Richard Folsom

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.

KAZAKA Financial Group Co., Ltd. provides brokerage and consumer credit services. It offers financial management of its group companies. The firm’s business activities include securities dealing, brokerage, underwriting, and distribution. The company was founded on February 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

TeleGuam Holdings LLC engages in the provision of telecommunications solutions. It offers services relating to wireless network, internet, digital television, and local and long-distance phone service. The company is headquartered in Tamuning, Guam.

Part of Advantage Partners LC Ltd., APM Co. Ltd. is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 1997. The CEO is Taisuke Sasanuma.

Advantage Partners KK engages in the corporate consulting service. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Crane NXT Co., MEI Conlux Holdings Japan KK is a Japanese company that provides payment solutions for vending and other unattended transaction systems. The company is located in Japan.

MEI, headquartered in West Chester , Pa. , holds the world’s largest installed base of unattended payment systems, handling over two billion transactions per week in more than 100 countries. The company developed the first electronic coin mechanism in the 1960s, followed by the first electronic non-contact bill acceptor, and more recently its credit card capability and vending management solution. Recently, MEI reached a milestone of selling more than four million bill acceptors and five million coin mechanisms worldwide. Its products are in widespread use in the vending, soft drink, gaming, amusement, transport, retail, and kiosk markets.