Certified Firms in Japan

M&A Capital Partners (TSE: 6080) handles many of Japan's largest mid-market transactions. The firm is also the parent company of RECOF Corporation, Japan's oldest M&A specialist, and provides comprehensive advisory services for business succession and strategic M&A.

Meridian Capital is a premier M&A advisory firm headquartered in Tokyo, specializing in industrial and manufacturing sector consolidation. We bridge Japanese corporates with global acquisition targets.

Nihon M&A Center is Japan's largest M&A advisory firm, TSE-listed and specializing in SME business-succession deals. With offices across Japan and Southeast Asia, the firm has facilitated thousands of transactions helping aging business owners find successors.

Crosspoint Advisors is a niche Tokyo boutique notable for its ability to serve non-Japanese clients on domestic and cross-border transactions. The firm specializes in helping foreign companies navigate the Japanese M&A market.

Frontier Management (TSE Prime: 7038) ranks top among Japanese independents by deal count and offers an integrated strategy-through-PMI service. The firm helps clients from initial strategy formulation through deal execution and post-merger integration.

RECOF Corporation is Japan's oldest M&A specialist, founded in 1987 with over 1,000 completed deals. Now a subsidiary of M&A Capital Partners, RECOF maintains its independent advisory brand and specializes in cross-border M&A connecting Japanese companies with international partners.

Sakura Partners specializes in succession planning and management buyout advisory for mid-market Japanese companies, helping family-owned businesses navigate ownership transitions.

Strike Co. (TSE: 6196) pioneered Japan's first M&A matching platform, SMART, which uses technology to efficiently connect business sellers with potential buyers. The firm combines its proprietary platform with traditional advisory services for mid-market transactions.

XIB Inc. was founded by former global investment-bank professionals and serves large listed companies and PE firms. The firm provides institutional-quality M&A advisory with a focus on large-cap and complex cross-border transactions involving Japanese corporates.

YAMADA Consulting Group (TSE Prime: 4792) completes roughly 100 M&A transactions annually and recently acquired a 10% stake in Clairfield International for its global reach. The firm provides comprehensive business succession and M&A advisory services.