フロンティア・マネジメント株式会社

PROFESSIONALS

Kazunori Matsumoto

Senior Managing Executive Officer
Global Head of Mergers & Acquisition(co)

M&A advisory
Retail / Distribution
Healthcare

Career Summary

He worked at a major general trading company and a mid-sized audit corporation before joining what is now Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC (DTFA). There, he performed a range of advisory services for domestic and international M&A projects in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, as well as IP valuation and various consulting services relating to IP.
After managing the M&A Division as DTFA COO, he served as Deloitte Tohmatsu Group COO from June 2019 to May 2022, and as Deloitte Tohmatsu Group Clients & Industries Leader from June 2022 to October 2023. He became a Partner and Chairman of the Executive Committee of DTFA in June 2022. He joined Frontier Management Inc. in 2025.

Achievements

At DTFA, he has been involved in numerous projects in the pharmaceutical industry, such as acquisitions of overseas CMO companies by domestic pharmaceutical companies, the sale of manufacturing plants (multiple projects), the sale of a business to a foreign pharmaceutical company in a designated disease field, the acquisition of skincare manufacturing and sales companies by a domestic OTC manufacturer, and the sale of a general incorporated foundation specializing in specific business areas. In other industries, he has provided advisory services on a range of projects including the sale of a division of a domestic electronics manufacturer to a fund, joint ventures and commercialization schemes for funds dealing with specialized sectors, the acquisition of education businesses in the U.S. and Asia by a domestic telecommunications company, the operational integration of infrastructure held by multiple prefectures, and the sale of a corporate hospital to a major healthcare group. At Sumitomo Corporation, he worked on joint ventures with university-based venture companies and major hospital groups, as well as providing support for outsourcing manufacturing to overseas CMOs.

Expertise

M&A advisory services in Japan and overseas, insight into the healthcare industry

Education

Graduated from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
Certified Public Accountant
Pharmacist