Shinichiro Kita Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Senior Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • B2C

  • Active Board Seats
  • 3

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Shinichiro Kita General Information

Biography

Mr. Shinichiro Kita serves as Senior Partner at Advantage Partners (Japan). Mr. Kita serves as Board Member at NFC Holdings, Energywith and YARUKI Switch Group. He also served as Board Member at IONIC (Japan). He joined Advantage Partners in October 2003. Responsibilities to date include ACTUS Co., Ltd., Seidensha Co., Ltd., Keyport Solutions Inc., MEI Inc./NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD., CommunityOne Co., Ltd., Interac Co., Ltd., KATITAS CO., LTD., ESG Holdings, United Cinemas Co., Ltd., SBI Life Living Co., Ltd. Responsible for projects to develop management strategies for auto, finance, telecommunications, food products, trading houses, and healthcare at Bain & Company Japan after graduating from university. A graduate of the Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo. MBA from business school at UC Berkley.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Education
University of Tokyo, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
University of California, Berkeley, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Email
sh
Phone
+81
Address
  • 17F Toranomon Towers Office 4-1-28 Toranomon
  • Minato-ku
  • Tokyo, 105-0001
  • Japan
+81

Shinichiro Kita Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Advantage Partners (Japan) Investor Senior Partner Tokyo, Japan PE/Buyout

Shinichiro Kita Board Seats (3)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Energywith Electrical Equipment Privately Held (backing) Private Equity-Backed Tokyo, Japan
NFC Holdings BPO/Outsource Services Acquired/Merged (Operating Subsidiary) Private Equity-Backed Tokyo, Japan
YARUKI Switch Group Educational and Training Services (B2C) Acquired/Merged (Operating Subsidiary) Formerly PE-Backed Tokyo, Japan

Shinichiro Kita Lead Partner on Deals (6)

Shinichiro Kita has been the lead partner on 6 deals. Their latest deal was with Daiho Industrial, a other commercial products company. The deal was made on 01-Nov-2022.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Daiho Industrial 01-Nov-2022 Buyout/LBO Completed Other Commercial Products Moriguchi, Japan
Cosmo Life 01-Jun-2019 Completed Beverages Kakogawa-shi, Japan
YARUKI Switch Group 31-May-2017 Completed Educational and Training Services (B2C) Tokyo, Japan
Hill Valley 30-Oct-2015 Completed Food Products Tokyo, Japan
Ionic (Personal Products) 31-Mar-2015 PE Growth/Expansion Completed Personal Products Nagareyama, Japan
Katitas 13-Mar-2012 Buyout/LBO Completed Real Estate Services (B2C) Kiryu, Japan

Shinichiro Kita Network (50)

Portfolio Executives (17)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Shoji Kunitomo Daiho Industrial Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President 01-Nov-2022 Moriguchi, Japan
Katsutoshi Hatsuda Daiho Industrial Chief Executive Officer & President 01-Nov-2022 Moriguchi, Japan
Cosmo Life Co-Chief Executive Officer & President 01-Jun-2019 Kakogawa-shi, Japan
Cosmo Life Co-Chief Executive Officer & Chairman 01-Jun-2019 Kakogawa-shi, Japan
YARUKI Switch Group Board Member & Executive Director 31-May-2017 Tokyo, Japan

Shinichiro Kita Affiliated Funds (3)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Advantage Partners V Advantage Partners (Japan) Buyout Closed 2017
Advantage Partners VI Advantage Partners (Japan) Buyout Closed 2020
Advantage Partners IV Advantage Partners (Japan) Buyout Closed 2007

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    Shinichiro Kita holds 3 board seats including Energywith, NFC Holdings, and YARUKI Switch Group.

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