Naoki Shibata

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.

Mercer Japan Ltd. engages in business consulting business. The company was founded on February, 1978 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

World Corp., Inc. engages in construction-related design and drawing business. It also offers engineer dispatching and employment placement services. The company was founded in November 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.