Yasushi Sakemi

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. manufactures audio and video equipment, consumer as well as commercial electronics. The company's operations are carried out through the following divisions: Consumer, Commercial, Components and Others. Consumer division deals with television, DVD player, air conditioners, washing machines, digital cameras, cellular phones and LCD projectors. Commercial division deals with showcases and commercial air conditioners. Components division deals with semiconductors, liquid crystal panels, electronic parts and batteries. The Others division deals with distribution, maintenance and housing. The company was founded in February 1947 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Canon Esquisse System Inc. engages in business of systems and software development services. It offers integrated application development support tools, customer relationship management (CRM) consultation and services; business card management services and others. The company was founded in September 1994 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Seiden Co. Ltd. engages in the operation of specialty stores related to home appliances, electronics and telecommunication equipment. The company was founded by Hiromasa Goto and Eiichi Goto on November 1, 1945 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.

SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd. develops small transistors, hard-wired logic integrated circuits and thick film integrated circuits, which contribute to the miniaturization and the reduction in power consumption of electronic devices. The company was founded in July, 2006 and is headquartered in Ora-gun, Japan.

Kansahojin Gravitas provides accounting services. The private company is based in Kyoto, Japan. Minoru Kida has been the CEO of the Japanese company since 2006.

Part of CCS, Inc. (Japan), Fairy Plant Technology, Inc. produces and distributes organic vegetables. The company is based in Kyoto, Japan. Fairy Plant Technology was acquired by CCS, Inc. (Japan) on September 29, 2010.

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.

Gardasoft Vision Ltd. designs, manufactures, and distributes light emitting diode (LED) illuminators, and electronic controller parts. The firm's services include research and development, manufacturing, logistics and support. It offers line lights, traffic strobes, LED pulse control, pulse and timing, timing control, and industrial lens control. The company was founded by Peter Bhagat and Jane Bhagat in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Part of OPTEX GROUP Co., Ltd., OPTEX Co. Ltd. designs and manufactures sensors for intrusion detection, automatic door and other special applications. The company is based in Otsu, Japan.

Yodogawa Actes Corp. provides engineering and surveying services. The company is based in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 1978. The CEO is Yukiyoshi Ikeda.