iSigma Capital; Restaurant Chain Under Control

iSigma Capital, a middle-market buyout firm and a 100 % subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, has purchased all outstanding shares of SweetStlye from G-Communication, a Nagoya-based holding company of restaurant chains.Sweet Style specializes in confectionary, bakery and coffee shop business. According to the press release dated 12 March 2009, iSigma expects to contribute to the further growth of SweetStyle using its value-up expertise and capitalizing on Marubeni's broad business network. Marubeni is one of the largest trading companies in Japan and it seeded Advantage Partners in their earlier funds.