Nobuaki Kurumatani

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. engages in the provision of financial services centered on banking. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, International, Market Sales, and Headquarters Management. The Wholesale segment covers business for customers of large and medium-sized companies in Japan. The Retail segment handles business for domestic individuals and SME customers. The International segment comprises of business for overseas Japanese and non-Japanese companies. The Market Sales segment corresponds to financial market business. The Headquarters Management segment includes all other businesses not covered by other segments. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

CVC Asia Pacific (Japan) Ltd. (CVC AP) is the Tokyo-based subsidiary of CVC Asia Pacific Ltd., itself a subsidiary of CVC Capital Partners Ltd. in Great Britain. Established in 2003, CVC AP is a global private equity firm whose clients include pension funds, fund of funds, banks, insurance companies, government entities and high-net worth individuals.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Ltd. is a British company that operates as a blank check company. The private company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 2016.