Miyako Shibamoto

Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (GSAMI) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1990. GSAMI is the hub of Goldman Sachs' European activities, which include investment banking, trading, asset management and securities services. Their clients include individuals, families and family entities, banks and thrift institutions, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, insurance companies, corporations, and other business entities.

Goldman Sachs International (GSI) is the Great Britain-based, wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group UK Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Trushelfco Ltd. Headquartered in London, GSI provides prime brokerage, securities lending, futures services and financing services for a range of clients such as corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals.

FIL Investments (Japan) Ltd. (FIJ) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of FIL Japan Holdings KK, ultimately held by FIL Ltd., a Bermuda company that serves as the holding company for the FIL group of companies. Headquartered in Tokyo, FIJ was founded in 1986 and provides discretionary investment advisory services to Japanese and international institutional accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles.

Caygan Capital Ltd. (Caygan UK) is a multi-strategy asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Naruhisa Nakagawa in 2014, who initiated a spin-out from a large Japanese asset manager. They are a subsidiary of Caygan Capital Pte Ltd., ultimately held by Straits Co., Ltd. in Japan. Caygan UK provides investment management and advisory services. They serve primarily pensions, financial institutions, and endowments.

BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (BofA Securities Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese brokerage subsidiary of Merrill Lynch International, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Founded in 1998, the firm was formerly known as Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (MLJS) and changed their name to BofA Securities Co., Ltd. in line with grobal re-branding from BofA Merrill Lynch to BofA in 2020. They subsequently became BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, BofA Securities Japan provides stock and bond trading, capital markets, investment banking and other advisory services to corporate clients, financial institutions and government agencies.

Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Meiji Yasuda-AM) is the majority-owned asset management subsidiary of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. in Japan. The firm was founded in 1986 through the merger of Dresdner RCM Global Investors Japan Ltd. and Meisei Capital Management Company Ltd. It was formerly known as MDAM Asset Management Co. Ltd. after they absorbed Meiji Dresdner Investment Trust in 2000. In 2010, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. consolidated MDAM Asset Management Co. Ltd. and Yasuda Asset Management Co. Ltd. to form Meiji Yasuda-AM. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm provides asset management services and products to group pensions, non-financial entities and institutional investors. Meiji Yasuda-AM is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment process.