Shuji Sugiyama

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. is engaged in the provision of life insurance services. Its business activities include individual insurance marketing, general agent marketing, group insurance marketing, underwriting, policyholder services, claim payments, asset management and international insurance services. The company was founded on July 9, 1881 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Japan) (GSAM-Japan) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings LLC, ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1996 as Goldman Sachs Investment Trust and was renamed into Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd. when the Goldman Sachs’ investment trust management and investment advisory companies merged in 2002. Headquartered in Tokyo, GSAM-Japan manages a range of mutual funds for clients such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, foundations, individual investors, and high net-worth individuals.

Yasuda Enterprise Development Co Ltd. (YED) is a joint venture between Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. and Sompo Japan Insurance headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Osaka, California and Taipei, the firm was established in 1999 and specializes in venture capital investments.