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Sloane Robinson LLP is the alternative investment management subsidiary of Sloane Robinson Investment Services Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded by Hugh Sloane and George Robinson in 1993 as Sloane Robinson Investment Management Ltd. They changed their name to Sloane Robinson Investment Partners LLP in 2004. Headquartered in London, Sloane Robinson manages assets with an absolute return focus on behalf of professional investors throughout the world.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the financial instruments business that includes sales and trade of equity and bond, research, and investment trusts. It operates through the following business divisions: Retail, Corporate Investment Services, and Markets and Products. The Retail business division markets equities, bonds, investment trusts, and insurance for individual clients. The Corporate Investment Services business division offers securities solutions, investment banking, management strategies and raising funds for corporate clients. The Markets and Products division handles the product development. The company was founded in July 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mizuho Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG) in Japan. The firm was originally founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo with a network of offices throughout Japan as well as overseas representation through Mizuho entities or strategic partners (in Great Britain, Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and India). Mizuho Securities-Broker provides enhanced equity and fixed income execution services for their clients who includes private individuals in Japan, domestic and foreign institutions, non-financial companies, financial institutions and public corporations in the securities and investment banking fields.

BBF, Inc. engages in the planning, construction, operation and promotion support services for mail order sales of fashion lifestyle products via Internet, mobile phones and television. It also provides digital content distribution services for video and music. The company was founded on October 3, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ITX Corp. engages in the information and telecommunication business. It provides mobile device sales and fixed communication line service. It also offers solutions for mobile website construction, rental server with online store, web conferencing, corporate telecommunication infrastructure, and mobile phone administration service. The company was founded on April 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

VAIO Corp. engages in the planning, design, manufacture, development and sale of personal computers, related products and services. The company was founded on July 1, 2014 and is headquartered in Azumino, Japan.

Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. provides life insurance and pension products services. It operates through the following segments: domestic life insurance, overseas insurance, and others segment. The company was founded on September 15, 1902 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

JIC Venture Growth Investments Co. Ltd. (JIC VGI) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Japan Investment Corp, itself a subsidiary of Government of Japan founded in 2020. JIC Venture Growth Investments Co. Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.