KPMG Japan

KPMG is a leading provider of Audit, Tax and Advisory services to private equity worldwide. We respond to business challenges facing private equity with a global perspective and local knowledge spanning industry sectors. Our high-performing people mobilise around our clients, using our expertise to deliver informed perspectives and clear solutions that our clients and stakeholders value.

The KPMG Private Equity group brings together our leading transaction advisory, deal origination, operational value creation, and tax professionals who work full time helping private equity funds to achieve their goals. We combine industry expertise with a deep understanding of the requirements of private equity as we search out the value enhancing attributes of each deal and provide integrated support over the entire investment cycle.

KPMG Private Equity professionals help clients execute deals with greater insight, speed, and decision-making quality.  Post investment, we help private equity funds and their portfolio companies identify and execute on value growth opportunities in a diverse range of areas such as aligning IT strategy with the business model, optimizing working capital and operating processes to unlock cash and grow earnings, digitally transforming the business to leverage new technologies, and many others.  Depending on the exit route, we also help prepare companies for IPO or manage the sales process. In addition, we help private equity and their portfolio achieve effective tax compliance and manage tax risks while controlling costs and enhancing returns.

KPMG – Dedicated to Private Equity.  Dedicated to your success.

Adams Street Partners アダムズ・ストリート・パートナーズ

1972年に設立されたアダムズ・ストリート・パートナーズは、5大陸、30カ国に展開するグローバルなプライベート・マーケッツの運用会社です。グローバルな運用におけるカバレッジの広さと深い専門性を有し、長年にわたる業界におけるイノベーターとして、高い評価を獲得して参りました。プライベート・マーケッツにおけるクオリティの高い運用へのアクセスとその深い知見から、一貫して優れた運用機会をご提供できる運用会社として、広く認知され続けています。

170名以上のスタッフが、北京、ボストン、シカゴ、ロンドン、メンロパーク（米シリコンバレー）、ミュンヘン、ニューヨーク、ソウル、シンガポール、東京の１０拠点に展開し、プライベート・マーケッツでの深くかつ長い運用経験とグローバルな知見を通じて、プライベート・マーケッツの広範囲にわたる運用戦略へのアクセスを、お客様のニーズに合わせてご提供しています。アダムズ・ストリート･パートナーズは、役職員が全株式を保有する独立系の資産運用会社です。企業年金、公的年金、基金、ファミリー・オフィス、財団等を含む3７0以上の機関投資家のお客様から、３２0億米ドル（約3兆５,000億円）の資産を受託しています。

Advantage Partners アドバンテッジパートナーズ

アドバンテッジパートナーズは1992年に創業し、1997年に日本初となるバイアウトファンド設立に携わって以来、一貫してプライベートエクイティ投資事業に従事し、事業の発展に努めております。また、2000年に2号ファンド、2003年に3号ファンド、2007年に4号ファンド、2013年に4号ファンドの承継ファンドとなる4号-Sファンド、2017年に5号ファンド、 そして2018年にアジアファンドをそれぞれ設立しました。全ファンドを通じ投資された案件数は70件以上に上り、様々な業種に跨り、総額約4,000億円の投資を実行して参りました。オフィスは東京、香港、シンガポール、および上海にあります。

Bain Capital

Bain Capital, LP is one of the world’s leading private multi‐asset alternative investment firms with over $95 billion of assets under management that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Since our founding in 1984, we’ve applied our insight and experience to organically expand into several asset classes including private equity, credit, public equity and venture capital. With offices on four continents, our global team aligns our interests with those of our investors for lasting impact.

In Asia, the firm has invested $8 billion in 45 leading companies including Asia Pacific Medical Group, Camp Australia, Carver Korea, ChinaPnR, Daymon Worldwide, Domino's Pizza Japan, Emcure, Genpact, Gymboree China, Japan Wind Development, Jupiter Shop Channel, L&T Finance, Lionbridge, Macromill, MYOB, Only About Children, Ooedo Onsen, QuEST, Retail Zoo, Rise Education, Skylark and Yukiguni Maitake.

BC Partners

BC Partners is a leading international investment firm with over €17 billion of assets under management in private equity and private credit, and has recently announced the formation of a European Real Estate platform. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role in developing the European buy-out market for three decades and today, BC Partners executives operate across markets as an integrated team through the firm's offices in Europe and North America.

BDA Partners

BDA Partners is an investment banking firm that advises on international mergers and acquisitions, distressed situations, private placements, capital raisings, valuations and financial restructurings. We specialize in cross-border transactions involving Asia with enterprise values up to US$1bn, where we have a strong track record advising North American, European, and Asian corporates and financial sponsors. We have over 80 professional staff throughout 10 offices located in Asia, the US, and Europe.

