Announcement Regarding Change in Representative Director at Nextnavi, Nihon M&A Center Group

We hereby announce the following changes in representative directors at Nextnavi Co., Ltd. ("Nextnavi"), an equity-method affiliate of our company (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).

Details

Change in Representative Director of Nextnavi Co., Ltd., an equity-method affiliate of our company (effective June 29, 2026)

Name

New Position

Previous Position

Yusuke Seya

Representative Director, President

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Yoshiharu Amemori

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Representative Director, President

Nextnavi was established in August 2016 as a joint venture by Nihon M&A Center and Aoyama Zaisan Networks Co., Ltd., a company that supports business succession for family members and employees, as well as asset succession. Guided by its corporate philosophy of "Successfully achieving business succession and enriching life thereafter," Nextnavi provides comprehensive consulting services related to business succession and asset utilization.

Yusuke Seya, the new Representative Director and President, previously served as an M&A consultant at Nihon M&A Center and currently serves as General Manager of the Customer Success Promotion Department. In this role, he oversees the operation of M&A closing ceremonies and production of "The WAY," a series featuring entrepreneurs' life stories, as well as quality improvement and talent development initiatives driven by customer feedback.

With this management change, Nextnavi will strengthen its integrated support system, accompanying clients throughout the entire process—from preliminary planning for capital policy and group restructuring in business succession to post-sale and post-succession support for owners' asset management and life planning. This enhanced framework aims to support not only M&A closings but also their long-term success. Mr. Amemori, who is stepping down as President, will continue to serve as Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of the Capital Markets Division at Nihon M&A Center, dedicating his efforts to advancing the company's Pro Market listing support business.

Profile of the New Representative Director and President: Yusuke Seya

After working at a foreign financial institution, Mr. Seya joined Nihon M&A Center and became a founding member of its industry-focused business division (currently the Regional Industry Strategy Division). Since 2012, he has successfully facilitated numerous friendly M&A and business successions across mid-sized, small, and listed companies, primarily in the healthcare and IT sectors. Having closed over 100 deals, he has been actively engaged in M&A advisory and management roles for more than 13 years, establishing himself as one of Japan's leading M&A practitioners.

Starting in the 2026 fiscal year, he will serve as General Manager of the Customer Success Promotion Department at Nihon M&A Center, driving quality improvement, talent development, and employee satisfaction initiatives based on customer feedback. As President of Nextnavi, he aims to institutionalize seamless support spanning the pre- and post-M&A phases, closely accompanying transferring owners in building fulfilling post-succession lives.

Through extensive involvement in business successions for owner-managers at Nihon M&A Center, Mr. Seya has become deeply convinced that "the true measure of success lies in how richly one can live after succession." Nextnavi's vision of achieving the "three pillars of success"—in business, business succession, and asset succession—embodies precisely this belief. By providing neutral, holistic consulting before succession and diverse services to enrich life afterward, Nextnavi aims to become a unique, lifelong partner dedicated to the happiness of entrepreneurs and their families.

The Nihon M&A Center Group celebrated its 35th anniversary in April 2026. The company positions this milestone as an opportunity for "second founding," and will continue strengthening its business foundation and enhancing the value it provides, aiming for further growth and success.

[Nextnavi Co., Ltd.]

Company Name: Nextnavi Co., Ltd.

Head Office: 24F, Tekkou Building, 1-8-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Business: Comprehensive consulting services for business succession and post-succession support

Founded: August 2016

Shareholders: Nihon M&A Center Holdings Co., Ltd.: 50%, Aoyama Zaisan Networks Co., Ltd.: 50%

Executive Officers:

Representative Director, President: Yusuke Seya

Representative Director, Vice President: Daisuke Tawada

Director: Masazumi Hasumi

Takashi Miyake

Kaoru Nakagawa

Hiroyoshi Hata

Michihiro Nagasaka

[Nihon M&A Center Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE Prime: 2127)]

Company Name: Nihon M&A Center Holdings Co., Ltd.

Head Office: 24F, Tekkou Building, 1-8-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Business: Management and oversight of group companies

Founded: April 1991

Offices: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Okinawa, Singapore, Indonesia,

Vietnam, Malaysia

(Including local subsidiaries and consolidated subsidiaries of Nihon M&A Center)

[Inquiries regarding this announcement]

Public Relations, Nihon M&A Center Holdings Co., Ltd. pr@nihon-ma.co.jp