Shunichi Sato

Pioneer Home Electronics Corp. engages in the manufacture of home electronics. It plans, develops, sells, and markets home audio, visual, and communication-related equipment. IT also supplies electronic and electrical equipment accessories, and materials; and produces computer, video, and audio software products. The company was founded on July 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan.

Baring Private Equity Asia (Japan) (BPEA-JP) is the Japanese office of Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA), an independent investment firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Hong Kong with additional offices in Singapore, Shanghai and San Francisco. BPEA focuses on the Chinese private equity market, and looks for diversification across the region, particularly in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea. BPEA is an affiliate of UK-based Baring Private Equity International, which in turn was part of ING Group (NYSE: ING) until a 2004 MBO. The UK firm acts as a global platform enabling regionally-owned affiliates to share their global expertise. BPEA-JP was established in 2007 and is located in Tokyo. The firm contributes local expertise to the management of BPEA's Asian private equity investment funds. Their clients and partners are institutional investors including major private equity firms, intermediaries, financial institutions, pension plans, and governmental entities.

Part of Asia Optical Co., Inc., Yorkey Optical Technology Ltd. is a Chinese company that manufactures plastic and metallic parts and components for the optical industry. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Part of Asia Optical Co., Inc., Dongguan Yorkey Optical Machinery Co. Ltd. is a company that manufactures optical instruments. The company is based in Dongguan, China.

EQT Private Capital Asia Ltd(EQT Private Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Part of Toyota Tsusho Corp., Toyota Tsusho UK Ltd. is a company that processes steel and non-ferrous metals, using them in automotive manufacturing and beyond. The company is based in London, UK. The British company is also involved in purchasing and recycling. The company operates in 10 countries and their fields of expertise are Metals, Parts & Logistics, Machinery, Chemicals & Electronics, and Food & Consumer Services. The company has launched a feasibility study in partnership with Uniper to look at the decarbonisation potential of hydrogen. The company was founded in 1991. The CEO is Takashi Hirobe.

Part of Toyota Tsusho Corp., Toyota Tsusho Europe SA is a Belgian company that specializes in various industries such as metals, parts & logistics, machinery, chemicals & electronics, food & consumer services, and international trade. Toyota Tsusho Europe is based in Zaventem, BE and operates in 10 countries, providing logistic transport, material and product development, raw material processing, and assembly. The company has been in operation for over half a century and has built a sales network as the only trading company of the Toyota Motor Group. The company specializes in the food industry, particularly in the grain, food, insurance, and lifestyle sectors, and operates in 39 countries worldwide.

Part of Toyota Tsusho Corp., Toyotsu Syscom Corp. is a Japanese company that provides information technology services. The company is based in Nagoya, Japan.

Mckinsey & Co. SAS provides business and management consulting services. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.