CLSA Capital Partners

CLSA キャピタルパートナーズは、アジア有数の総合金融機関のCLSA傘下の資産運用部門です。1995年の設立以来、投資テーマ別に特化型ファンドを組成し、プライベートエクイティ、投資銀行、経営コンサルティング、財務、会計、法務、事業会社など各種分野・業界での専門知識を有するプロフェッショナルが、地域に根ざした豊富な経験とともに、多くのアジア企業の支援に従事しています。

サンライズ・キャピタルはCLSAキャピタルパートナーズにおける、日本の中堅・中小企業への投資に特化したプライベートエクイティファンドです。2006年に設立され、経営陣・投資先と一体となり投資先企業へ常駐する、ハンズオンから一歩踏み込んだ「body-on」経営支援アプローチに重きを置き、企業価値向上を目指します。また、CLSAのグローバルネットワーク（アジア、アメリカ、ヨーロッパにおいて20都市にて事業を展開）を活用した海外展開支援に加え、株式上場支援も強みとしています。設立以来、累計約1,000億円を調達し、競争力に優れ成長潜在性を秘めた日本の中堅・中小企業15社への投資を実施し、事業継承案件において豊富な経験と実績を有します。

CVC Capital Partners

CVC Capital Partners is one of the world’s leading private equity and investment advisory firms. Founded in 1981, CVC has completed over 300 investments in a wide range of industries and countries across the globe. Since establishment in 1999, CVC Asia has raised 4 dedicated Asia funds with total commitment of over US$10 billion. As of 31 May 2018, CVC Asia has completed 60 investments in the region.

Recent Asian investments include:

• Arteria: the largest independent enterprise broadband network operators in Japan with well invested nationwide fiber network
• Riraku: the largest budget relaxation service chain operator in Japan
• Hitowa: leading provider of senior homes and nurseries in Greater Tokyo, and national franchise cleaning service business
• MAP Active: the #1 retailer and distributor for sport-related and children-related products in Indonesia with more than 900 stores nationwide
• Nirvana: the largest pan-Asian integrated bereavement services provider, with operations across Southeast Asia
• EIC: China’s no.1 overseas educational counseling service provider

As of 31 May 2018, CVC Asia consists of 41 investment professionals across 9 offices in the region.

European Investment Fund (EIF)

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is a leading provider of risk financing to SMEs across Europe. Part of the EIB group, its mission is to support the broader EU agenda while generating a return for its shareholders.

Over the last 20 years it has been a cornerstone investor in European private equity markets, and at the end of 2016, its private equity assets under management reached EUR12.1bn.

Thanks to its team of 75 dedicated investment professionals, the EIF has developed deep, long-standing relationships with more than 500 venture and growth capital fund managers across Europe. Its robust due diligence process is not only well-respected but has also delivered significant value creation for those backing European entrepreneurs.

In response to growing institutional demand, EIF is facilitating new opportunities that will provide a limited number of institutional investors with access to a diversified portfolio of top private equity, venture capital and life sciences funds across Europe. For further information please contact b.letran@eif.org.

Everbridge Partners

Everbridge Partners is a spin-out of the Asia team of Capital Group Private Markets (“CGPM”), one of the oldest and most established private equity platforms in Asia. Over the past 20 years at CGPM, the Everbridge Partners team has invested $2 billion in private equity opportunities across Emerging Asia (principally China, India and Southeast Asia). Everbridge Partners focuses on premier companies in the Healthcare, Consumer and Business Services sectors in Emerging Asia and continues to have proprietary access to the global investment team of Capital Group, one of the world’s premier investment organizations ($1.7trillion AUM as of December 31, 2017).

Recent investments include Innovent (China, 2018), Jinxin Maternity (China, 2018), Intas Pharma (India, 2017), ITQ (India, 2017), Go-Jek (Indonesia, 2016), Didi Chuxing (China, 2015) and Mankind Pharma (India, 2015).

Globis Capital Partners

グロービス・キャピタル・パートナーズはリードインベスターとして企業の成長のために必要となる「ヒト（人材）」「カネ（資金）」「チエ（経営戦略）」の3方向から投資先を総合的に支援する日本初の独立系ハンズオン型ベンチャーキャピタルです。

1996年に１号ファンドとなるグロービス・インキュベーション・ファンド（５億4,000万円）を設立。1999年には欧米で30年以上の投資実績を持つApax Partnersと200億円からなる2号ファンドを組成。2006年には単独で3号ファンド（180億円）、2014年には4号ファンド（115億円）、2016年には5号ファンド（160億円）を設立し、日本のVCとしてトップクラスのトラックレコードを重ねております。　既にクローズしている1、2号ファンドは共に世界VCランキングでトップ25%に入るリターンをLP投資家に提供しております。*

