Zuhair Khan

APS Asset Management (Japan) Co. Ltd. (APS-JP) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of APS Asset Management Pte Ltd., an independent private company based in Singapore. Established in 2001, APS-JP is located in Tokyo. APS maintains additional offices in New York and Shanghai. APS-JP is an Asian equity specialist focused on the Japanese market. They provide investment management and advisory services to Japanese institutional investors. The firm advises a Japanese equity fund and an alternative portfolio, operating in close relationship with their parent company.

Part of H de P SA (Holding de Picciotto), UBP Investments Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 2005. The CEO is Kazuhito Yoshihara.

Jefferies (Japan) Ltd. (JJ) is the Tokyo branch and subsidiary of US-based Jefferies Asia Holdings II Pte Ltd., ultimately held by Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK) in the US. Established in 1996, the firm focuses on Asian markets and provides brokerage and investment banking services to institutional and corporate clients located primarily in Asia and the Middle East. Their activities include sales and trading of Japanese equity, equity-linked and structured products, the distribution of equity research and execution services in cooperation with US and European offices and the provision of electronic connectivity throughout Asia. They issue equity shares through GDRs and ADRs, and are a leading issuer of convertible bonds, high-yield in particular. In-house research covers a variety of industries including the maritime sector, infrastructure, logistics, outsourcing, technology and IT. In addition to Japan, JJ focuses on countries such as China and India, providing a range of services to Chinese and Indian companies, including access to international equity and debt capital markets, securities underwriting, US public and private offerings and cross-border M&A advisory. They also cooperate with private equity and venture capital firms focused on the Chinese and Indian markets.