Mutsunori Sano

L A Systems, Inc. engages in the import, sale, rental, and maintenance of computer hardware and software. It also deals with import, sale, rental, and maintenance of scientific instruments and systems integration of Unix workstations. The company was founded on June 28, 1993 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ZMP, Inc. provides the development and sale of automatic operation technology development for the platform RoboCar series and sensor systems. It also offers the development of automatic operation for mobile manufacturers and experiment agency industries such as automotive, commercial vehicles, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, logistics transport equipment and outdoor work machine. The company was founded by Hisashi Taniguchi on January 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Trimatiz Ltd. designs, develops, produces and sells optical, electronic circuit, and embedded system devices. Its products and services include high-speed VOA, LD driver, pulsed LD driver, optical pulse source, burst mode optical amplifier, custom optical devices and custom electronic circuits. The company was founded by Takeshi Shimada on January 29, 2004 and is headquartered in Ichikawa, Japan.

Grafton Laboratory KK is a holding company that develops chemical refresher and absorber through the use of electron beam graft polymerization. Its solutions are used as a counter-technology for volatile organic compounds, such as formaldehyde in homes and automobiles; as a chemical filter for electronic production process; and as home deodorizers. The company was founded in May 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (UBS-SJ) is part of the investment banking division and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Switzerland-based UBS AG (SWX: UBSN; NYSE: UBS). Located in Tokyo, the firm was established in 1988. The firm's culture emphasizes cross-business cooperation with fellow subsidiaries both in Japan and globally, combining the reach of a global group with local knowledge and insight. One of the largest securities operations in Japan, UBS-SJ provides investment products and services to Japanese institutional and corporate clients, as well as to foreign investors doing business in Japan. The firm's business is organized in three departments: FIRC (fixed income, rates and currencies), equity and investment banking. The investment banking division specializes in large-cap mergers and acquisitions, performing market research and analysis of M&A deals from a global perspective. The equity department is research-oriented and covers an extensive universe of large-cap Japanese firms. They also cover small- and mid-cap equity, and have specialist expertise in the automobile, auto parts, machinery and pharmaceutical sectors. Services provided to corporate clients include assistance with IPOs, block trades, convertible bonds, and warrants.

Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan) Ltd. (MCS-J) is a securities brokerage firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie International Investments, which in turn is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (SY: MBL), based in Australia. Established in 2004 following the acquisition of the Asian equity division of ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING) by Macquarie, MCS-J provides trading and financial analysis services to Japanese and overseas institutions as well as hedge funds. The firm specializes in Japanese equity, economic research, fundamental research at the company level, quantitative analysis, information on infrastructure funds and other funds, equity derivatives and structured products. They also act as intermediary for Macquarie Bank in the equity-linked notes private placement market. The firm's analysts research themes including Japanese reflation, global industries and Asian technologies. MCS-J is located in Tokyo, and operates in close cooperation with Macquarie sales teams in London, Geneva, Frankfurt, New York and Boston.