現在は、モバイル、ＩＴ、そして6-Techs（金融、教育、ヘルスケア、ホーム、自動車、フロンティア）を中心とした高い成長の見込まれる分野にフォーカスした投資を行い、培った付加価値投資活動を通じ、グローバル企業の創造と投資リターンの最大化を目指します。

*Source: Cambridge Associates, Globis analysis

Hamilton Lane

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) is a leading alternative investment management firm providing innovative private markets solutions to sophisticated investors around the world. Dedicated to private markets investing for 26 years, the firm currently employs more than 330 professionals operating in offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. With approximately $424 billion in total assets under management and supervision as of December 31, 2017, Hamilton Lane offers a full range of investment products and services that enable clients to participate in the private markets asset class on a global and customized basis. For more information, please follow Hamilton Lane on Twitter: @hamilton_lane.

HarbourVest Partners ハーバーベスト・パートナーズ･エルエルシー

ハーバーベスト・パートナーズ･エルエルシー（HarbourVest Partners, LLC）は、独立系のグローバル・プライベートマーケットのスペシャリストとして、35年以上の投資経験を持ち、500億ドルを超える資産を運用しています。グローバル規模の強力なプラットフォームを活用し、専用ファンドやコミングルファンドを通じて、投資家にプライマリーファンド投資、セカンダリー投資、および共同投資への投資機会を提供しています。100名以上の投資プロフェッショナルを含む400名を超える従業員がアジア、欧州、アメリカ合衆国で活躍しており、340億ドル以上のプライマリーファンド投資、190億ドル以上のセカンダリー投資、80億ドル以上の事業会社への共同投資を運用しています。弊社とパートナーシップを結ぶことにより、投資家は専用ソリューションや、長期的リレーションシップ、実践的なアイディアおよび優れた投資実績へのアクセスを実現できます。

Lexington Partners

Lexington Partners is a leading global alternative investment manager primarily involved in providing liquidity to owners of private equity and other alternative investments and in making co-investments alongside leading private equity sponsors. Lexington Partners is the largest independent manager of secondary acquisition and co-investment funds with more than $38 billion in committed capital. Lexington has acquired over 2,900 secondary and co-investment interests through 740 transactions with a total value in excess of $44 billion, including $12 billion of syndications. Lexington also invests in private investment funds during their initial formation and has committed to more than 370 new funds in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Lexington has offices strategically located in major centers for private equity and alternative investing – New York, Boston, Menlo Park, London, Hong Kong, and Santiago. Lexington also has senior advisors located in Asia, Australia, and Latin America.

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP)

PEP Funds take control positions in a select group of Australian and New Zealand companies with enterprise values in the range A$200M-A$1B. Operating company management are provided with capital and resources as necessary to deliver full potential.

Established in 1998, the Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has made 28 operating company investments and over 100 bolts-ons and joint venture acquisitions at the company level. PEP Funds have had ~A$8.4B of equity under management over time, and are currently investing PEP Fund V which is A$2.1B. Recent investments have spanned industrial, energy, food, consumer products, healthcare, entertainment/media, pharmaceuticals and the financial services industries, and employ over 50,000 people. The firm is currently raising the PEP Secure Assets Fund with a hard cap of A$1B. This fund targets assets with secure cashflows and operational improvement opportunities and will see the completion of its first deal in June 2018.

In terms of liquidity and returns, PEP has been fortunate over the last 20 years to be among the best performers in the industry worldwide and recognised with a number of awards, including Firm of the Year, Best LBO Deal of the Year and Australian Private Equity Firm of the Year and has been included in the list of Top 20 Consistent Performers Globally by preqin.

PAG

PAGは、プライベート・エクイティ、不動産、アブソリュート・リターンの分野において運用を行うアジア最大級のオルタナティブ投資会社です。200億米ドルの運用残高を有し、深い専門知識とアジア全域に展開する拠点の活用により、様々な投資案件の開発を行っております。

Phronesis Partners

フロネシス・パートナーズ（株）は、日本の中小企業に特化した独立系プライベート・エクイティ投資会社です。「成長型バイアウト」を基本戦略として、厳選した投資案件に対して、経営陣とともにあるべき事業戦略を策定し、事業計画の達成に向けて様々な経営支援とガバナンスを提供することで、中長期での企業価値の向上を行います。当社の創業メンバーは、日本のプライベート・エクイティ業界の黎明期から豊富な企業投資育成の経験をもち、事業承継や資本構成の再構築、成長戦略の策定など様々な中小企業のニーズを解決して優良な投資案件を発掘し、投資先企業の企業価値の成長を通じて、卓越した代替投資の機会を提供します。

Strait Capital

Strait Capital Investment Group is an Asia-based private equity company that specializes in providing growth capital to companies in the consumer-related, healthcare services, and entertainment sectors in Asia. The firm was established in 2013 by three founding members who have worked together for over 15 years and served as investment professional in Asia since the 1990s. The team has a track record of generating top-tier returns over 60 transactions amounting to approximately US$1 billion in Asia. Strait Capital Investment Group manages approximately US$240 million and currently has eight investment professionals located in Taipei and Shanghai.

