Funai Soken Agata FAS to Hold Online Seminar on M&A and Performance Improvement for Golf Driving Ranges Starting July 22; Digest Video Also Released on YouTube.

[Digest Video Here] Please watch from the following URL. URL: https://youtu.be/Ml0aTcTxtcM

Funai Soken Agata FAS Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Takashi Mitsuda) will hold an online seminar on how to improve the performance of golf driving ranges acquired through M&A on July 22, August 6, and August 12, 2026. The seminar is aimed at businesses considering diversification and M&A in the golf driving range industry, which continues to shrink. Speakers will include Akihiko Okutomi, Representative Director of Kagohara Golf Co., Ltd., who has taken over multiple facilities through M&A, and experts from our company and Funai Soken.

Prior to the seminar, Funai Soken Agata FAS released a digest video of approximately 5 minutes on its official YouTube channel, allowing potential attendees to preview the content. You can check the content in the video first, and if you are interested, you can apply for the seminar.

Watch the Digest Video

Key Points of This Release

An online seminar will be held on three dates in July-August 2026, where a business owner who has practiced performance improvement for golf driving ranges acquired through M&A and experts will explain specific methods.

Topics covered include: "Calculation of transfer price including goodwill," "Synergy between outdoor golf driving ranges and other businesses," "Relationship building after M&A with a focus on people," "Criteria for judging growth potential," and "Realization of conglomerate management."

A digest video of approximately 5 minutes, allowing attendees to preview the seminar content, has been released. Akihiko Okutomi, president of Kagohara Golf, who will be speaking, discusses his approach to M&A in a shrinking industry.

Points You Can Learn in This Seminar

1 Method for calculating the appropriate transfer price, including "goodwill"

Kagohara Golf's approach to presenting their desired transfer price, with respect for the current management.

2 Synergy effects between outdoor golf driving ranges and other businesses

How to create synergistic effects by integrating indoor golf, fitness, cafes, and golf equipment businesses.

3 Post-acquisition relationship building based on M&A practice with a focus on "people"

Respect for the employees of the acquired company and active appointment of regular employees to management positions.

4 Kagohara Golf's criteria for calculating the "growth potential" of performance

A perspective to assess the potential of a facility to remain in the region, not just for scale expansion.

5 Realization of conglomerate management

Know-how for business diversification with the concept of "providing space" that can be enjoyed for 2-3 hours, once or twice a week.

Speakers

Akihiko Okutomi, Representative Director and President, Kagohara Golf Co., Ltd.

Michimitsu Okuno, Director, Funai Soken Agata FAS Co., Ltd.

Naofumi Iwasa, Leader, Funai Soken Co., Ltd.

Seminar Outline

[Title] How Kagohara Golf Co., Ltd. Improves the Performance of Facilities Acquired Through M&A?

Specific methods will be fully disclosed.

[Format] Online

[Date and Time] *Each session covers the same content. Please choose the date and time that is convenient for you.

- July 22, 2026 (Wed) 10:00-13:00 / 13:30-16:30

- August 6, 2026 (Thu) 10:00-13:00 / 13:30-16:30

- August 12, 2026 (Wed) 10:00-13:00 / 13:30-16:30

[Participation Fee] 11,000 yen (tax included) per person

[Target Audience] Operators of outdoor golf driving ranges

(Those interested in M&A, aiming for performance improvement, etc.)

[How to Apply] Please check the details on the special page below and apply.

URL: https://ma.funaisoken.co.jp/seminar/kagohara-golf-sama-ma-shisetsu-2026

*Request to potential attendees*

This seminar is an "additional broadcast" with the same content as the seminar held in April 2026, which was well-received. We kindly ask that those who have attended in the past be aware that the content will be repeated.

About Funai Soken Agata FAS

Funai Soken Agata FAS is a comprehensive FAS company jointly established by the Funai Soken Group (Funai Soken Holdings: listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange), one of Japan's largest consulting firms, and Agata Global Management Group, a group of financial and tax professionals.

Business Activities: M&A Advisory, Business Succession Advisory, Due Diligence, etc.

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Inquiries Regarding This Matter

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