Toshiya Tsukahara

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.

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.

VISIONARYHOLDINGS CO., LTD. engages in the management of its group companies handling retail sale of prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, and accessories. It operates through the following segments: Retail, Wholesale, EC, and Others. The Retail segment covers sales business in stores such as frames, lenses, eyeglass equipment, contact lenses, contact lens equipment, sunglasses, hearing aids, hearing aid accessories, cosmetics, and health foods. The Wholesale segment includes sales business for retail stores such as frames and sunglasses. The EC segment handles the sales site for the eyeglasses and related products. The Others segment manages wearable terminal business. The company was founded on November 1, 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Pathmake Holdings KK is a Japanese company founded in 2019. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Therefore, the company's description is unclear.