaca, New York.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2025-08-20

Ursa Space Systems

Ithaca, New York, United States

Ursa Space Systems is an analytics-as-a-service company that brings transparency to global markets to help traders and analysts in the finance and energy industries make more informed decisions. Ursa uses space-based data from radar satellites as the source of their timely reports. Ursa Space Systems was founded in 2014 and is based in Ithaca, New York.

Buy

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