TEAM
Kenji Kobayashi
- Principal
- Japan (Private Solutions)
- Profile
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JJoined Advantage Partners in August 2020.
Responsible for investments in StarFlyer, Kosidaka Holdings, Renaissance, Taisei Oncho, and Monogatari Corporation. Serves as an external director for StarFlyer and Kosidaka Holdings. Implemented a wide range of corporate value enhancement initiatives for portfolio companies, including profitability improvement, M&A/alliance promotion, overseas expansion support, business portfolio strategy, new business creation, and capital efficiency improvement. Prior to joining Advantage Partners, worked in the investment banking division of Nomura Securities, where he was involved in equity and debt underwriting, and at ZS Associates, where he provided consulting services to foreign healthcare companies. After joining BCG, he worked on a wide range of projects for clients in the insurance, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, and retail industries, including mid- to long-term strategy, alliance strategy, operational improvement, and governance design. Graduated from the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in Economics. Completed the INSEAD Business School program (MBA in Management).
PORTFOLIO that Kenji Kobayashi (Principal) was involved in
Sodick Co., Ltd.
Sodick Co., Ltd.
- Name of company
- Sodick Co., Ltd.
- Investment date
- July 2025.
- Type of company
- Manufacturing
- Fund
- Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Status
- Current
Responsible Team
RENAISSANCE
RENAISSANCE
- Name of company
- RENAISSANCE INC.
- Investment date
- January 2023
- Type of company
- Listed company
- Fund
- Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Healthcare / Consumer Services / Education
- Status
- Current
Responsible Team
KOSHIDAKA HOLDINGS
KOSHIDAKA HOLDINGS
- Name of company
- KOSHIDAKA HOLDINGS Co., LTD.
- Investment date
- March 2022
- Fund
- InfleXion Ⅱ / Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Communication / Media / Entertainment / Consumer Services
- Status
- Current
Responsible Team
Star Flyer
Star Flyer
- Name of company
- Star Flyer Inc.
- Investment date
- March 2021
- Fund
- InfleXion Ⅱ / Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Recovery Support
- Industry
- Infrastructure / Real Estate
- Status
- Current
Responsible Team
The Monogatari Corporation
The Monogatari Corporation
- Name of company
- The Monogatari Corporation
- Investment date
- February 2021
- Fund
- Growth Support Fund
- Product
- Private Solutions
- Case Types
- Growth Support
- Industry
- Food Services
- Status
- Exited