Umenohana Plus, K.K announced a private placement of common shares for gross proceeds of ¥70 million on January 5, 2018. As a part of the transaction, ¥35 million will be added to the registered capital of the company and the remaining ¥35 million to the capital reserve. The transaction will include participation from existing investor UMENOHANA Co., Ltd. (TSE:7604). Post the closing, the investor will maintain 100% stake in the company and the registered capital of the company will increase from ¥3 million to ¥38 million. The transaction was approved by the board of directors of the investor.