Hiroshi Hayakawa

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.

Energywith Co. Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive and industrial lead-acid batteries, as well as energy storage devices and systems. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 1916. The CEO is Masato Yoshida.