Hiroki Kondo

Symphony Financial Partners Co., Ltd. (SFP) is an independent Japan-based alternative investment firm which was founded in 2000 by David Baran and Kazuhiko Shibata. Formerly known as Compass Partners Fund Management, the firm changed their name to Symphony Financial Partners Co. Ltd. in 2003. SFP is an Asia-focused asset manager which is based in Tokyo and has additional offices in Singapore and San Francisco. They manage the Cayman-domiciled SFP Value Realization and Sinfonietta Master Funds for high-net worth individuals and institutions worldwide. The firm aims to achieve high absolute returns with low and defined risk by combining value investing in public markets with private equity value enhancement strategies.

Citigroup Global Markets Japan, Inc. (CGM-JP) is a wholly-owned broker/dealer subsidiary of Citigroup Japan Holdings GK, ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Previously known as Nikko Citigroup Ltd., the firm was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between US-based Citigroup and Nikko Securities, based in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, CGM-JP provides brokerage services to governmental institutions, financial institutions, multinational corporations and institutional investors. Their sales and trading, distribution and research capabilities span a broad range of asset classes, currencies, sectors and products including equities, commodities, credit, futures, foreign exchange (FX), emerging markets, G10 rates, municipals, prime finance and securitized markets.