Keiichi Suzuki

Advantage Partners Inc /JP/ (AP) is an independent Japan-based private equity firm which was founded in 1992 by Taisuke Sasanuma and Richard Folsom. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo. AP invests directly in private equity and manages the MBI private equity funds for a range of domestic and foreign institutions including insurance companies, banks and corporations. The firm has close business ties with wholesale trader Marubeni Corp. (TSE: 8002). AP pioneered private equity investment in Japan and retains a leadership position in the private equity community.

Diamond Generating Europe Ltd. distributes electronics, fuels, metals, and chemicals. The firm focuses on new energy resources to generate power. The company was founded on September 13, 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.