Sumitomo wins big with early bet on EV startup Rivian

Once-secretive automaker now worth almost 100 times its original value

TAKEHIRO HASEGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- In the spring of 2017, a Saudi business associate made an intriguing proposal to Yoshito Miyazaki, an executive at Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp., asking if he would like to invest in an interesting electric vehicle startup together.

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