FPG / Raffles cooperation to benefit container operators and Japanese investors
22 March 2017
Singapore / Tokyo / Rotterdam / Hamburg – 22 March 2017 – Tokyo Stock Exchange listed
Financial Products Group Co., Ltd. (‘FPG’ - 7148:JP), container investor and investment
manager Buss Capital Group (Buss’), and JOLCO structuring specialist FPG Asset &Investment Management BV (‘FPG AIM’) announce today a strategic partnership to provide
innovative container investment solutions for investors in Japan. As part of their strategicpartnership, FPG and FPG AIM have established FPG Raffles Holdings Pte. Ltd. (‘FPGRaffles’) in Singapore. Raffles Lease Pte. Ltd. (‘Raffles’), Buss’ wholly owned subsidiary thatspecializes in intermodal container leasing and management, will be incorporated into FPG
Raffles.
FPG, one of the largest Japanese Operating Lease (‘JOL’) arrangers in the Japanese market,
will enhance its JOL offerings by utilising Raffles’ specialist container finance credentials aswell as its proprietary container management IT system. Raffles has a strong track record as
one of the largest independent third party asset & lease managers sourcing, managing,transitioning and divesting marine containers for investors.
Commenting, Hisanaga Tanimura, President and CEO of FPG said: “We are delighted to close
this transaction with Buss and Raffles today. With an experienced cross-functional team, its
state-of-the-art infrastructure and proven track record of managing marine container
investments throughout their entire life cycle, Raffles is the ideal partner for FPG. We lookforward to working with Raffles, as we further expand our container JOL activities.”
Marcus Jung, Partner of FPG AIM said: “It has been a great honour to bring the largest JOLarranger and KG-fund arranger in the container space together and be part of this new
partnership under the leadership of the Raffles management. It is exciting to become ashareholder in FPG Raffles, given the close working relationship and complementary productoffering of our two companies.”
Danny Wong, President of Raffles, echoed similar sentiments: “FPG is the leading JOL
arranger in Japan. It is a privilege for Raffles to enter the Japanese market in partnership withFPG. Liner and tank container operator customers can now look forward to competitive leasefinancing and a wider range of leasing products. Customers will benefit from FPG’s renowned
capabilities and tax structuring expertise, and from Raffles’ proven track record in container
operating leasing. Raffles will continue to provide services to German and other non-Japaneseequity investors, and looks forward to extending its services to the JOL market.”Buss was advised by Watson Farley & Williams. WongPartnership LLP, Nishimura & Asahi,
Harrison Consulting and PwC acted for FPG. WongPartnership LLP, Harrison Consulting andPwC for FPG AIM.

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Press Contact Raffles:
Danny Wong
President
Raffles Lease Pte Ltd+65-6603-9108
Press Contact Buss:
Jason Kennedy
Chief Financial Officer
Buss Global Group+65 6603 9267
Press Contact FPG:
Kenji Kubode
Executive Officer and General Manager of Accounting Department
Financial Products Group Co., Ltd.
+81 3 5288 5691
Press Contact FPG AIM:
Marcus JungPartner
FPG Asset & Investment Management BV+31 10 340 0787
Note to Editors:
About FPG:Tokyo headquartered FPG was founded in 2001 and is currently listed on the First Section ofthe Tokyo Stock Exchange. FPG is an independent financial service provider and offers
various financial products to profitable companies and wealthy individuals. With tax leasearrangement as its core business, FPG provides integrated services covering the origination,structuring, equity placement, and management of Japanese operating leases (‘JOL’) for
aircraft, vessels, and marine containers. FPG is a leading independent JOL equity arranger
in the market.
More information can be found on the company’s website at www.fpg.jp/en
About FPG AIM:
Partly owned by FPG, with offices in the Netherlands, Singapore and Dubai. FPG AIM
provides global sourcing, structuring, arranging and M&A advisory services to investors, banks
and companies active in the aircraft, shipping and marine container industries.
More information can be found on the company’s website at www.fpg-aim.com
About Buss:
The Buss Global Group of companies is an investor in marine containers. Together with its
sister company, Buss Capital in Germany Buss Global arranges and manages investments incontainers for third party investors.
About Raffles:
Raffles Lease is a global intermodal container leasing and management company offering
integrated services for the leasing of intermodal assets. Ranked the sixth largest tank lessorin the world, Raffles manages a fleet of over 140,000 CEU circa $218m of investment. Its teamof industry specialists have a combined experience of over 100 years and specialize indeveloping tailored leasing solutions to meet customer requirements.

More information can be found on the company’s website at www.raffleslease.com