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Investment Team
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Jun Tsusaka
CEO, CIO, Chairman of ESG Committee and Management Committee Member
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- Former Partner of TPG Capital, Global Investment Committee Member and Partner Selection Committee Member of TPG Holdings and TPG Capital
- Former Partner and Managing Director of TPG Asia and Representative of TPG Japan
- MIT REAP (Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program) Tokyo Team, Team Co-Champion, Risk Capital Champion http://www.teic.tus.ac.jp/
- Member of Keizai Doyukai, President of Harvard Club of Japan
- Harvard College (B.A.), Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration (MBA), MIT (Advanced Certificate in Innovation, Sloan School of Business)
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Akio Ishida
Partner, Vice Chairman and Management Committee Member
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- Former CEO of Joint Corporation (a TPG portfolio company)
- Former Vice Chairman of TPG Japan and Merrill Lynch Japan
- Counselor to Seiwajuku (a SME business owners association with more than 12,000 members and founded by Dr. Kazuo Inamori, Founder of Kyocera Corp.)
- Woodbury University (B.A.)
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Kazuaki Tokuyama
Partner, Managing Director and Management Committee Member
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- Former Senior Advisor to TPG Capital
- Former Principal of TPG Capital (Global Award in 2009 and 2012)
- A member of Start-up Creation Support established by Wakayama Prefecture
- Keio University (B.A.), INSEAD (EMBA), CPA in Japan
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Ryoji Kanamori
Director
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- Former CFO of Sendyou Inc., a start-up company engaged in smartphone application
- Former Manager of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Yahoo Japan Corporation
- Former Associate at JPMorgan Securities Japan and J.P.Morgan Limited (UK)
- Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School of Innovation Management
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Makoto Iwami
Director
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- Over 13 years experience of M&A Advisory and Audit Service at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- CPA (Japan)
- Ritsumeikan University (B.A. in Business Administration)
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Kosuke Saito
Vice President & Senior Manager
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- Former Manager of M&A Advisory at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Former Manager of Corporate Finance at Daiwa Securities
- Waseda University (B.A.)
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Kurama Sato
Vice President & Senior Manager
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- Executed several M&A transactions in Deal Advisory, M&A Division of KPMG FAS Co., Ltd. and Investment Banking Division of UBS Securities Company
- Former Manager of KPMG FAS Co., Ltd.
- Hitotsubashi University (B.A.)
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Makoto Hamamura
Vice President & Senior Manager
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- Executed several M&A in the Investment Banking Division of Daiwa Securities before joining NSSK
- Kobe University (B.A.), The University of North Carolina Kenan Flagler Business School (MBA)
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Shunsuke Ohashi
Vice President & Senior Manager
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- Former manager of PWC advisory LLC.
- Hitotsubashi university (B.A.)
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Kazuki Matsumoto
Associate & Manager
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- Over 7years experience in marketing and execution of M&A and Equity/Debt Capital Markets transactions in Investment Banking Division of BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (ex-Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd.) and Barclays Securities Japan Ltd.
- Former Credit Analyst and Loan Officer at Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- Hitotsubashi University (B.A.)
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Shunsuke Sakai
Senior Analyst
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- Prior to NSSK, engaged in management consulting work at Accenture.
- The University of Tokyo (B.A.)
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Yuma Higaki
Senior Analyst
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- Prior to NSSK, engaged in investment management and administration works of Financial Business Group and Investor Relations Group at Mitsubishi Corporation.
- Keio University (B.A.)
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Hitomi Ideguchi
Senior Analyst
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- Prior to NSSK, engaged in executions of several M&A transactions of NEC Group at Corporate Alliance Department, NEC Corporation.
- Aoyama Gakuin University (B.A.)
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Kota Fujiu
Senior Analyst
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- Executed several M&A in the Investment Banking Division of SMBC Nikko Securities before joining NSSK
- Engaged in real estate investment at Sumitomo Corporation prior to SMBC Nikko Securities
- The University of Tokyo (B.A.)
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Yasuhiko Matsunaga
Management Committee Member
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- President of Chubu Hokuriku GenPar G.K.
- Former CEO of Tokai Tokyo Investment
- Former Head of Investment Banking and Head of Global Markets of Tokai Tokyo Securities
- Former Senior Executive of IBJ Securities, Shinko Securities, and Mizuho Securities
- Waseda University (B.A.)
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Toshihiko Nagamori
Senior Advisor
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- CEO & Representative Director of Tokyo Infrastructure Asset Management Co.,Ltd.
