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Daiwa Corporate Investment Co. Ltd. (Daiwa Corporate Investment) is a private equity arm of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 1982.

The Group's principal activity is the venture capital operation and financing. The operations are carried out through the following divisions: Investment division deals with investment in venture business of domestic and overseas companies; establishing, operation and management of assets of investment partnerships and Financing division deals with loans, leasing, and other financial services.

Daiwa SMBC Capital Co. Ltd. is a Tokyo-based private equity firm previously known as NIF SMBC Ventures Co. Ltd. A subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group Co. Ltd. (TSE: 8601), Daiwa SMBC aims to support medium-sized companies and improve their corporate value. Established in 2005 following the merger of NIF Ventures (Daiwa Securities Group) and SMBC Capital (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group), the firm specializes in identifying investment opportunities, promoting their growth towards an IPO, and ultimately carrying out mergers and acquisitions.