Kimiharu Sato

JIS is an active manager which provides equity and debt financing for growth-stage capital requirements, buyout transactions such as LBOs, and turnaround for public and private companies. The firm invests in companies operating in broad range of sectors such as electronic technology, technology services, and consumer services, and industries such as electrical products, personal care, construction, food retail, and food distributors. It invests between JPY 1 and 26 billion per company for medium and large-sized companies located in Japan. The firm looks to take majority stakes in its investments, as well as a seat on the board.