Changes name of its venture capital business from Apax Globis Partners to Globis Capital Partners.

Increases investment in Health Care Management Co., Ltd., which is experiencing an accelerating rate of expansion.

Underwrites an issuance of bonds with share warrants by Xelo, Inc., a company involved in the design, development and operation of software for document management systems.

Underwrites a third-party allotment of new shares by Interscope Inc., which provides planning and analysis services based on new research methods that utilize Internet/Web technology. The cash raised by the company is used to finance systems development.

Invests in a third-party allotment of new shares by Nozomi Photonics Co., Ltd., a developer of integrated optical components.

Invests in a third-party allotment of new shares by Link Evolution Co., Ltd., a developer of infrared (IrDA) and other short-range radio products.

Invests in a third-party allotment of new shares by MoneySquare Japan, Inc., a company that provides individual investors with a new asset-management option through its Internet-based currency brokerage and market-making services.

Underwrites a third-party allotment of new shares by Galileo Zest Ltd., a provider of marketing/promotion ASPs for mobile phones and PCs.

Invests in a third-party allotment of new shares by Health Care Management Co., Ltd., which develops and provides highly advanced in-home nursing care and other medical services to the elderly.

Invests in a third-party allotment of new shares by Lumin-oZ Co., Ltd., a developer of optical screens and films made from new polymer technology.