Corporate History
- October 2000
- Established antfactory Japan K.K., as a joint venture between Nikko Principal Investments Japan Ltd. and U.K. firm antfactory Holdings Ltd.
- November 2001
- Aquired Wit Capital Japan Inc.
- May 2002
- Nikko Principal Investments Japan Ltd. acquired shares held by antfactory Holdings Ltd.
- August 2002
- Established Fund Management Service K.K.
- September 2002
- Nikko Capital K.K. became a wholly-owned subsidiary
- January 2003
- Integrated operations with Nikko Capital K.K. and corporate name changed to Nikko antfactory K.K.
- April 2003
- Major shareholder changed from Nikko Principal Investments Japan Ltd. to Nikko Cordial Corporation.
- January 2005
- Total fund commitment exceeded USD 1 billion
- November 2008
- Reorganized shareholders/structure to include The Norinchukin Bank and Mitsubishi Corporation as new shareholders, alongside the management & employees; concurrently changed the corporate name to Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
Fund Establishment
- August 2001
- AFJ Catalyzer No.1 Investment Enterprise Partnership, a private equity investment flagship fund
- October 2002
- Auto Business Renovation No.1 Investment Enterprise Partnership, the first industry-specific restructuring fund in Japan
- October 2003
- ant Bridge No.1 Venture Capital Secondary Investment Limited Partnership, the first full-scale secondary fund in Japan
- December 2003
- ant Catalyzer No.2 Venture Capital Investment Limited Partnership
- July 2004
- ant Lead No.1 Venture Capital Investment Limited Partnership,a venture capital investment flagship fund
- December 2004
- Tokyo Discovery Venture Capital Investment Limited Partnership, a region-specific venture capital investment fund
- June 2005
- Auto Business Renovation No.2 Investment Limited Partnership
- August 2005
- ant Bridge No.2 Venture Capital Secondary Investment Limited Partnership
- February 2006
- enova No.1 Venture Capital Investment Limited Partnership, an electronics industry-specific venture fund
- March 2006
- ant Care Business No.1 Private Equity Investment Limited Partnership, a health-care (nursing-care) industry-specific venture fund
- June 2006
- ant Catalyzer No.3 Private Equity Investment Limited Partnership
- March 2007
- ant Lead No.2 Venture Capital Investment Limited Partnership
- March 2008
- ant Lead Gloval Venture Capital Investment Limited Partnership
- August 2008
- ant Care Business No.2 Private Equity Investment Limited Partnership
- March 2010
- Ant Bridge No.3 Private Equity Secondary Investment Limited Partnership
- October 2010
- Ant Catalyzer No.4 Private Equity Investment Limited Partnership
- August 2014
- Ant Bridge No.4-A Private Equity Secondary Investment Fund, Limited Partnership
- December 2014
- Bridge No.4-B Private Equity Secondary Investment Fund, Limited Partnership
- December 2016
- Ant Catalyzer No.5 Private Equity Investment Limited Partnership
- February 2018
- Bridge No.5-B Private Equity Secondary Investment Fund, Limited Partnership
