Daiwa Quantum Capital (DQC) is a PE investment firm jointly established by Daiwa Securities, Japan's leading investment banking group, and Quantum Leaps, a consulting firm founded by former Sony CEO, Nobuyuki Idei.

DQC started managing its first fund, Daiwa Quantum Capital Partners I, in October of 2009.

DQC's mission is to integrate Japan's edge with Asia's capacity for growth. Asia, led by China and India, has become the engine of the global economy. Concurrently, Japanese companies have continued to boast leading competitive advantage, such as technology, know-how, and brand-value, despite the deceleration of Japan's economy. Given the appropriate environment, such resources are extremely valuable.

DQC engages in a new type of PE investment, which focuses on emerging companies, and further enhances their growth by synthesizing the opportunities created by Asia's growth with the comparative advantages of Japanese companies.

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Daiwa PI Partners (DPIP), of Daiwa Securities Group, is a leading Japanese PE firm with over USD 8 billion of investments in Japan and overseas. Quantum Leaps is a business incubation and strategy consulting firm, which has become a principle venue for CEOs across Asia to exchange ideas.

The collaboration of Daiwa Securities Group, which is highly recognized in the financial industry, and Quantum Leaps, which boasts extensive experience and success in the Japanese business world, will augment DQC's operations, tying in to the success of the fund.

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DQC also aims to create innovative fund investment strategies.

Until 2008, PE funds realized their return by investing in companies priced lower than their actual enterprise value, and implementing measures to obtain fair valuation. In order to maximize these returns, they aggressively utilize finance in their investments.

Contrarily, DQC's returns are rooted in the growth of target companies. By serving as an integrative bridge between target companies and Japanese firms, DQC will not only stimulate the development of target companies, hence securing enhanced returns, but will also provide new growth opportunities for Japanese companies, which have been burdened with a sense of stagnation.

Given this basic strategy, DQC will focus on the following types of investment:

Unlike many PE firms in Japan, which focus on turnaround investments, DQC will concentrate its funds on emerging companies of a specified business size.

However, DQC will not make investments in venture businesses, which lack fully established business models, and will not purchase shares from existing shareholders, as such investments would fail to contribute to the growth of the target company.

DQC's aims to acquire 5 - 20% of the target company's shares; it has no intention of engaging in majority investments, which would entail controlling interest, and will instead support target companies as a minority shareholder. Therefore, DQC will not leverage its investments to increase returns.

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DQC boasts an international investment team of distinctive members with diverse and successful track records. In particular, the core members of the team have vast experience in Private Equity.

Furthermore, DQC chairman Nobuyuki Idei's worldwide network of VIPs, combined with Daiwa Securities Group's broad coverage will significantly reinforce DQC's operation.

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DQC started managing its first fund, “Daiwa Quantum Capital Partners I” in October 2009. The fund's investment targets are growing Asian firms, including Japanese companies, and it prioritizes the environmental, and consumer sectors. These two sectors are highly compatible with DQC's investment strategy, given their inherent high growth potential, and the sectoral competitiveness of Japanese companies, particularly in areas such as technology and brand-value.

	Efficient power consumption Urban transportation and environmental technologies Clean energy Waste processing Water and other resources management		Consumer products and services (healthcare, education, etc.)
	Energy price, energy security, large urban population in Asia		Asian consumers looking for quality products and services, the strong mindshare of Made in Japan, Japanese companies looking to access Asian markets

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