Shinichi Ueyama

Mystar Engineering Corp. engages in maintaining and engineering of semiconductors manufacturing equipment, various mechatronics devices, and construction facilities. It operates through the following segments: Mechatronics-Related Business, Facility-Related Business, and Contents Service Business. The Mechatronics-Related Business segment deals with the design, production, and maintenance of semiconductor and LCD manufacturing equipment, electronic medical devices, and industrial machineries. It also provides engineers including recruitment and skill training services. The Facility-Related Business segment offers total management services for buildings such as shopping centers and hotels. The Contents Service Business segment handles operational and management services for studio halls. It also provides technical support for broadcasting, maintenance services of equipment for broadcasting, and producing digital contents. The company was founded by Shigeo Hirano in February 1969 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.