Kensuke Shizunaga

MBK Partners KK (MBK Partners) is the Tokyo-based subsidiary of MBK Partners, Ltd., in Korea. Established in 2005 by six founding members who worked together at a global private equity organization, MBK Partners is one of the largest private equity firms in the Asia-Pacific region. With additional investment teams in Seoul (MBK Partners Ltd.) and Shanghai (MBK Management, Inc.), the firm's investors include government agencies, public and corporate pension funds, financial institutions, funds of funds and university endowments from Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, North America, Western Europe, and the Middle East.

Tasaki & Co., Ltd. engages in the processing, cultivation, import, and sale of pearls, precious stones, and semi-precious stones. It operates through the following business segments: Retail Business and Wholesale Business. The Retail Business segment covers the store, exhibition and foreign sales. The Wholesale Business segment engages in the management of domestic and overseas wholesale shops. The company was founded by Shunsaku Tasaki on January 10, 1954 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.