フロンティア・マネジメント株式会社

PROFESSIONALS

Yosinao Kawashima

Managing Director
M&A Advisory Department
Head of M&A Advisory Division
Head of Asia Section

M&A advisory
Manufacturing
Automobiles
Electronic devices / Material
Infrastructure
Real Estate / Construction

Career Summary

Joined Asahi Audit Corp. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC) in 1997. Worked at the Corporate Partnership Department of Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. (currently Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.) from 2006, consistently providing domestic and overseas M&A advisory services. Joined Frontier Management Inc. in 2022.
Has a track record of success in M&A deals with a range of schemes such as acquisitions (including unsolicited TOBs), sales, and management integration. Specializes in the execution of large-scale, complex deals.

Achievements

At Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd., he assisted in numerous deals such as the sale of a major listed appliance company held by a fund through a TOB, a merger between major steel companies, a post-corporate-split business integration between major non-ferrous metals companies, a business sale by a major machinery company, the acquisition of a US steel company by a major Japanese steel company, an investment in a listed Singapore company by a major steel trading company in Japan, the sale of an overseas equity stake by a major non-ferrous metals company, the acquisition of a German machinery company by a major Japanese machinery company, and the acquisition of an engineering company in the UK by a major machinery company in Japan.

At Frontier Management Inc., he has been involved in deals such as the purchase of shares of SUMIKO TEC , a subsidiary of Sumitomo Metal Mining , by MinebeaMitsumi , the acquisition of HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO as a wholly owned subsidiary through TOB by MinebeaMitsumi, the transition of SBI Shinsei Bank to a private company through a TOB by SBI Regional Bank Holdings , a subsidiary of SBI Holdings , the acquisition of Japan Wind Development from Bain Capital Japan by INFRONEER Holdings , and the acquisition of the ball screws and ball ways business of TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA by MinebeaMitsumi.

Expertise

Engaged in M&A advisory services in Japan and overseas for over 19 years, mainly for listed companies

Education

Graduated from the Faculty of Commerce, Otaru University of Commerce
Certified Public Accountant