Takashi Sugimoto

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. engages in the provision of financial services centered on banking. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, International, Market Sales, and Headquarters Management. The Wholesale segment covers business for customers of large and medium-sized companies in Japan. The Retail segment handles business for domestic individuals and SME customers. The International segment comprises of business for overseas Japanese and non-Japanese companies. The Market Sales segment corresponds to financial market business. The Headquarters Management segment includes all other businesses not covered by other segments. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

RBG Partners KK engages in the operation and management of investment business partnership assets. It also deals with the acquisition and holding of securities and offers consulting services for company diagnosis and investment planning. The company was founded on October 2, 2018 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

Part of Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., ARTham Therapeutics, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company based in Yokohama, Japan. The Japanese company's mission is to deliver "medicines that matter" to improve patient health and contribute to enhanced quality of life through the development of innovative disease-modifying medicines. The company was founded by Sham Nikam, Naoto Uemura, and has been led by CEO Hiroshi Nagabukuro since 2018. ARTham Therapeutics was acquired by Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. on December 13, 2021 for $111.95 million.