Yasumasa Tanaka

Mizuho Bank Ltd. engages in financial service business. It offers services such as buying and selling of securities, lending, deposits, securities investment, domestic exchange settlement, foreign exchanges transaction, and corporate bond trustee and register services. It also deals in buying and selling of gold, public bond underwriting, sale of public bonds, lottery, trust agent, and consulting services. The company was founded on May 7, 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the financial instruments business that includes sales and trade of equity and bond, research, and investment trusts. It operates through the following business divisions: Retail, Corporate Investment Services, and Markets and Products. The Retail business division markets equities, bonds, investment trusts, and insurance for individual clients. The Corporate Investment Services business division offers securities solutions, investment banking, management strategies and raising funds for corporate clients. The Markets and Products division handles the product development. The company was founded in July 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Leifras Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that focuses on sports and social categories to solve social issues. It is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company's corporate philosophy is to promote "change and design sports." The company was founded in 2001 by Kiyotaka Ito.

Part of The Chikuho Bank, Ltd., Chikugin Lease Co., Ltd. is a Japanese comprehensive leasing company that provides leases for businesses, installment sales, office mechanization, and rationalization of management. Chikugin Lease Co. is based in Kurume, JP. The company conducts consultants related to leases for businesses, installment sales, office mechanization, and rationalization of management. The company was founded in 1974. Chikugin Lease Co. was acquired by The Chikuho Bank, Ltd. on September 14, 2022 for $4.24 million.

Part of The Chikuho Bank, Ltd., SHOKOU Co., Ltd. is an insurance business corporation based in Kurume, Japan. Since its founding in 1958, the Japanese company has been able to continue operations to this day with insurance and real estate operations as two pillars, based on the philosophy of regional contribution. The company aims to become an insurance agency that will be trusted and pleased by its customers.

SHOKOU Co. Ltd. (Private Equity) is a private equity arm of SHOKOU Co., Ltd., itself a subsidiary of The Chikuho Bank, Ltd. (TK:8398) founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Kurume, Japan.