President and CEO of JIC Capital. Prior to joining JIC Capital, he worked at Recruit Holdings for 32 years holding key management positions as an executive officer, executive director, and advisor, focused on overseas business development, digital transformation, corporate planning and HR. He is a Task Force member of "Structural reform evaluation report" of Japan Cabinet Office and a member of "Management workshop for enhancing corporate competitiveness" of METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). He holds M.S. from Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering.

Osamu Itabashi has 15 years' experience in Private equity investments. He focuses on Mobility, Semiconductors / Electronics, IT, Telecom Infrastructure, and Transportation industries. Prior to joining JIC Capital, he worked at INCJ with 8 deals of buyouts, business consolidations, curve-outs, and growth capitals. Prior to INCJ, he worked at a global private equity fund supporting investments / value-up for 3 years and worked at Boston Consulting Group for 6 years after Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance. He holds Bachelor of Laws from Hitotsubashi University.
A member of the Board of Directors at Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.(present)

Yasutaka Nukina has 17 years of experience in private equity investments. He focuses on the IT, materials/chemicals, manufacturing/engineering, decarbonization/circular economy, semiconductors/electronics, and healthcare industries. Prior to joining JIC Capital, he worked at INCJ, handling five deals involving buyouts, business consolidations, carve-outs, and growth capital. Before INCJ, he worked at Mitsui, Yasuda, Wani & Maeda from 1994 to 2000, and at Shearman & Sterling from 2000 to 2002, practicing finance, M&A, and dispute settlements as a lawyer. He also worked at Morgan Stanley, supporting M&A and finance as an investment banker, and at Advantage Partners as a fund manager of the PIPES/Engagement fund. He is admitted to the Bar of Japan and the State of New York. He holds an LL.M. and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.

Since 1995, Taro Fukumoto has gained a lot of experience in investment banking including PEs, M&As, MBOs, LBOs and venture capital investments. He started his career as an industrial and investment banker at the Industrial bank of Japan (currently Mizuho Financial Group). He joined an M&A boutique as a start-up member, then worked for three global private equity firms and at an AI company. He focuses on cutting-edge technology (AI, robotics, DX), SaaS, IT business services, healthcare, energy (including RE) and aerospace related businesses, among others. Co-authored multiple publications. He holds an MBA from Keio Business School.

Fumikazu Ito has 20 years of experience in alternative investments. Before joining JIC Capital, he spent 10 years at Daiwa Securities Group's investment division, where he was responsible for risk management after his tenure at Nippon Credit Bank. During his career, he has been involved in various private equity investments, overseeing activities from investment decisions to monitoring and exit management. He played a key role in enhancing the investment risk management framework of the group. Additionally, he worked on the front team of the division for 10 years, supporting private equity investments, debt investments, and M&A advisory services. He holds an MBA from Keio Business School.

Kohei Nokami has 11 years' experience in Private equity investments. He focuses on Mobility, Manufacturing / Engineering, Semiconductors / Electronics, Material / Chemical, Social Infrastructure, and Transport Equipment industries. Prior to joining JIC Capital, he worked at INCJ with 6 deals of business consolidations, curve-outs, co-intestments of overseas management resources, and growth capitals. Prior to INCJ, he worked at Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan focused on turnarounds, worked at ORIX supporting turnarounds and financial advisory, and worked at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking supporting corporate finance. He holds B.S. from Ritsumeikan University School of business administration.

Tatsuo Kogure has 10 years' experience in Private equity investments. He focuses on Semiconductors / Electronics, Material / Chemical, Mobility, Consumer Goods, and Social Infrastructure industries. Prior to joining JIC Capital, he worked at INCJ with 5 deals of business consolidations, curve-outs, co-intestments of overseas management resources, and growth capitals. Prior to INCJ, he worked at Nikko Citigroup (current Citigroup Global Markets Japan) and SMBC Nikko Securities as an investment banker. He holds B.S. from Waseda University School of commerce.

Seiji Ishioka has 8 years' experience in Private equity investments. He focuses on Metals, Basic materials, Mobility, Manufacturing / Engineering, Material / Chemical, and Social Infrastructure industries. Prior to joining JIC Capital, he worked at INCJ with several deals of business consolidations, curve-outs, and growth capitals. He involved in the whole process from investments, value-ups to exits in 3 deals. Prior to INCJ, he worked at SMBC Nikko Securities as an investment banker from 2009 to 2015. He holds B.S. from Waseda University School of Science and Engineering and M.S. from Waseda University Graduate School of Business and Finance.

Hiroshi Matsuyuki focuses on Mobility, Semiconductors / Electronics, Material / Chemical, Energy, and Social Infrastructure industries. Prior to joining JIC capital, he worked at UBS and Nomura Securities as an investment banker. He holds a B.S. from Waseda University School of Social Science and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Yo Inomata has 8 years' experience in Private equity investments. He focuses on Electronics, Semiconductors and TMT related industries. Prior to joining JIC Capital, he worked at INCJ on 3 deals involving business consolidation, carve-out, and overseas investment. Prior to INCJ, he worked at Mizuho Financial Group as an investment banker. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Keio University and an MBA from University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Shigetomo Ogawa has 7 years' experience in the private equity industry. He focuses on Material / Chemical, Manufacturing / Engineering, Semiconductors / Electronics, and Transportation industries. Prior to joining JIC Capital, he worked at INCJ, where he was involved in four domestic transactions including industry restructuring, carve-outs, and venture investments. Prior to that, he worked in accounting and internal control auditing at Deloitte Tohmatsu, and in M&A advisory at Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Waseda University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Hidenori Kambe has 20 years of experience in private equity investment. Before joining JIC Capital, he worked as a director of the investment team at one of Japan’s leading PE firms. He was involved in investment, value creation, and exits, primarily through carve-out deals. He began his career in venture capital and later joined the funding team of a buyout fund business, gaining extensive experience as a manager of the investment team.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Waseda University and a Master of Science and Engineering from the Graduate School of Waseda University.