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Knight for Fortune 300 CNW Corp.
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Investment:
Japonica was the largest shareholder.
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| UGLC
Description: A leading transportation holding company,
this UGLC, suffering from a loss of passion for innovation and performance,
was deemed a “strategic asset” by several US government
entities given its key transportation infrastructure supporting
both critical commercial supply routes and public transportation
pathways. |
| Global
Reach: This UGLC had transportation assets located primarily
within North America, but interfaced with trading partners worldwide,
handling a diverse range of products, including automotive, natural
resource, and agricultural products, as well as manufactured goods.
Approximately 9,000 employees. |
| “Perfectly
Aligned” Relationships: Japonica built “perfectly
aligned” relationships with its co-investors and other key
relationships in all respects, including economics, structure, and
governance. |
| Japonica
Creating Value: Japonica created value in this UGLC, rescuing
it from both a failed takeover and failed business model, and developing
a transformational business plan, and won stakeholder endorsements.
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| Discovering
Value: Japonica assembled a team of approximately 70 entrepreneurs
and niche specialists who worked for almost 15 months discovering
value gaps based on hidden nuggets of value and transformational
business plans. |
| Co-Investor
Creating Value: Japonica co-investors created value primarily
in the global capital markets sector with investment judgments,
intelligence, networking, and communications. |
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