Keiji Sakai

Part of Ichikawa Golf Kogyo KK, Orient Plan KK operates golf clubs. The company is based in Agano, Japan. Orient Plan KK was acquired by Ichikawa Golf Kogyo KK from Ichimasa Kamaboko Co., Ltd. on March 31, 2014 for $0.0 million.

Nomura International Plc provides a variety of financial services including advisement, investment banking and asset management. It trades in and sells fixed income and equity products, including related derivatives; and provides investment banking services, and corporate finance and private equity services. The company is also involved in asset and principal finance business. It offers investment advisory and management, custody, and employment services. Nomura International was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Nomura Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. operates as a trust bank. It operates through the following business divisions: Trust Business, Banking Business, and Securities Business. The firm’s Trust Business division specializes in specified money trusts and specified pecuniary trusts; individually operated designated money and pecuniary trusts; jointly operated designated money trusts; composite trusts; pension trusts; investment trusts; securities trusts; and outsource services for investment trusts. Its Banking Business division engages in deposit taking, lending, domestic exchange business, and foreign exchange business. The firm’s Security Business division handles the investment trust, over-the-counter sales, and account administration business; corporate bond administration business; fiscal agent for corporate bonds; investment advisory and agency business; and investment management business. The company was founded on August 24, 1993 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. Founded in 1959 as Nomura Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd., the firm became Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 1997 when they merged with Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, NAM provides investment advisory services globally to a broad range of institutional investors as well as pooled investment vehicles, including private funds and Japanese investment trusts.

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.

The Taiko Bank, Ltd. (Investment Management) (Taiko Bank-IM) is the investment management division of The Taiko Bank, Ltd. (TYO: 8537), a Japanese bank headquartered in Nagaoka. Founded in 1942, Taiko Bank-IM offers a variety of product lineups that can be useful for asset formation and asset management for individual and corporate clients.

Part of Sato Foods Co., Ltd. (Niigata), Kimura Shokuhin KK is a food processing company based in Tsubame, Japan. The Japanese company specializes in processing raw materials into various food products and focuses on creating products for local production and local area erasers. The company approachs local souvenir shops, agricultural products direct sales stores, roadside stations, convenience stores, and more. Kimura Shokuhin KK was acquired by Sato Foods Co., Ltd. (Niigata) on September 16, 2014 for $16.74 million.

Powers Fujimi Co., Ltd. operates grocery stores. The private company is based in Niigata, Japan. Powers Fujimi Co. was acquired by Powers Fujimi KK/Moriya/ from Sato Foods Co., Ltd. (Niigata) on December 22, 2007.

Marusho Foods KK operates a cattle ranch and meat processing facility, and markets meat products. The private company is based in Japan.

Niigata World Trade Terminal Co. Ltd. operates ports. The private company is based in Niigata, Japan.