Ichiro Fukase

Advantage Partners Inc /JP/ (AP) is an independent Japan-based private equity firm which was founded in 1992 by Taisuke Sasanuma and Richard Folsom. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo. AP invests directly in private equity and manages the MBI private equity funds for a range of domestic and foreign institutions including insurance companies, banks and corporations. The firm has close business ties with wholesale trader Marubeni Corp. (TSE: 8002). AP pioneered private equity investment in Japan and retains a leadership position in the private equity community.

Unison Capital, Inc. is an independent private equity firm based in Tokyo. Established in 1998, Unison provides capital commitment to their portfolio firms in addition to advisory services for implementing sustainable, long-term business growth strategies. They manage several funds engaging in proactive investments aimed at supporting growth, targeting Japanese MBOs, corporate splits, and business successions.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

Minit Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. operates as a holding company which provides the repair services for shoes, bags, belts, and other small leather items. It also provides the general and fashion key duplication services. The company was founded on August 11, 1972 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mystar60 Corp. was founded in 1990 as the first investment of care and medium-price investment corporation based on the "SME Investment Development Co., Ltd. Law". The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and operates as a planned dispatch and introduction business. The company has provided employment opportunities to more than 7,400 people to date, focusing on senior employment and responding to various needs such as Japanese language training for foreign students and lecturers for foreigners in Japanese culture. The company's services include construction design, integration, construction management, and management managers. The company aims to create a place for senior employment so that many people can realize "deep knowledge, rich experience, willingness to work".

Me Hotels KK provides accommodation services. The private company is based in Osaka, Japan.

Eagle Retailing Corp. engages in the sale of clothing and fashion accessories. It also in involves in the planning and development of stores selling the Aerie brand products. The company was founded on December 21, 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Soh Mechanical & Electrical engineers Corp. engages in the planning, designing, supervision and research on installation of electrical, air-conditioning, sanitary, gas, and transport facilities. The company was founded on May 19, 1965 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan Post Investment Corp. (JP Investment) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. itself a subsidiary of Government of Japan founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo.