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JAFCO Co., Ltd. was founded in 1973, has offices in Japan and other parts of Asia. US subsidiary JAFCO Ventures focuses on US investments. Nomura Holdings and its affiliates together own about 30% of the company. JAFCO manages funds for investors including corporations, insurance companies, pension funds, and financial institutions. It invests in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, media, electronics, retail, computer technology, and pharmaceuticals. The firm, with $530 billion (nearly $6 billion) under management, has seen more than 850 of its investments go public.

JAFCO Ventures focuses its attention on the US and invests venture capital in development-stage information technology companies, generally as a secondary investor. Portfolio companies include systems integrator Infinera, online security services provider Voltage Security, broadband wireless services provider Aperto Networks, wireless software designer Devicescape Software, and semiconductor designer Xambala. With the advantages of its parent company, JAFCO Ventures utilizes financial professionals and advisers in Asia to forge relationships and partnerships with potential clients as well.

Jaguar Financial is on the prowl for undervalued companies it thinks are worthy of investment. The Canadian investment company owns more than a quarter of pipe and tubing manufacturer Lakeside Steel and about 20% of Royal Laser, a manufacturer of steel and wood products for the retail, industrial, and automotive markets. Other holdings include a minority interest in Blue Note Mining, which owns lead/zinc mines in New Brunswick. Prior to its becoming a merchant bank in 2007, the company was known as Jaguar Nickel and operated nickel mining projects in Guatemala.

Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a securities finance company in Japan. The company's services for securities companies and financial institutions comprise loans for margin transactions, including fund loans and stock loans; general stock lending that include lending stock certificates needed to settle stock trading; bond services comprising brokerage between borrowers and lenders in bond borrowing and lending market; loans for negotiable margin transactions comprising loan funds needed to settle negotiable margin transactions; bond financing, including loan funds needed in bond underwriting and trading; and general loans that consist of loan working funds to securities companies. It also offers secured loans on securities for individual and corporate investors comprising bond financing and general loans, which include direct loans to customer; and loans on securities in safekeeping account, within credit line set before. In addition, the company provides peripheral services, such as securities custody, which includes custody services for securities owned by institutional investors; and government bond debt servicing comprising repayment services for principal and interest on government bonds. Further, it engages in real estate ownership, leasing, trading, and brokerage, as well as offers insurance agency services.

Jasper Investments Limited is a holding company listed on the SGX since 1993 which principally invests in the offshore oil and gas drilling and services sector. Jasper’s principal subsidiary, Jasper Offshore, owns and operates oil rigs for deep sea drilling which are contracted out to oil and gas exploration and production companies.The major shareholders of Jasper include certain investment funds managed by Ashmore Investment Management Limited. Ashmore is a leading London-based emerging market fund specialist listed on the London Stock Exchange. Ashmore’s investments include fixed income, equity and special situations (incorporating distressed debt and private equity) and have extensive experience in the oil and gas businesses.

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