Tetsuya Sano, Representative Director and CEOBy emphasizing collaboration and active listening, Growin’ Partners identifies each client’s unique challenges and aspirations, ensuring a thorough understanding of their individual circumstances. Central to its approach is the critical question, “What is the purpose of the M&A initiative?” This inquiry highlights its commitment to helping clients articulate the true objectives of their M&A efforts, ensuring alignment with longterm strategic goals while effectively navigating the complexities of the process.
Growin’ Partners excels in providing a seamless service model that offers clients comprehensive support throughout the entire M&A journey. Its tailored services are designed to align with client’s long-term business objectives, guiding them from strategy formulation and target company selection to deal structuring, due diligence, valuation, contract negotiations and post-merger integration (PMI).
Adept at formulating effective strategies, Growin’ Partners helps clients clarify their management and business objectives to improve bottom lines. Its robust deal origination capabilities, underpinned by extensive research and a strong network, enable it to identify and approach the most suitable target companies, significantly increasing the likelihood of successful outcomes.
Proficiency in designing optimal deal structures sets Growin’ Partners apart. It takes into account various regulatory and financial factors to ensure mutual benefits for both sellers and buyers.
As a reliable third-party valuation organization, Growin’ Partners offers fair and accurate valuations while assisting clients in constructing financial models and establishing key performance indicators. Its intangible asset assessment services further enhance its offerings, ensuring accurate allocation of acquisition costs and compliance with accounting standards.
Growin’ Partners supports clients in negotiating favorable contract terms, aligning the interests of both parties to achieve successful outcomes. Its specialized assistance during the PMI stage—including purchase price allocation and project management office support—ensures a seamless integration process following the acquisition.
With a proven track record of more than 700 successful M&A transactions since its founding, Growin’ Partners has solidified its reputation as a trusted advisor in the industry. Its consistent ranking in the “Japan Mid-Market M&A League Tables,” published by the London Stock Exchange Group, highlights its status as a top financial advisor for publicly announced transactions, a recognition it has maintained for 15 consecutive years.
The success of Growin’ Partners is driven by its diverse team of professionals from various backgrounds, including certified public accountants, financial experts and IT consultants. This melting pot of talent allows it to tackle client challenges from multiple perspectives, ensuring effective and comprehensive strategies customized to each specific circumstance.
Bridging the gap between management and operations, Growin’ Partners recognizes the differing needs of management and frontline employees. Addressing management issues directly, it crafts tailored solutions that facilitate management evolution while considering operational efficiency and feasibility. Fostering deep trust through a long-term consulting style, it particularly resonates with clients who have a strong sense of mission and societal impact, including listed corporate groups and private equity funds.
At Growin’ Partners, a steadfast commitment to client success drives impactful transformations and fosters lasting partnerships. Leveraging deep industry knowledge and a personalized approach, it empowers clients to manage the intricacies of M&A with confidence. This dedication aligns transactions with strategic goals and cultivates sustainable growth, enabling organizations to thrive in a competitive business landscape.
