CEO's message

iSigma Capital Corporation (ISC) started in 2000 as a company specializing in the fund management business, beginning with venture capital fund management.
In 1997, a buyout fund management business was started as a Marubeni group joint venture with outside partners and it steadily expanded its lines of business. In 2008, we proactively expanded and enhanced our professional workforce, established iSigma Business Advancement Fund I on a standalone basis. At the present time, we mainly operate the buyout fund management business.

Thanks to the support of related parties, we managed to close out Fund I without issue in 2018. Investment in iSigma Business Advancement Fund II (established in 2013) was completed in 2018, and we expect to complete the exit soon. Similarly, investment in iSigma Business Advancement Fund III (established in 2018) was completed in 2023, and we have endeavored to improve the value of the investment portfolio.

In October 2022, with the support of our existing investors and others, we managed to establish iSigma Business Advancement Fund IV, and have continued forward with investment activities.

Now, if we turn our attention to the domestic business environment, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which have played a role in supporting the foundations of the Japanese economy, are facing increasingly serious business succession problems due to aging business managers, the shortage of human resources, and other factors. A new framework is needed to advance the sustainable development of companies, and by extension restore the vitality of the Japanese economy. In addition, amid the advance of digitization, we have started to see scattered changes in industrial structures that transcend industry boundaries, and I sense that not only SMEs but major companies are also being forced to respond to those changes.
Under these conditions, our aim is to work closely with companies wrestling with these issues and needs, and to make progress solving them together.

As a Group member of general trading company Marubeni, ISC will make full use of the Group’s knowledge of industry, networks and global business development capabilities while supporting improvements to management infrastructure including the development of management systems and HR support and enhancement measures on the business side including sales support, cost reductions and overseas expansion. In doing so, we will work to solve issues, improve business results and boost corporate value at the companies in our investment portfolio, serving as an intermediary on the path to sustainable growth.

We have been able to expand our business thanks to the guidance and support of our investors, our investment portfolio companies, shareholders and other stakeholders. We sincerely appreciate the support.

Through its fund management business activities, ISC aims to be recognized by society for its significance as a company that is understood and trusted, realize further growth in the future and contribute to society in our own small way. As a fund manager, we will always maintain a high sense of ethics, humbly listen to feedback from customers, and make diligent efforts to be your best partner. Thank you for your continue guidance and support.