Makoto Egami

Comgest SA is an independent, French international asset management firm which was founded in 1985 and is wholly-owned by the firm's management and employees. The firm is headquartered in Paris with subsidiaries in Dublin, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam and Boston. They manage a range of investment products for institutional and high-net worth investors including FCPs, SICAVS and funds. Comgest is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan) Ltd. (MCS-J) is a securities brokerage firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie International Investments, which in turn is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (SY: MBL), based in Australia. Established in 2004 following the acquisition of the Asian equity division of ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING) by Macquarie, MCS-J provides trading and financial analysis services to Japanese and overseas institutions as well as hedge funds. The firm specializes in Japanese equity, economic research, fundamental research at the company level, quantitative analysis, information on infrastructure funds and other funds, equity derivatives and structured products. They also act as intermediary for Macquarie Bank in the equity-linked notes private placement market. The firm's analysts research themes including Japanese reflation, global industries and Asian technologies. MCS-J is located in Tokyo, and operates in close cooperation with Macquarie sales teams in London, Geneva, Frankfurt, New York and Boston.