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Apr. 1973 Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd. (JAFCO) established with capital of 500 million
  Feb. 1981   Osaka Branch established
  Apr. 1982   JAFCO established Japan's first venture capital Partnership Fund
  Oct. 1982   Capital increased to 1 billion
  Nov. 1982   Nagoya Branch established
  Mar. 1983   JAFCOVEN Co., Ltd. and JAFCO International (Asia) Limited established
  Mar. 1984   Capital increased to 2 billion
  July 1984   JAFCO America Ventures Inc. established in San Francisco
  Feb. 1986   London Representative Office established
  Jun. 1987   Capital increased to 2.7 billion, and JAFCO shares traded on the OTC market
  Nov. 1987   New York Office of JAFCO America Ventures Inc. established
  Apr. 1988   JAFCO issued 13.5 billion in European depositary receipts, and capital increased to 9.4 billion
  Aug. 1989   JAFCO BRAINS Co., Ltd. (established May 1989) commenced business
  Nov. 1989   Capital increased to 20.3 billion
  Mar. 1990   NOMURA/JAFCO INVESTMENT (ASIA) LTD. established in Singapore
  Jun. 1992   JAFCO issued $200 million of dollar-based CBs in Eurocurrency
  Sep. 1993   Capital stock rose to 32.7 billion as a result of conversion of convertible bonds
  May 1994   JAFCO Investment (UK) Ltd. established
  Jun. 1994   JAFCO Consulting Co., Ltd. established
  Nov. 1996   JAFCO BRAINS merged with JAFCO Consulting
  Aug. 1997   JAFCO changed its formal name to JAFCO Co., Ltd.
  Jun. 1998   Hokkaido Branch established
  Mar. 1999   NOMURA/JAFCO INVESTMENT (ASIA) LTD., presently JAFCO Investment (Asia Pacific) Ltd, became a 100% subsidiary
  Oct. 1999   JAFCO merged with JAFCO Properties Co., Ltd., a 100% subsidiary
  Aug 2000   JAFCO changed the trading unit of its common stock to 100 shares
  Jan. 2001   JAFCO listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
  Mar. 2001   JAFCO Investment (Korea) Co., Ltd. established
  Sep. 2002   Beijing Representative Office established
  Dec. 2007   JAFCO registered as a financial instrument firm (the Second Financial Instruments business and Investment Management business) under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law
  Nov. 2008   Shanghai Representative Office established

 

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