Hidemi Moue

Japan Industrial Partners, Inc. (JIP) is a private equity firm based in Tokyo. Established in 2002 through the collaboration of several firms, they develop Japan-focused private equity business contributing to the reorganization, restructuring and reform of Japanese companies. JIP operates investment partnerships to provide funds and to support corporate management assisting firms to optimize their operating base for growth.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Japan Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells embedded spindle motors used in hard disk drives and floppy disk drives. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Fujieda, Japan.

BIGLOBE, Inc. operates as an Internet services provider. It offers networking services, contents, and applications. The firm's business activities include internet services, broadband media business, and platform service business. The company was founded on July 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ITX Corp. engages in the information and telecommunication business. It provides mobile device sales and fixed communication line service. It also offers solutions for mobile website construction, rental server with online store, web conferencing, corporate telecommunication infrastructure, and mobile phone administration service. The company was founded on April 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc. engages in the development of semiconductor manufacturing, broadcasting, video and communication systems. It operates through the following segments: Video and Wireless Network Solutions; Eco and Thin Film Processing Solutions; and Others. The Video and Wireless Network Solutions segment manufactures wireless communication systems, information solutions, broadcasting systems, surveillance cameras and industrial video cameras. The company was founded on November 17, 1949 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sonar Advisers, Inc. is a Japanese investment advisory company founded in 2010. The private company is based in Chiyoda, Japan. The company provides investment advisory services.

EM Devices Corp. is a Japanese company that manufactures and distributes electromagnetic devices. The company is based in Shiroishi, Japan. The CEO of the company is Kousaku Hosokawa. EM Devices was acquired by Japan Industrial Partners, Inc. from NEC Corp. on April 14, 2017 for $422.48 million.