- Former Senior Managing Director of Tokai Tokyo Asset Management
- Former Head of Nagoya Strategy Division of Tokai Tokyo Securities
- Former Head of Nagoya Real Estate Dept. of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp
- Waseda University (B.A.)
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Hajimu Sato
Senior Advisor
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- CEO of Guardian Advisors Inc.
- Former Vice President of Lincoln International
- Former Vice President of M&A Group,Lehman Brothers
- Formerly with Lazard Freres
- Keio University (B.A.)
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Tetsuro Matsumoto
Senior Advisor
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- Former President of Futuregement Co., Ltd. / Advisor to Futuregement Co., Ltd.
- Formerly with FLEG International, Citigroup, and Bank of Tokyo
- Over 30 years’ experience in global asset management industry
- The University of Tokyo (B.L.), University of Washington School of Law (LL.M.), MSM from Purdue University Krannert School of Management
Operations Group
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Michael A. Cusumano
Executive Advisor
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- Deputy Dean and SMR Distinguished Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management
- Expertise: Strategy, product development, and entrepreneurship in computer software and Internet services as well as automobiles and consumer electronics
- Published various books and articles, and has consulted for approximately 100 companies around the world.
- Former Special Vice President and Dean of Tokyo University of Science
- Princeton University (B.A.) and Harvard University (PhD and postdoctoral fellowship in Production & Operations Management)
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Yoshihito Ohta
Executive Advisor, Chief Corporate Philosophy Officer
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- Formerly Managing Director of Kyocera Corporation, where he worked closely with its Founder, Kazuo Inamori
- Former Managing Director and Advisor to the Chairman of Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
- Former Chairman of Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd.
- Ritsumeikan University (B.A.), George Washington University (MBA)
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Yoshihiko Shimizu
Executive Advisor
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- Former Representative Director, President & CEO of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and Former Representative Director, Deputy President (2012-2014) and Vice Chairman of the Board (2014-2015) of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Joined The Sumitomo Bank Limited in 1978 and served as Senior Managing Director, Head of Middle Market Banking Unit before promoted to Deputy President of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Also served as Representative Director, Chairman (2020-2021) and Advisor to the Board (2021-2022) of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
- Chairman of Yamanashi Prefecture Association, Member, Board of Directors of Japan for UNHCR
- Waseda University (B.A.)
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Junichi Obata
Operations Group Leader
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- Former President & CEO of Siemens Japan
- Former International President of Covidien (formerly Tyco Healthcare)
- Former President & CEO of GE Plastics Japan, VP of GE Medical Systems-Asia
- Engaged in high-tech, telecom, and healthcare sectors as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company
- Developed and launched a new service for Information Network Systems Division in Recruit
- Member of Keizai Doyukai
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS/MS), MIT Sloan School (MBA)
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Toshiki Miura
Operations Group Leader
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- Statutory Auditor of US.Mart
Statutory Auditor of SC Holdings - Former CFO and Senior Advisor of Tomy Company
- Former Partner of the Boston Consulting Group and senior executive at Osaka Sanso Kogyo
- Kyoto University (B.S., M.S.), Stanford University (Ph.D.)
- Statutory Auditor of US.Mart
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Takaaki Ozaki
Operations Group Leader
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- Managing Partner of Competant Inc.
- Formerly worked for KPMG Tax (formally Arthur Andersen) and Accenture (Formally Andersen Consulting)
- Waseda University (B.A.), MBA of Washington University (John M Olin School of Business)
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Mamoru Sato
Vice President & Senior Manager
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- Over 10 years experience in marketing and execution of M&A and Equity/Debt Capital Markets transactions for Japanese corporates and governments in the Investment Banking Division of JPMorgan Securities Japan
- Keio University (B.A.)
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Yuzuru Ichinohe
Associate & Manager
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- Before joining NSSK, engaged in management consulting, business restructuring and financial due diligence projects at KPMG FAS
- Prior to KPMG, engaged in post-merger integration, corporate reorganization and business process improvement projects at Deloitte Tohmatsu Group
- CPA (Japan)
- Kyoto University (B.S./M.S.)
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Carlos M. Aquino
Senior Advisor
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- Managing Director of CMA Pacific Partners
- Former Director in TPG's Operations Group in Hong Kong
- In Japan,served as Board Chairman and Director at Avon Japan
- Before joining TPG,served as several leadership roles at 3COM and GE
- University of Michigan and has a Masters of Public Affairs (International Relations) from Princeton University.
