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Nissay Capital is a Japan-based venture capital firm that manages investment funds and invests in companies across multiple stages.

DG Daiwa Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm established by Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group that invests in startups with next-generation technologies and supports their business development.

D4V (Design for Ventures) is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups. It invests in consumer- and enterprise-oriented companies seeking to drive social change through technology.

DBJ Capital Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned venture capital subsidiary of Development Bank of Japan Inc. We will continue striving to take on challenges with entrepreneurs by providing long-term support and financing for innovative technologies and businesses that can make a significant impact on the world.

Global Brain Corporation is an independent Tokyo-based venture capital firm investing from seed through growth stages and supporting startups through hands-on support and corporate open innovation.

Polaris Capital Group is a Japanese based private equity firm that focuses on Japanese companies in manufacturing with globally competitive technologies/patents and in consumer goods, retail, logistics and other services possessing strong brands or unique business models with potential to expand into the overseas markets. We especially look for investment opportunities centered around business succession from families and carveouts from large conglomerates. Polaris is one of the most respected and active private equity investors in Japan and prides itself on its integrity, swift decision making, track record, and flexible and swift decision making.

Blackstone is a global alternative asset manager investing across private equity, real estate, credit and insurance, multi-asset, secondaries, tactical opportunities, infrastructure, life sciences, growth and energy transition strategies.

The Carlyle Group is a global private equity and alternative asset manager headquartered in Washington DC, USA. Carlyle was founded in 1987 and has grown to become one of the largest, most well known and most respected private equity managers globally. Carlyle operates across four principal strategies: Corporate Private Equity ($75bn AUM), Real Estate and Infrastructure ($44bn AUM), Global Credit ($34bn) and Fund of Funds / Investment Solutions ($34bn AUM). Carlyle was founded in 1987, originally as an investment banking boutique, by five founders: William Conway, Stephen Norris, David Rubenstein, Daniel D'Aniello and Greg Rosenbaum. Carlyle went public through a NASDAQ listing in May 2012.

Oaktree Capital is one of the world's leading alternative investment managers. Oaktree has its original roots in high yielding and distressed credit/debt, although today invests across the spectrum from equity to debt. There are four primary strategies: credit, private equity, real assets, and listed equities. Credit comprises approximately 70% of the portfolio, with private equity and real assets comprising most of the remainder. Oaktree has a strong culture and investment philosophy focused on risk control, consistency, market inefficiency, specialisation, bottom-up analysis and disavowal of market timing.

Ardian is one of Europe's largest private investment houses. We manage five separate strategies: Fund of Funds, where we invest in other funds (US$49bn under management), Direct Private Equity (US$15bn), Infrastructure (US$10bn), Private Debt (US$7bn) and Real Estats ($1bn). We invest globally, generally in developed markets, although each strategy differs in terms of geography. We have more than 550 employees based in Paris, London, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid, Zurich, New York, San Francisco, Santiago, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo, Jersey and Luxembourg. Ardian was founded under AXA, the insurance company, in 1996, and was spun off as a an independent company in 2013.

PAG is a Hong Kong-headquartered alternative/private asset manager focused on APAC, investing for institutional investors across three core strategies: Credit & Markets, Private Equity and Real Assets.

Adams Street Partners is a private-markets investment manager with primary and secondary fund investing, buyout and growth-equity co-investments, private credit, and direct venture growth.