Kenichi Ishimura

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.

Commerce21 Corp. develops and markets software. It deals with electronic commerce site construction and data center operation. The company was founded in December 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nikko Rica Corp. is a chemical manufacturer that specializes in researching and developing various technologies such as hydrogenation catalysts, hydrogenation reactions and synthesis, food base materials, inorganic fine chemicals, and environmental resources. The company is based in Chiyoda-ku, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 1950. The CEO is Manabu Sekimoto.

Webcrew Agency Inc. engages in the advertising agency business. It offers consulting services to utilize the latest Internet advertising proposal and operation of listing advertisements centered on Google and Yahoo!; SNS advertisements centered on Twitter and Facebook. It also involves in various production business such as landing page, banner and homepage; real media such as magazines and radio. The company was founded on July 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Advantage Partners LC Ltd., Advantage Advisors, Inc. is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2007.

Precision Marketing KK provides digital marketing consulting, operational advertising support and promotion support. The company was founded on May 10, 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Hyakusenrenma, Inc. provides online hotel and inn booking site. It offers foreign travelers, home renting services through its listed properties; and also provides home stay services for events in farm houses and country side locations. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Ueyama on June 19, 2012 and is headquartered in Sendai, Japan.

MP Kitchen Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company founded in 1992 that operates several restaurants in Tokyo, JP. The company's restaurants include a tsukemen specialty store, a Shibuya gyoza restaurant that specializes in thin skin gyoza, and a western-style restaurant called "Grilled Domi Kosugi" that serves dishes with their signature Domigrass sauce to all customers.

Part of YCP Holdings (Global) Ltd., J-Foods Hong Kong Ltd. is a company that operates restaurants. J-Foods Hong Kong Ltd. is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. J-Foods Hong Kong was acquired by YCP Holdings (Global) Ltd. on January 27, 2020 for $7.72 million. Founded in 2014.

Part of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., Seven Net Shopping Co. Ltd. is a mail order company based in Tokyo, Japan that offers a wide range of products such as books, comics, magazines, CDs, DVDs, and games through their online bookstore. Customers can receive free shipping and use nanaco points for each purchase, and some products are available for pre-order. The Japanese company's corporate philosophy, "We," aims to provide enjoyable excitement for customers' lives, including entertainment and books.