Takuji Kurio

The Norinchukin Bank operates as a financial institution for agricultural, forestry and fishery cooperatives in Japan. It operates through the following divisions: Food and Agriculture, Retail, and Investment. The Food and Agriculture business provides risk money through capital investments and human resources development; provides support services for agriculture-related technologies and management improvement; and promotes export support of agricultural, fishery and forestry products. The Retail business provides a range of financial functions as a member of JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The Investment business manages funds entrusted with JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The company was founded in December 20, 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Ant Capital Partners Co. Ltd. (ACP), formerly known as Nikko antfactory, is a private equity firm headquartered in Tokyo. ACP was founded in 2000.

JA Mitsui Leasing Ltd. operates as a general leasing company that responds to the financial needs of customers. It provides lease-related services to cooperative members and people engaged in the agricultural, fisheries, and forestry industries. The firm focuses on financing, installments sales, and automobile and equipment leasing. The company was founded on April 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is the pension fund management subsidiary of state-owned Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, GPIF was founded in 2006 and manages and invests the Reserve Funds of the Government Pension Plans entrusted by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, in accordance with the provisions of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act and the National Pension Act, aiming to contribute to the financial stability of both Plans by remitting profits of investment to the Special Accounts for the Government Pension Plans.

Amundi Japan Ltd. is the Japanese fund management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately owned by Rue La Boétie’s Crédit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was created in 2010 when Credit Agricole Asset Management Japan and Societe Generale Asset Management Japan merged. Amundi Japan provides a range of innovative investment products across asset classes to institutional and individual investors.

Regional Economy Vitalization Corp. of Japan engages in the business of fund and investment services. It also provides business revitalization support, specific trust underwriting, business regeneration subsidiary support services and others. The company was founded on October 14, 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.