
Team

Masataka Kobayashi Masataka Kobayashi
Buyout
Managing Director(BO7 / BO8)
He graduated from the Faculty of Business and Commerce at Keio University and joined JAFCO in April 2005. In the Venture Investment Division, he invested in many venture and medium-sized companies and experienced IPO and trade sales. After being seconded to a securities company, he joined the Buyout Investments Division in 2010. He is involved in a wide range of projects from large-scale buyout investments to venture buyout investments, as well as various B2B, B2C and B2B2C projects.
In accordance with JAFCO's mission of “Committed to the Creation of New Businesses and Forging the Future Together,” I would like to replace “Creation of New Businesses” with “second start of companies” in buyout investments, and take over companies and businesses created by entrepreneurs and founders to become a partner for further growth of companies.
Portfolio

IPO
ケイジェイ投資事業有限責任組合(KHネオケム株式会社)
KH Neochem Co., Ltd.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2011

IPO
プログレス・テクノロジーズ グループ株式会社
Progress Technologies Group, Inc.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2020

IPO
株式会社エスユーエス
Category
Other

M&A
株式会社朝日エンジニアリング
ASAHIENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Category
Buyout Investment

M&A
株式会社ペイロール
Payroll Inc.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2013

M&A
キュービーネット株式会社
QB Net Co., Ltd.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2010

M&A
株式会社バンタン
Vantan Inc.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2011

マックスエンジニアリング株式会社
MAX ENGINEERRING INC.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2025

株式会社ネイブ
NEIVE Co., Ltd.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2024

株式会社日東スイーツ
Nitto Sweets Co., Ltd
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2019

株式会社PAPABUBBLE JAPAN
PAPABUBBLE JAPAN INC.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2017

UPPGO株式会社
UPPGO, Inc.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2024

ZOOST株式会社
ZOOST, Inc.
Category
Buyout Investment
Initial Investment
2024