Strategies

INVESTMENT BANKING

Suwa is a boutique investment bank, family office with focus on alternative investments including private equity, technologies, real estate and energy trading. Suwa principle identify opportunities and customize proprietary structure for each, then navigate through complex situations to attain successes. With unique insight on global supply chain realignment, disruptive and emerging technologies, infrastructure reinvention and deep knowledge of residence territories. In addition to 2020 Japan Display Inc. acquisition participation, Suwa has a stable of portfolio companies and projects in the work, we are committed to deliver performance and breakthroughs.

STRUCTURED FINANCE

Working in partnership with Trafalgar Advisors, Suwa structured finance capabilities encompasses listed equity, senior debt, mezz debt, private equity, project finance, alternative debt financing and M&A finance. Trafalgar specializes in tailoring efficient and cost-effective corporate finance solutions, from accessing
the capital markets worldwide to restructuring balance sheets, seeking acquisition or disposition
candidates, merchant banking and other value-added services.

M&A

Suwa principles had a spectacular M&A track

record over the last 30 years.

As a fund manager, Suwa principle engineered an acquisition of a coal mine from a group of farmers in remote region of Shaanxi province (China) for $60 million then sold it to a Hong Kong listed company 10 times in less than three years. The rich village head-farmer moved to Hong Kong and married his idol actress, he remained a Suwa client to this date. The Hong Kong listed company buyer was forced out of China in less than four years after China government policy shifted on coal firing power generation and foreign ownership of coal mines.

There is an incredible story for every M&A transaction Suwa principle had directed, we will be delighted to share these stories with clients/partners who want to make an acquisition

or selling their business.

PRIVATE EQUITY

Hereditary, legacy and Suwa partners career-compiled proprietary deal flow with focus on adopting and surviving future shocks. Suwa leverages its global network and reputation to penetrate, identify, source and create, off-market investment opportunities that are generational.

In honoring our multi-century family reputation, we safeguard our interests and those entrusting clients/partners while maintaining our fiduciary responsibility by, strictly adhering to industry

highest standards practices on governance, risk management, compliance and reporting.

Beside cultivating portfolios in risk-avoiding public and private equity investments, we discover and invest in early-stage entrepreneurial projects to help nurture new ideas or disrupt current markets. We extend our portfolio companies with resources, strategic partnerships, investment, and customers, without the unnecessary noise.

TECHNOLOGIES

Super chips, artificial intelligence, big data synthesis, global pandemic, supply chain realignment, infrastructure renewal and the new cold war has micro-waved the pace of technology advancement to an unprecedented level. New market values are being created with each rising unicorn; recent disruptive technologies are being disrupted before they realized. Suwa partners deep dived to discover and finance hidden disruptive technologies/products companies out of their disadvantaged predicaments. Once discovered, Suwa will complete the packaging of essential business infrastructure then take it to the investment community.

Biomedical - a Unicorn Discovered

Suwa has invested in a US/Taiwan based pharmaceutical company BioSuccess Biotech since 2015. BioSuccess has developed a drug using TPA as the main compound. TPA (12-o-tetradecanolyphorbol-13-acetate) is a protein-kinase-C activator and a NOS inducer. Our research and development have proven that our TPA drug – PD616 can cure leukemia, maintain immune system and protecting human body during chemotherapy and most dramatically,can restore full mobilities to stroke paralyzed patients (PSD – Post Stroke Disabilities). PD616 has cleared US FDA clinical one trial, has begun clinical two trial stage on PSD.

Electric Vehicle

The EV war between the old and new, between East and West is raging, Suwa has the expertise to be a serious contributor. Suwa/Hakata is a technology discoverer with deep knowledge and capabilities in electric automotive, fuel cell/batteries, special metals/materials and related supply chains in sector-leading countries such as Germany, Japan, US, Canada, China and Taiwan. Suwa/Hakata transfuse, integrate technologies among these countries and make investments on selected targets. Suwa/Hakata also provides corporate finance, market development, M&A opportunities to discovered companies.

Fuel Cell

Clean energy power generation is forever incomplete without ultra-high efficiency, cost effective power storage systems. Suwa/Hakata views slow development in high-efficiency power storage fuel cell systems, EV battery long recharging time deficiency as major venture opportunity. Suwa/Hakata has deep knowledge

and networks in Lithium, hydrogen, solid oxide and HTGR based supply chain and technology development companies. We will discover and financially enabling our discoveries to be serious factors in the EV and clean power industries.

5G/6G

Interconnections between business to business and between machines to machines will be forever accelerated. Never-seen-before AI applications, remote or virtual-presence business models and life-style-changing gadgets/applications inventions will fundamentally reshape industrialized countries’ life style with the emergence of global 5G/6G deployment. Suwa will be an impactful participant again as a venture/technology explorer, angel investor and disruption initiator. Repeating Suwa founder had accomplished in the 90’ when Winston Lee was instrumental in broken-up sovereign telecom monopolies in most Asian countries, helped private mobile phone companies winning/obtaining operating licenses and established the wireless world we are living in today.

ENERGY

Since 2003, Suwa/HTI sold wide range energy products to sovereign energy companies, major importers, refineries and power companies. Suwa/HTI engages in FSRU provision and LNG terminals development. Over the last 20 years year, Suwa/HTI has developed solid supply relationship with global oil&gas producers, sovereign oil&gas companies, major refiners and world leading oil&gas trading conglomerates.

The main reason of Suwa/HTI success is, through partnership with world class mega-trading companies, Suwa/HTI established trustworthy transaction platforms to facilitate complex transactions, logistics and financial arrangements.

REAL ESTATE

With never-cease demand for ultra-class residential properties and one&only resort development projects, it takes special kind of network and resources to access/secure viable off-market opportunities. Suwa's real estate team utilizes clients/partners private estates, local insights and privileged network to discover and secure attractive proprietary real estate investment opportunities.

French Alps

Suwa is a major equity owner and development partner of two spectacular ultra-class ski chalets

and hotel development projects, finance secured and under development. Slate to open in 2023.