平成 28 年3 月15 日 株式会社刈田・アンド・カンパニー 代表 …

1 28 3 15 .. [ ].. 107-0052 . TEL03-6413-0865. March 15, 2016. Naobumi Karita, Representative Director and President Karita and Company, and Company, Inc. Investments made into Daishogun Group , the Barbecue Restaurant Chain Karita and Company, Inc. (K&C) has made an agreement with Daishogun Group, lead by the owner Mr. Matsuyama and his family, regarding structures of business succession and growth strategy, fund procurement method, etc. for Chiba prefecture's largest Barbecue Restaurant Chain Daishogun Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Daishogun Foods (Daishogun Group). In this agreement, investments into Daishogun Group business will be made by Karita DSG Investment Limited Partnership (K&C Fund) run by K&C with a commitment from the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Mr. Masanori Yanagi, President and CEO) as the main LP, and Himawari G2 Investment Limited Partnership (Himawari Fund) run by Chibagin Capital Co., Ltd., a group subsidiary of The Chiba Bank, Ltd.

2 (Chiba Bank), Daishogun Group's main bank. Specifically, K&C Fund and Himawari Fund will jointly invest into a new company that will run the Daishogun Group business after succeeding its current barbecue business and meat processing business through absorption and split of Daishogun Group. Furthermore, with Chiba Bank at the center, a syndicated loan will be established to fund the absorption and split as well as capital investments required for future business development. With this, the new Daishogun Group will transition into a new management system fit to pursue further growth. Please send your inquiries to: Karita and Company, Inc. Tokyo Midtown Residences, Akasaka 9-7-2, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052. TEL: 03-6413-0865.