More than 20 years of M&A advisory experience since 2000 in the origination/execution of cross-border/domestic transactions
He joined Frontier Management in March 2020. Before then he was with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Tokyo), SMBC Nikko Securities (Tokyo and Hong Kong), Sagent Advisors Inc. (NY based investment bank focused on M&A advisory), Daiwa Securities America Inc. (New York), Daiwa Securities SMBC (Tokyo)

Selected M&A transaction advisory experience as below.

〈Domestic Transactions〉
・Infroneer Holdings’ acquisition of Japan Wind Development from Bain Capital
・Carlyle’s acquisition of Totoku Electric
・Sado Steam Ship’s private placement of common shares to Michinori Holdings
・Acquisition of remaining stakes in a major credit card company by a Megabank from a major telecom company
・Integration of regional banks (share exchange)
・Sale of minority stakes in a credit card company by a Megabank (Tender offer, share buy-back)
・Advice to a Mega bank on the integration of regional banks (Tender offer, Share exchange)
・Implementation of the asset-light model by a golf operating company through a listed Business Trust
・Sale of a golf course company by a major chemical company (under Civil Rehabilitation Act)
・Establishment of a JV between major chemical companies
・TOB for shares of a listed chemical company by a major chemical company
・Acquisition of equity stakes in an energy company from a major chemical company by a major trading company
・Establishment of a joint venture between a major chemical company and a major pharmaceutical company
・Capital and business alliance between Tokyo Gas and Revnova through the private placement

〈Cross-border Transactions〉
・Sojitz’s acquisition of DaiTanViet Joint Stock Company (New Viet Dairy)
・Acquisition of a subsidiary in Japan from a major US auto parts company by a Japanese insulation and sealing materials manufacturer
・Acquisition of an auto parts business in Czech Republic by a Japanese auto parts manufacturer from a major Swedish manufacturing company
・Acquisition of a trust bank in Japan from a major French financial group by a Megabank
・Acquisition of a golf equipment company in the US from a US sporting goods company by a major Japanese sporting goods company
・Acquisition of a bearing business from a US bearing manufacturer by a major Japanese machinery and auto parts manufacturing company
・Acquisition of a major glass manufacturing company in the UK by a major Japanese glass manufacturing company
・Sale of a French diagnostic imaging equipment manufacturer to a Japanese medical device manufacturer by a UK PE fund
・Investment by a Japanese trading company in a South African resource company
・Takeover defense of a Japanese listed company against a hostile TOB by a US activist fund
・Acquisition of a Japanese coin and bill validation devices manufacturer by a US conglomerate
・Acquisition of a PTFE fiber business of a major US chemical company by a major Japanese chemical company
・Acquisition of remaining stakes in a joint venture from a major US manufacturer of electronic control systems and automation equipment by a major Japanese metal products manufacturer