ACA Inc. | ACA Team Members Introduction

1980: Joined Mitsubishi Corp., where he performed business investment review, private equity investment at MC Capital (New York), and investment-related activities in the Retail Consumer Department
1999: Joined Wit Capital Ltd. (Corporate Planning) and Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan (as the planning director.)
2006: Joined Alix Partners as a director of corporate turnaround consulting
2007: Joined Advent International as a senior director
2010: Joined ACA Inc.

Mr. Kabata graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law and the UCLA Anderson School of Management

1989: Joined Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd.
where he was engaged in sales & marketing.
1998: Joined Business Brain Showa-Ota Group.
Served in the President’s Office and Corporate Planning Office, undertaking the role of manager for investments, corporate management and investor relations.
2004: Joined Nikko Antfactory K.K. (presently Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd.) as a partner for strategic investments.
2008: Joined ACA Inc.

1988: Joined Nikko Securities Inc. (present SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.)
1988: Seconded to Nikko Research Center
1995: Seconded to Nikko Capital
2003: Transferred to Nikko Antfactory K.K. (present Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd)
2008: Joined ACA Inc.

Mr. Kitayama graduated with a masters degree from the Nagoya Institute of Technology

Mr. Kawano graduated from Hitotsubashi University