Manabu Yamaki

UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (UBS-SJ) is part of the investment banking division and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Switzerland-based UBS AG (SWX: UBSN; NYSE: UBS). Located in Tokyo, the firm was established in 1988. The firm's culture emphasizes cross-business cooperation with fellow subsidiaries both in Japan and globally, combining the reach of a global group with local knowledge and insight. One of the largest securities operations in Japan, UBS-SJ provides investment products and services to Japanese institutional and corporate clients, as well as to foreign investors doing business in Japan. The firm's business is organized in three departments: FIRC (fixed income, rates and currencies), equity and investment banking. The investment banking division specializes in large-cap mergers and acquisitions, performing market research and analysis of M&A deals from a global perspective. The equity department is research-oriented and covers an extensive universe of large-cap Japanese firms. They also cover small- and mid-cap equity, and have specialist expertise in the automobile, auto parts, machinery and pharmaceutical sectors. Services provided to corporate clients include assistance with IPOs, block trades, convertible bonds, and warrants.

Credit Suisse Securities Japan Ltd. (CSS Japan) is the Japanese securities brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG, which is owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN; NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1985 as First Boston Securities Tokyo. It subsequently became CS First Boston Securities in 1989 and Credit Suisse First Boston in 1996. In 2006, they began operating as Credit Suisse Securities Japan Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, CSS Japan performs underwriting, research, sales and trading of government and corporate bonds, foreign exchange, securitized products and real estate-related assets for institutional clients, corporations and government bodies. In addition, the firm offers sales, trading, research, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in Japanese and international equity and equity-related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products.

Minsetsu, Inc. is a platform that connects the IR department of companies with institutional investors and securities companies. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. It also has subsidiaries in Japan. The platform allows for free member registration and login.

JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. (JPMorgan AM Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese asset management subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia), Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1990 and formerly known as JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management (Japan). Headquartered in Tokyo, JPMorgan AM Japan provides financial advisory and investment management services to individual investors, government entities and institutions including pension funds.

Part of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., GOOD EAT COMPANY, Inc. operates restaurants. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 2019. The CEO is Shujiro Kusumoto.

Hewlett-Packard Japan Ltd. supplies consumer and business-oriented products, technologies, solutions and services. The company's products include personal computers, printing and imaging devices, network servers and enterprise software. Its services include consulting, maintenance and product integration. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

NTT Communications Corp. provides domestic and international telecommunications services. It offers cloud, data center, networking, voice and video communications, managed security, operations management, and customer portal services. The company was founded on July 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Arsaga Partners, Inc., Frontier Vision KK was founded in 2003 and is a website production studio based in Kumamoto, Japan. The Japanese company offers a range of services including system development, homepage production, web advertising operation, web marketing, brochure production, logo production, and new service development. The company focuses on competition analysis surveys, internal measures and adjustments, updates websites, and propose a mechanism that is not costly as possible using CMS (WordPress). The company promises to contribute to their clients' businesses with their technical skills and experience. Frontier Vision KK was acquired by Arsaga Partners, Inc. on August 06, 2021.