Nihon M&A Center's New Book: 'Management Choices to Open the Future: M&A Strategies to Overcome Crises and Protect Your Company and Family'
Nihon M&A Center Inc. announces the release of a new book by Suguru Miyake, President of its parent company, on April 15, 2026. The book presents M&A as a critical management strategy for Japanese SMEs to navigate major challenges like an aging demographic, labor shortages, and a shifting economic paradigm. It offers guidance for business owners, especially those of family businesses, on how to use M&A to ensure their company's survival and growth, thereby protecting their families and employees.
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Nihon M&A Center Inc. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / President: Naoki Takeuchi), a consolidated subsidiary of Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / President and CEO: Suguru Miyake), will release the book 'Management Choices to Open the Future: M&A Strategies to Overcome Crises and Protect Your Company and Family' (Nikkei BP / Nikkei Publishing) in bookstores nationwide from April 15, 2026.
Purpose and Background of the Book Publication
There are currently about 3.36 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Japan. Among them, about 1 million have managers over the age of 70. If there is no successor, these companies may be forced to close down, even if they are profitable.
In addition, the business environment surrounding SMEs is in the midst of a major paradigm shift due to labor shortages, the weak yen, and the rapid advancement of AI. Even if a successor exists, it is not easy to respond to these changes by simply extending the conventional business model.
In this context, M&A is attracting attention not only as a means of business succession but also as a crucial management strategy to achieve a company's survival and growth, and to protect the future of its employees, business partners, and family.
This book, authored by Suguru Miyake, President of Nihon M&A Center Holdings, who has long been involved in the development of Japan's M&A market for small and mid-sized companies, sounds an alarm for SME managers feeling a sense of crisis about the changing business environment, while offering hints for survival. Drawing from his own experience of overseeing a presidential change at Nihon M&A Center in his 70s, he proposes strategies, particularly for managers of family businesses, on how to protect their company and family, and the path to take to make choices without regret.
Book Overview
Title: Management Choices to Open the Future: M&A Strategies to Overcome Crises and Protect Your Company and Family
Author: Suguru Miyake, President and CEO, Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.
Publisher: Nikkei BP / Nikkei Publishing
Price: 1,760 yen (1,600 yen + tax)
Release Date: April 15, 2026
For more details: https://www.nihon-ma.co.jp/groups/publication/978-4296123544.html
Book Structure (Table of Contents)
Prologue: An Unprecedented Paradigm Shift Is Beginning
[Chapter 1] Now Is the Time to Think About Your Company's Future, The Path to Growth by Turning Crisis into an Ally
[Chapter 2] M&A Drives Growth for Regions and for Japan
[Chapter 3] M&A Has Become a Daily Management Tool
Case 1 [Acquiring Company]: The Case of CL Inc.
[Chapter 4] 'PMI' Determines the Success or Failure of M&A
Case 2 [Acquiring Company]: The Case of MIC Group Inc. (Comprehensive Printing Business)
[Chapter 5] A Business Transfer Is a Major Life Decision, So Be Cautious
Case 3 [Transferring Company]: The Case of Hana Holdings Inc. (Nursery School Management)
Case 4 [Transferring Company]: The Case of Nakamura Kougei Co., Ltd. (Custom Furniture Manufacturing and Sales)
[Chapter 6] The Future for You and Your Family Begins with the Transfer
[Chapter 7] The Conditions for Successful M&A
Epilogue: Please Be Happy
Author Introduction
Suguru Miyake
President and CEO, Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.
Born in 1952 in Kobe City. Graduated from the Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology. In 1991, he participated in the establishment of Nihon M&A Center. He has been involved in hundreds of M&A deals, establishing the 'know-how of SME M&A.'
He became President and CEO of Nihon M&A Center in 2008. From October 2021, he concurrently served as President and CEO of Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. following the transition to a holding company structure. In April 2024, he became Chairman and CEO of Nihon M&A Center.
In April 2025, he became Vice Chairman of the M&A Research Society, and in June, he became Representative Director of the Association of M&A Support Institutions.
【Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. (TSE Prime: 2127)】
Company Name: Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.
Head Office: 24th Floor, Tekko Building, 1-8-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Business Activities: Management of group companies, etc.
Established: April 1991
Locations: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Okinawa, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand (including locations of local subsidiaries and the consolidated subsidiary Nihon M&A Center)
【Nihon M&A Center Inc.】
Nihon M&A Center Inc. is a leading M&A brokerage company with the corporate philosophy of 'contributing to the survival and development of companies through M&A services,' and has a track record of supporting over 10,000 M&A deals since its founding. The company is deepening its collaboration with accounting firms, regional financial institutions, megabanks, and securities companies to accelerate the creation of consultation opportunities for business succession and M&A, and to strengthen matching. It has 7 domestic offices, 16 satellite offices, and 5 overseas locations (local subsidiaries of Nihon M&A Center Holdings).
