Chikako Sekine

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. manufactures audio and video equipment, consumer as well as commercial electronics. The company's operations are carried out through the following divisions: Consumer, Commercial, Components and Others. Consumer division deals with television, DVD player, air conditioners, washing machines, digital cameras, cellular phones and LCD projectors. Commercial division deals with showcases and commercial air conditioners. Components division deals with semiconductors, liquid crystal panels, electronic parts and batteries. The Others division deals with distribution, maintenance and housing. The company was founded in February 1947 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Permasteelisa SpA engages in the design, manufacture, and installation of architectural components. It offers façade technologies and building systems. Its projects include East Side Tower in Berlin, Oceanwide Center in San Francisco, and MOL Campus in Budapest. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Vittorio Veneto, Italy.

Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc engages in credit-financing services. Its financial areas include business finance, consumer finance, credit management, re-insurance services, and automobile leasing. The company was founded on April 21, 1982 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. engages in the provision of financial services centered on banking. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, International, Market Sales, and Headquarters Management. The Wholesale segment covers business for customers of large and medium-sized companies in Japan. The Retail segment handles business for domestic individuals and SME customers. The International segment comprises of business for overseas Japanese and non-Japanese companies. The Market Sales segment corresponds to financial market business. The Headquarters Management segment includes all other businesses not covered by other segments. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Taisho Kogyo Ltd. is engaged in real estate business. It offers property leasing, marketing and management services. The company was founded in April 1939 and is headquartered in Osaka-shi, Japan.

Nippon Venture Capital Corp. (NVCC) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was established in 1996.

Miki & Co., Ltd. develops and manufactures chemicals for industrial use. Its products encompass fine chemicals, intermediates for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, materials for information recording, materials for electronic components, chemicals for photoresists, optical materials, adhesive materials, dyestuffs for textile and materials for writing instruments, materials for coatings and ink, chemicals for paper industry, plastics, and cellulose fibers and powder. The company was founded by Takaharu Miki in 1674 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Fuchu Country Club Co. Ltd. engages in the management of golf course. It runs clubhouses and shops which sells golf equipment, cigarettes, soft drinks, and souvenirs. The company was founded in July 1953 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Shenzhen Wote Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., Shanghai Watthua Semiconductor Technology Co. Ltd. is a company based in Shanghai, CN that manufactures fluorocarbon resins. Shanghai Watthua Semiconductor Technology Co. was acquired by Shenzhen Wote Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. from Valqua Ltd. on August 05, 2022 for $10.17 million. The Chinese company was founded in 1995. The CEO is Takematsu Jun.

e2, Inc. provides business consulting services. It specializes in product development and technical and business support services. The company was founded on August 8, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Tradfit Co., Ltd. develops and operates an audio data platform for hotels. The Japanese company was founded in 2017 by Yoshiki Toda, who has been the CEO since 2017.

Toin Corp. engages in the provision of translation, localization, manual creation, software services and outsourcing services for translation, interpretation and software development. The company was founded by Mihoko Katsuda in March 1963 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.