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We are pleased to announce that funds served by Advantage Partners (“AP Funds”) entered into a stock purchase agreement with Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. to acquire 100% of the shares of DENTAL Holding Corp. (“Dental Holding” or “the Company”).

Dental Holding is a distributor of dental materials and supplies and provides related services through its subsidiary, FEED Corporation (“Feed”). Feed launched the first mail-order catalog for dental clinics in Japan in 1987 and has been contributing to the development of dental and oral medicine as an innovator in the dental distribution industry ever since. Mainly through its mail- order site FEED Dental, Feed has engaged in efforts to provide better products rapidly and at a low cost, thereby enhancing convenience for dental offices and other clients.

AP Funds highly evaluated the operating platform that Dental Holding has developed and are excited to work with the Company’s management team and employees to further accelerate its growth.

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About Advantage Partners
Advantage Partners is a private alternative investment firm that provides services to private equity and other funds. Since our founding in Japan in 1992, Advantage Partners has built one of the strongest alternative asset platforms in Asia and we remain dedicated to nurturing portfolio companies into firms that remain resolutely competitive even after they have left our funds with our unique consulting-based approach. Advantage Partners maintains offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shanghai.

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