Hayato Watanabe

CBC Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.(CBC Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Wei Fu. The firm is headquartered in Singapore with additional offices in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing and is wholly owned by CBC Group Investment Management Ltd.

Fermenstation Co., Ltd. is a company based in Tokyo, Japan that specializes in OEM and ODM of organic cosmetics and sustainable products. The Japanese company caters to the demand for clean beauty, vegan, and organic certified products. The company offers a complete service from proposing raw materials tailored to the customer's needs to developing original products with a story. Fermenstation Co. was founded in 2009 by Hayato Watanabe and Rina Sakai.

Locust Walk Partners LLC provides commercial supporting and advisory services. The firm involves in securities-related transactions for clients, including mergers and acquisitions, private placements & mezzanine financings and partnerships involving equity investments. The company was founded by Geoff Meyerson and Joseph Mohr in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), a unique public-private partnership aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing the value of businesses in Japan, was launched in July 2009. Leveraging the rich history of Japanese technological prowess, the INCJ aims to provide financial, technological and management support in order to promote the creation of next-generation businesses through 'open innovation,' or the flow of technology and expertise beyond the boundaries of existing organizational structures. The INCJ will draw on funding as well as management and technological expertise from the public and private sectors. The INCJ is actively reviewing various investment opportunities in areas of environment and energy, electronics and IT, bio-tech, and infrastructure such as water supply, railway service, and nuclear power supply. Each investment will be thoroughly vetted to ensure it meets the exacting standards of the INCJ's Innovation Network Committee, which will make the final investment decisions. The INCJ is capitalized at 92 billion yen, with the Japanese government injecting 82 billion yen and 19 private corporations (refer to details in Appendix below) providing a further 10 billion yen. The government will also provide guarantees up to a total of 800 billion yen for INCJ investments, giving it an investment capability of approximately 900 billion yen (US$10 billion). The INCJ will be established for a period of 15 years.

Wisdoms Auto Parts (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. operates as a holding company that manufactures automobile engines and parts. Its business activities include the manufacturing of general machinery parts, vehicle electrical machinery parts, mould and parts, clamp and its components, as well as the provision of related manufacturing technical consulting services. The company was founded on April 10, 2008 and is headquartered in Changzhou, China.