◆Guinness World Records™ Certification for Number of M&A Deals Completed◆
Official Record Name: 'Most M&A financial advisory services deals completed by a company'
(Target year 2024, 1,088 deals handled)
【Contact for this matter】
Nihon M&A Center Inc. Public Relations pr@nihon-ma.co.jp
Purpose and Background of the Book Publication
There are currently about 3.36 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Japan. Among them, about 1 million have managers over the age of 70. If there is no successor, these companies may be forced to close down, even if they are profitable.
In addition, the business environment surrounding SMEs is in the midst of a major paradigm shift due to labor shortages, the weak yen, and the rapid advancement of AI. Even if a successor exists, it is not easy to respond to these changes by simply extending the conventional business model.
In this context, M&A is attracting attention not only as a means of business succession but also as a crucial management strategy to achieve a company's survival and growth, and to protect the future of its employees, business partners, and family.
This book, authored by Suguru Miyake, President of Nihon M&A Center Holdings, who has long been involved in the development of Japan's M&A market for small and mid-sized companies, sounds an alarm for SME managers feeling a sense of crisis about the changing business environment, while offering hints for survival. Drawing from his own experience of overseeing a presidential change at Nihon M&A Center in his 70s, he proposes strategies, particularly for managers of family businesses, on how to protect their company and family, and the path to take to make choices without regret.
Book Overview
Title: Management Choices to Open the Future: M&A Strategies to Overcome Crises and Protect Your Company and Family
Author: Suguru Miyake, President and CEO, Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.
Publisher: Nikkei BP / Nikkei Publishing
Price: 1,760 yen (1,600 yen + tax)
Release Date: April 15, 2026
For more details: https://www.nihon-ma.co.jp/groups/publication/978-4296123544.html
Book Structure (Table of Contents)
Prologue: An Unprecedented Paradigm Shift Is Beginning
[Chapter 1] Now Is the Time to Think About Your Company's Future, The Path to Growth by Turning Crisis into an Ally
[Chapter 2] M&A Drives Growth for Regions and for Japan
[Chapter 3] M&A Has Become a Daily Management Tool
Case 1 [Acquiring Company]: The Case of CL Inc.
[Chapter 4] 'PMI' Determines the Success or Failure of M&A
Case 2 [Acquiring Company]: The Case of MIC Group Inc. (Comprehensive Printing Business)
[Chapter 5] A Business Transfer Is a Major Life Decision, So Be Cautious
Case 3 [Transferring Company]: The Case of Hana Holdings Inc. (Nursery School Management)
Case 4 [Transferring Company]: The Case of Nakamura Kougei Co., Ltd. (Custom Furniture Manufacturing and Sales)
[Chapter 6] The Future for You and Your Family Begins with the Transfer
[Chapter 7] The Conditions for Successful M&A
Epilogue: Please Be Happy
Author Introduction
Suguru Miyake
President and CEO, Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.
Born in 1952 in Kobe City. Graduated from the Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology. In 1991, he participated in the establishment of Nihon M&A Center. He has been involved in hundreds of M&A deals, establishing the 'know-how of SME M&A.'
He became President and CEO of Nihon M&A Center in 2008. From October 2021, he concurrently served as President and CEO of Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. following the transition to a holding company structure. In April 2024, he became Chairman and CEO of Nihon M&A Center.
In April 2025, he became Vice Chairman of the M&A Research Society, and in June, he became Representative Director of the Association of M&A Support Institutions.
【Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. (TSE Prime: 2127)】
Company Name: Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.
Head Office: 24th Floor, Tekko Building, 1-8-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Business Activities: Management of group companies, etc.
Established: April 1991
Locations: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Okinawa, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand (including locations of local subsidiaries and the consolidated subsidiary Nihon M&A Center)
【Nihon M&A Center Inc.】
Nihon M&A Center Inc. is a leading M&A brokerage company with the corporate philosophy of 'contributing to the survival and development of companies through M&A services,' and has a track record of supporting over 10,000 M&A deals since its founding. The company is deepening its collaboration with accounting firms, regional financial institutions, megabanks, and securities companies to accelerate the creation of consultation opportunities for business succession and M&A, and to strengthen matching. It has 7 domestic offices, 16 satellite offices, and 5 overseas locations (local subsidiaries of Nihon M&A Center Holdings).
◆Guinness World Records™ Certification for Number of M&A Deals Completed◆
Official Record Name: 'Most M&A financial advisory services deals completed by a company'
(Target year 2024, 1,088 deals handled)
【Contact for this matter】
Nihon M&A Center Inc. Public Relations pr@nihon-ma.co.jp