Shintaro Kumagai

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.

Mori Building Co., Ltd. engages in the urban landscape development business. Its services include the urban redevelopment; real estate leasing and management; sales and management of office buildings, residences, retail facilities, hotels, gold courses and resorts; planning and operation of town management, art museums, galleries, observatories, educational and conference facilities, and membership clubs. The company was founded by Minoru Mori on June 2, 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

VH RETAIL SERVICE CO., LTD. engages in the retail of prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses. It operates through the following segments: Eyeglass Retail and Mail Order. The Eyeglass Retail segment sells frames, lenses, eyeglasses, contact lenses, sunglasses, hearing aids, cosmetics, and health products. The Mail Order segment manages the online sale of eyeglasses. The company was founded in February 1973 and is headquartered in Odawara, Japan.

Kaji Corporation, Co. Ltd. engages in the rental, sales and wholesale of karaoke equipment, game machines and game software. It also involves in the sale of trading cards, toys, miscellaneous goods, and apparel; and operation of complex cafes and karaoke boxes. The company was founded in April 1984 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.

Reins International, Inc. engages in the operation and management of restaurants. It also manages recruitment of franchise chain stores, handles the planning, design and contracting interior and exterior works, and offers commercial food materials and furniture wholesale. The company was founded on June 27, 1987 and is headquartered in Yokohama, 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.

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.

IM FoodStyle Ltd. engages in the supermarket business. It deals with food manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing. The company was founded on December 1, 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.