Ken Ebato

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

f4samurai, Inc. develops smart phone software and applications. It plans and develops social games and applications for smart phones and androids. The firm also offers web development and design services. The company was founded by Akihiro Kin, Hiroki Matsuno and Kenji Taguchi on January 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nomura Research Institute Europe Ltd. provides management consultancy activities and financial management. The company was founded on October 8, 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

NRI Secure Technologies Ltd. provides network security consulting and management solutions and services. It offers managed security services, such as firewall network center, secure Internet connection, secure Web-net management, and mobile services; and security consulting services. The company was founded on August 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the financial instruments business that includes sales and trade of equity and bond, research, and investment trusts. It operates through the following business divisions: Retail, Corporate Investment Services, and Markets and Products. The Retail business division markets equities, bonds, investment trusts, and insurance for individual clients. The Corporate Investment Services business division offers securities solutions, investment banking, management strategies and raising funds for corporate clients. The Markets and Products division handles the product development. The company was founded in July 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Ant Capital Partners Co. Ltd. (ACP), formerly known as Nikko antfactory, is a private equity firm headquartered in Tokyo. ACP was founded in 2000.

The Japan Research Institute Ltd. is a 'knowledge engineering' company, a company that offers information services, through the coordinated application of its three functions, that is, information systems, consulting, and think-tank. As a systems integrator, the company offers services in information technology (IT) strategy planning, implementation and outsourcing for a broad range of industries and activities. The company is also active in research of both domestic and foreign economic issues and formation of policy recommendation, as well as consulting in fields, such as corporate strategies and public administrative reform. In addition, the firm provides analyses and surveys for incubation activities in the creation of new markets and industries. Through these operations The Japan Research Institute offers a vision to its customers towards changes in the economic and social environment as well as developments in the IT area.

Nomura International Plc provides a variety of financial services including advisement, investment banking and asset management. It trades in and sells fixed income and equity products, including related derivatives; and provides investment banking services, and corporate finance and private equity services. The company is also involved in asset and principal finance business. It offers investment advisory and management, custody, and employment services. Nomura International was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Nomura Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. operates as a trust bank. It operates through the following business divisions: Trust Business, Banking Business, and Securities Business. The firm’s Trust Business division specializes in specified money trusts and specified pecuniary trusts; individually operated designated money and pecuniary trusts; jointly operated designated money trusts; composite trusts; pension trusts; investment trusts; securities trusts; and outsource services for investment trusts. Its Banking Business division engages in deposit taking, lending, domestic exchange business, and foreign exchange business. The firm’s Security Business division handles the investment trust, over-the-counter sales, and account administration business; corporate bond administration business; fiscal agent for corporate bonds; investment advisory and agency business; and investment management business. The company was founded on August 24, 1993 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Nomura Research Institute Ltd., DSB Information System Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides computer systems integration services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Nomura Research Institute Ltd., Nomura Research Institute Taiwan Co., Ltd. is a consulting company based in Taipei, Taiwan. The Taiwanese company provides consulting services from experienced industry experts who understand the social, economic, industry, and market trends. The company deeply understands the inherent issues of their clients and develop comprehensive solutions to help them achieve their goals and vision.

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. Founded in 1959 as Nomura Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd., the firm became Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 1997 when they merged with Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, NAM provides investment advisory services globally to a broad range of institutional investors as well as pooled investment vehicles, including private funds and Japanese investment trusts.

Coincheck, Inc. engages in the operation of bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange site. It offers 24/7 buying and selling of Bitcoin and provides overseas remittance.The company was founded by Yusuke Otsuka and James Riney on August 28, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

IFC Asset Management Co is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of International Finance Corp. (District of Columbia) founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in Washington.

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.

AlixPartners LLP engages in the provision of restructuring, consulting, and financial advisory services. It specializes in management consulting, strategic planning, corporate restructuring, go-to-market strategies, business growth and performance investments, and accelerated business transformation. The company was founded by Jay Alix in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SIG Asia Investment LLLP (SAI) is a private equity firm which was founded in 2004 by Ryan Weidenmiller. The firm is a subsidiary of Susquehanna International Group LLP. Based in Shanghai, China with additional offices in Beijing and San Francisco..

Arkam Ventures is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2017 by Rahul Chandra and Bala Srinivasa. The firm is headquartered in Bangalore.

SinoCom Japan Corp. engages in the software design, development, and maintenance service. Its services include mainframe based mission-critical system, web applications, and embedded software. The company was founded on October 19, 1998 and is headquartered Tokyo, Japan.

NRI Cyber Patent Ltd. offers information service about intellectual property. It also engages in the development and sale of software related to intellectual property and offers consulting, education and training on intellectual property. The company was founded on July 1, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

DigiCert Japan GK engages in electronic authentication service and outsourcing operations. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Security and Service Business; and Information Technology (IT) Service and Management Business. The Security and Service Business segment provides SSL server certificate service, client authentication service, consulting, and security information service. The IT Service and Management Business segment provides remote operation and monitoring of network and systems. The company was founded on February 23, 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd. (Polaris Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Yuji Kimura. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.