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“BUILD THE FUTURE TOGETHER”

Operating since June 2006, TRY HARD INVESTMENTS manages private equity investment funds with an investment focus on Japanese medium-sized companies.

In the past several years in Japan, as a general trend, investment values have been exceeding corporate values in large-sized investment projects (mega deal market) as a result of fierce competition among a large number of investment funds through a competitive tendering system.

TRY HARD INVESTMENTS believes that funds specialized in investment focus on medium-sized, domestic companies (middle deal market) have potential for further success in the Japanese private equity market, based on the idea that the competitors in the middle deal market are still small in number and competition among these funds is still relatively mild. Also many Japanese medium-sized companies, compared to larger companies, have more potential improvement in the business management system and at the same time, tend to show more clearly the effect on management improvement provided by fund involvement and therefore have more potential corporate value improvement.

TRY HARD INVESTMENTS, with its strong pipeline for discovering potential investment targets, has considered more than 300 potential investment targets in the one and a half years since its establishment. Our aim is to contribute to the profits of investors by maximizing the success of funds based on our wealth of potential investment opportunities.

Investment philosophy

Investments based on mutual understanding

Prior to the execution of an investment, we have a thorough discussion with the management team of the invested company. We will carry out the investment only when a common perception for the future direction of business has been shared and mutual understanding as well as a strong relationship of mutual trust has been built with the management team. We do not make a hostile investment where we have to fight against the management team.

Maximization of corporate value based on long-term investment

We select management policies from a long-term perspective, with the goal of long-lasting prosperity of the invested companies. We believe that investors will be able to enjoy the maximum capital gain and IRR by taking time to achieve the full potential of companies for investment.

Improvement of corporate value through hands-on involvement

After the execution of an investment, we strive for the improvement of corporate value through actual business operations in collaboration with the management team and employees (hands-on involvement). Although it may take a good deal of effort, it is considered that this hands-on method is the most important factor for significantly improving the corporate value.

Emphasis on morals of officers and employees

“Human resources” serve as a locomotive for corporate growth. We choose management styles based on those in which officers and employees can always maintain high motivation levels regarding the improvement of corporate value.

Choice of solution free from past practices

Some problems may not be solved within in-house mechanisms due to past in-house practices, etc. In cases like this, we believe that as a third party, we are able to choose a whole new solution by utilizing our objective judgments as well as our experience and know-how.

Shift toward aggressive management

In an ever-changing business environment, the prosperity of a company cannot be hoped for if it only takes a “passive” management policy. We aim for the realization of positive management by clarifying the management strategy through evaluation of corporate characteristics and market environment, as well as by concentrating management resources in the right direction.