Shinji Matsumuro

Part of Advantage Partners LC Ltd., Advantage Advisors, Inc. is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2007.

Canon Esquisse System Inc. engages in business of systems and software development services. It offers integrated application development support tools, customer relationship management (CRM) consultation and services; business card management services and others. The company was founded in September 1994 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of CCS, Inc. (Japan), Fairy Plant Technology, Inc. produces and distributes organic vegetables. The company is based in Kyoto, Japan. Fairy Plant Technology was acquired by CCS, Inc. (Japan) on September 29, 2010.

Seiden Co. Ltd. engages in the operation of specialty stores related to home appliances, electronics and telecommunication equipment. The company was founded by Hiromasa Goto and Eiichi Goto on November 1, 1945 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.

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.