Tohoku Senary Industry Support, L.P.
The fund invests in the shares of companies expected to achieve growth through “sixth-sector industrialization,” that is, the revitalization of the primary sector through linkage with the secondary and tertiary sectors. The fund thereby helps the agricultural, forestry, and fishery sector to grow, principally in Japan’s Tohoku region.
< Principal features >
- 1.Helps the primary sector to grow by linking it with the secondary and tertiary sectors.
- 2.Assists commercialization through provision of public-private funds.
| Name | Tohoku Senary Industry Support, Limited Partnership |
|---|---|
| Objective | The fund helps the agricultural, forestry, and fishery sector to grow through utilization of a nationwide network formed by collaboration between financial institutions in the four prefectures of the Tohoku region and MUFG Bank. |
| Investment targets | Primarily sixth-sector industrialization businesses located in the Tohoku region and Hokkaido.(Sixth-sector industrialization businesses located in other prefectures are considered on their individual merits.) |
| General partner | Mitsubishi UFJ Capital |
| Investors | Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Fund Corporation for Innovation, Value-chain and Expansion Japan (A-FIVE), Aomori Bank, Akita Bank, Bank of Iwate, Yamagata Bank, MUFG Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital |
| Total amount | 2 billion yen |
| Established | July 1 2013 |
| Fund term | 15 years |