China Consumer Fund, Fund II, has US$190 million under management, 78% from institutional investors and 22% from family office, with geographical spread 45% from Japan and 55% from Taiwan. We are seeking investment opportunities equipped with significant minority interests, market leading position, sound management expertise, and interests and vision that aligned with the firm's strategy as well as potential of accelerated growth. The team has established a reputation to grow with its portfolio companies through value creation and it is steadfast in its approach.

Tata Opportunities Fund

Tata is India’s largest and most diversified industrial grouping. Founded in 1868, the group has a long history of creating and nurturing businesses. The Tata group is made up of over 100 independent operating companies of which 29 are publicly listed and which together have an aggregate market capitalization of ~USD 145 billion (as at 31 March 2018). During the financial year 2016-17, the total revenue of Tata companies, was ~USD 100 billion. Tata is one of India's most trusted and highly respected business houses and is India's best recognized brand. Tata Capital’s private equity franchise benefits from this privilege and builds on the group's "leadership with trust" credo in supporting its investee companies.

The Tata Opportunities Fund (TOF) is a ~USD 600 million private equity fund raised predominantly from leading global institutions and is primarily focused on investing in India. TOF has a differentiated strategy of investing into proprietary deal situations leveraging Tata’s wide network and resources. TOF’s current investments span high growth markets within consumer, industrial, infrastructure, services and technology. Each of TOF’s portfolio companies has strong governance and management; a focused business strategy; highly respected Indian/global partners; and is a market leader of scale. Through an experienced team of private equity professionals and operating partners, TOF leverages Tata’s strong track record of generating shareholder returns. A follow-on fund of similar scale and strategy has been launched.

The Longreach Group ロングリーチグループ

ロングリーチグループは、日本及びアジアにおける戦略的プライベート･エクイティ投資を目的に、2003年10 月に設立された独立系の事業支援投資グループです。今後の日本・アジア地域における産業発展を担う企業の競争力強化と成長を実現するために、各企業のニーズに合った資本と経営リソースを提供しております。これまで3 つのファンドを通じて日本及び海外の機関投資家より約1,900億円の出資を頂いており、産業テクノロジー・ビジネスサービス・消費財関連・金融サービスの4 分野におけるバイアウト投資と、投資先企業の企業価値創出を通じて、高いリターンを実現しています。

ロングリーチグループには、海外を拠点とする複数の投資ファンド、アドバイザリー業務を提供している香港拠点のロングリーチグループ･リミテッド、そして東京拠点の株式会社ロングリーチグループがあります。株式会社ロングリーチグループは、日本およびアジア市場に関するデータや情報を収集・分析し、投資ファンドが案件の発掘調査や投資を行うためのコンサルティング業務を提供しております。

Unison Capital

Unison Capital, originally founded in 1998 by three founding members, operates mid-cap buyout funds in Japan and Korea. In Japan, Unison Capital is widely recognized as a pioneer in the industry and has the longest track record in its space. In 2014, Unison Capital expanded in Korea to apply its well-tested mid-cap strategy and harness its deep Japan network for value-add.

Since its inception, Unison has launched four Japan-focused funds and invested in 29 companies with 20 exits. Today, Unison manages JPY 70 billion (~$700 million) for Fund IV. In Korea, Unison Capital raised KRW 307 billion (~$280 million) for its debut fund and has four portfolio companies and one exit was completed in September 2017. To date, cumulative investment amounts are JPY 850 billion (~$8 billion) and KRW 320 billion (~$280 million) in enterprise value, respectively.

Unison’s Tokyo and Seoul office are comprised of 30 investment professionals, having diverse professional backgrounds in finance, strategy consulting and operations. Furthermore, Unison’s broader network extends to in-house management advisers, financial institutions, consulting firms, and other experts in two countries and beyond to drive the robust growth of our portfolio companies.

Intralinks イントラリンクス

イントラリンクスは、グローバルバンキング、ディールメイキングおよびキャピタルマーケットコミュニティ分野における金融テクノロジーのリーディングプロバイダーです。バーチャルデータルームのパイオニアとして、イントラリンクスの技術は、M&Aやキャピタルレイズ、投資家レポートといった戦略的イニシアティブに欠かせない安全かつ安心な情報の交換を促進し、業務の効率化、リスクの低減、クライアントエクスペリエンスと可視性の向上を図ることでこれらの活動を支援しています。Global Fortune 1000企業の99%以上が利用する同社のプラットフォーム上では34兆7,000万ドル相当以上の金融取引が行われています。