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Hidetoshi Tonooka
Senior Advisor
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- Board Director of National Investment Bank LLC (Mongolia) , Managing Partner of Cranes Capital Group and CEO and Representative Director of Sherpa Co., Ltd.
- Formerly with Lehman Brothers Japan and Goldman Sachs Japan
- Former Principal of TPG Japan
- Keio University (B.A.), J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University (MBA)
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Toshio Chida
Senior Advisor
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- Started his career at a certified public accountants’ office
- Former Representative Director of Shinnihon-Kogyo Corporation
- Former Senior Counselor to Seiwajuku
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Hideo Misawa
Senior Advisor
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- Executive Director of Capital Medica Co., Ltd.
Visiting Professor of Headquarters for International Industry-University Collaboration ), University of Tsukuba
General Manager of American football team at the University of Tokyo
- Former Managing Director of Dome Corporation
- Engaged in interest rate & credit products market as a Former Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income Sales of Merrill Lynch Japan Securities, Goldman Sacks Group and Morgan Stanley Securities
- The University of Tokyo - Graduate School of Engineering, Masters degree
The University of Tokyo, Bachelor of Engineering
- Executive Director of Capital Medica Co., Ltd.
Regional Impact Fund Team
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Yasuhiko Matsunaga
President
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- Senior Advisor of Nippon Sangyou Suishin Kiko Ltd.
- Former CEO of Tokai Tokyo Investment
- Former Head of Investment Banking and Head of Global Markets of Tokai Tokyo Securities
- Former Senior Executive of IBJ Securities, Shinko Securities, and Mizuho Securities
- Waseda University (B.A.)
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Toshiki Masui
Senior Executive Officer
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- Senior Advisor of Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko Ltd.
- Former Director, General Manager of General Affairs and Accounting Department of Misonoza Theatrical Corporation.
- Former General Manager of Financial Planning Department, Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.
- Before joining Tokai Tokyo Financial Group, 22 years of engagement in a major Japanese commercial bank.
- The University of Tokyo (B.A.)
Business Support Team
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Shohei Akiyama
Director, Chief Administrative Officer and Management Committee Member
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- Executed several M&A and Equity Capital Markets transactions for key clients in the Investment Banking Division of JPMorgan Securities Japan before joining NSSK
- The University of Tokyo (B.A.)
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Kengo Ishii
IR Director
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- Responsible for fund raising and investor relations
- Prior to NSSK, worked at Neuberger Berman as a Private Equity portfolio manager and engaged in fund raising for Japanese Institutional Investors
- Prior to Neuberger Berman, worked at Polaris Capital Group (Japanese GP) as an investment professional
- Keio University (B.A.)
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Kiyomi Matsuda
Finance Director
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- Over 10 years, engaged in SPC accounting
- Worked for PwC, Lehman Brothers, Nomura Holdings and CBRE before joining NSSK
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Kenta Okukawa
Controller
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- Prior to NSSK, engaged in accounting work at JAPAN POST INSURANCE and a non-financial company.
- Hosei University (B.A.)
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Takaharu Itoh
HR Advisor/ESG Officer
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- Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of N-MART Co., Ltd.
Statutory Auditor of Ise Meotoiwa Sea Paradise
- Former CFO of Pfizer Japan and Executive Director of Amgen Japan and Auditor of Avon Japan
- CEO of 110 Strategic Management Implementation Institute
- Director/Auditor of Tokyo Radiator
- Kwansei Gakuin University (B.A.), Harvard Business School (Executive SP Program)
- Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of N-MART Co., Ltd.
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Minori Takahashi
Office Manager
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- More than 10 years of experience as Legal Secretary in Baker & McKenzie
- Keio University (B.A.)
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Tsuneo Endo
Compliance Officer
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- Senior Executive Officer of Chubu Hokuriku Genpar G.K.
- Former CEO of Dai-Ichi Leasing Co.,Ltd
- Former Senior Managing Executive Officer of IBJ Leasing Co.,Ltd
- The University of Tokyo (B.A.)
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Toshiki Masui
Senior Advisor
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- Senior Executive Officer of Chubu Hokuriku GenPar G.K.
- Former Director, General Manager of General Affairs and Accounting Department of Misonoza Theatrical Corporation.
- Former General Manager of Financial Planning Department, Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.
- Before joining Tokai Tokyo Financial Group, 22 years of engagement in a major Japanese commercial bank.
- The University of Tokyo (B.A.)