DLA Piper

DLA Piper is one of the largest global law firms with lawyers located in more than 40 countries/90 offices throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific including Japan positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients.

We achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed. We deliver consistent services across our platform of practices and sectors in all matters we undertake.

Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, Fortune 500 and the Tokyo Stock Exchange listed enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies. They include more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 or their subsidiaries. We also advise governments and public sector bodies.

Marsh McLennan

Marsh McLennan is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. Our more than 85,000 colleagues advise clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $20 billion, we help corporate and public sector leaders navigate an increasingly dynamic environment through four market-leading businesses - Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. Together, we address the most complex challenges of our time.

Morrow Sodali

Morrow Sodali is the leading and most experienced shareholder engagement firm globally, having been mandated in over 600 transactions valued at more than $700 billion since 2006. They have the deepest experience in mergers, acquisitions and demergers, and activism defence and are the only firm to provide an in-house corporate governance team consisting of ex-proxy advisors and ESG specialists. With the support of corporate M&A advisors and companies alike, Morrow Sodali have been mandated on most M&A events in Australia over the past 25 years and are trusted because they carry unrivalled expertise in engaging and achieving results from both the institutional and retail constituencies of a share register. Recently they’ve advised on the Coca Cola Amatil merger with Coca Cola European Partners, the WPP AUNZ merger with WPP plc and the Asaleo merger with Essity plc among many other campaigns.

From headquarters in New York and London, and offices in major capital markets, including Sydney, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong, Morrow Sodali serves more than 700 corporate clients in 40 countries, including many of the world’s largest multinational corporations.

ILPA

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) is the leading global, member-driven organization dedicated to advancing the interests of private equity limited partners through industry-leading education programs, independent research, best practices, networking opportunities and global collaborations. Initially founded as an informal networking group, the ILPA is a voluntary association funded by its members. ILPA membership has grown to include almost 400 organizations from around the world representing almost 50% of global institutional assets under management in private equity.

AL-IN

AL-IN is a top Japanese magazine specializing in asset management for institutional investors in Japan, such as pension funds, financial institutions, public-interest corporations, etc. Since 2006, AL-IN has always provided Japanese investment professionals with timely topics from objective and unique point of view. It covers traditional assets such as equities and bonds, as well as alternative assets such as hedge funds, private equities, real estate, etc.

「オル・イン」はヘッジファンドやプライベートエクイティ、不動産といったオルタナティブ投資はもちろん、株式・債券の伝統的運用もカバーする、機関投資家向けの「総合運用情報誌」です。

2006年の創刊以来、日本の年金基金や金融法人、公益法人といった機関投資家の運用プロフェッショナルである皆様に対し、その時々のタイムリーな話題を客観的かつ独自の視点でわかりやすくお伝えし、ご好評いただいております。

厳しい運用環境が続く中、さらなる情報発信の充実を図るべく、メンバーズサイトにおけるWebコンテンツの充実や主要都市における独自のセミナーを開催するなど、誌面上にとどまらないさまざまなメディアを通じた活動を展開しております。

http://www.soken-inc.co.jp/community/al_in.html

SVCA

The Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA) was formed in 1992 under the patronage of the Economic Development Board to promote the development of the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) industry. From a humble start of two, our membership now exceeds one hundred and continues to grow in tandem with the industry's development.

To foster greater understanding of the importance of venture capital and private equity to the Singapore economy in support of entrepreneurship and innovation and to look after the interests of our members, promote professional development, raise professional standards as well as facilitate collaboration among members.
As a not-for-profit organisation, the association strives to:

• Promote the professional development of the industry through awards, training, workshops and conference
• Facilitate interaction and collaboration among its members through regular networking events
• Act as a platform for dialogue on regulatory and policy issues pertaining to VC and PE through data research, feedback and consultation with members and regulatory authorities
• Build linkages to centres of VC and PE activities in the region through active participation at regional and global VC & PE Initiatives

VEC

In order to support the development of startup companies in Japan, Venture Enterprise Center (abbreviated as VEC) was established as an organization approved by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (former Minister of International Trade and Industry) in 1975.

Since establishment, VEC had been engaged in debt guarantee operation (this service ended in FY 2001).

Currently, instead of this, we are conducting various startup business supporting activities such as "Provision of Research Information" in which we investigate the investment trends of venture capital, "Policy Proposal" through research and study on specific issues, and "Development of Entrepreneurial Environment" to promote the communication between the new entrepreneurs and supporters.