Akira Tsuda

Nippon Venture Capital Corp. (NVCC) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was established in 1996.

Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc engages in credit-financing services. Its financial areas include business finance, consumer finance, credit management, re-insurance services, and automobile leasing. The company was founded on April 21, 1982 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Hitachi Capital Corp. engages in the provision of financing solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Account Solutions, Vendor Solutions, Europe, Americas, China, and ASEAN. The Account Solutions segment offers leasing, installment, insurance and trust services to its client corporations, government offices, and agricultural and medical enterprises. The Vendor Solutions segment mainly handles leasing, installment, and financing services to its partner vendors to meet their sales promotion needs. The Europe, Americas, China, and ASEAN segments provide corporate finance solutions to the wide needs of its customers and vendors in cooperation with the Hitachi group including information and medical equipment, automobiles, industrial machinery, commercial facilities, and consumer home and auto loans. The company was founded on September 10, 1957 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.