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Hiroyuki Kitagawa
- Principal
- Japan (Private Solutions)

- Profile
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Joined Advantage Partners in September 2019.
Handled investments in Saint Marc HD, Pepper Food Service, Hiratsuka, Hokuto, Itoki, Tsubaki Nakashima, Tachi-S, Sun Frontier Fudosan, Metaps, and Sun Corporation. He supports investee companies in a wide range of areas, including the formulation of medium-term management plans, M&A support, rebranding support, operational improvement, cost reduction, and management enhancement in the consumer goods, manufacturing, and IT sectors. Prior to joining Advantage Partners, he was engaged in management consulting at A.T. Kerney, and focused on BtoC-related industries. He graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Physics and Engineering, and completed a master’s degree in Systems Science at the Graduate School of Information Science.
PORTFOLIO that Hiroyuki Kitagawa (Principal) was involved in

TACHI-S CO., LTD.

TACHI-S CO., LTD.
- Name of company
- TACHI-S CO., LTD.
- Investment date
- February 2025.
- Type of company
- Manufacturing
- Fund
- Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Status
- Current
Responsible Team

HOKUTO Corporation

HOKUTO Corporation
- Name of company
- HOKUTO Corporation
- Investment date
- Mar 2024.
- Type of company
- manufacturing industry
- Fund
- Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Status
- Current
Responsible Team

TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA CO., LTD.

TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA CO., LTD.
- Name of company
- TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA CO., LTD.
- Investment date
- Oct 2023
- Type of company
- Listed company
- Fund
- Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Status
- Current
Responsible Team

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd.

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd.
- Name of company
- Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd.
- Investment date
- Oct 2023
- Type of company
- Listed company
- Fund
- Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Infrastructure / Real Estate / Consumer Services
- Status
- Current
Responsible Team
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Saint Marc Holdings
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Saint Marc Holdings
- Name of company
- Saint Marc Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Investment date
- June 2021
- Fund
- Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Recovery Support
- Industry
- Food Services
- Status
- Exited
Responsible Team

Pepper Food Service

Pepper Food Service
- Name of company
- Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd.
- Investment date
- August 2020
- Fund
- InfleXion Ⅱ
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Recovery Support
- Industry
- Food Services
- Status
- Current
Responsible Team

ITOKI

ITOKI
- Name of company
- ITOKI CORPORATION
- Investment date
- July 2020
- Fund
- InfleXion Ⅱ
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Manufacturing / Corporate Services
- Status
- Exited
Responsible Team

SUNCORPORATION

SUNCORPORATION
- Name of company
- SUNCORPORATION
- Investment date
- January 2020
- Fund
- InfleXion Ⅱ
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Manufacturing / Technology / IT Services
- Status
- Exited
Responsible Team

Metaps

Metaps
- Name of company
- Metaps Inc.
- Investment date
- October 2019
- Fund
- InfleXion Ⅱ
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Technology / IT Services
- Status
- Exited
Responsible Team

Hiramatsu

Hiramatsu
- Name of company
- Hiramatsu Inc.
- Investment date
- August 2019
- Fund
- InfleXion Ⅱ
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Food Services / Consumer Services
- Status
- Exited