Announcement Regarding Business Alliance with Kyoto Tax Accountant Cooperative

M&A Research Institute Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Akihiro Yabuki) announced that it has entered into a business alliance agreement with the Kyoto Tax Accountant Cooperative (Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture; Chairman: Toshiyuki Mori) as of June 1, 2026. According to a survey by Teikoku Databank, 45.7% of SMEs in Kyoto Prefecture face the issue of having no successor. In recent years, there has also been an increasing need for strategic M&A among SMEs aimed at improving productivity and maximizing corporate value. Against this backdrop, the partnership between our company and the Kyoto Tax Accountant Cooperative aims to strengthen the M&A support system for SMEs in the cooperative's business area, contributing to the survival and growth of companies and the revitalization of the regional economy. Through this alliance, tax accountants will be able to identify issues related to business succession and growth strategies for their clients at an early stage and, in collaboration with us, appropriately present M&A as an option. We will also build an end-to-end support system for both transferors and transferees, and by working with tax accountants who have built deep-rooted trust in the region, we will realize a system where clients can consider and execute M&A with greater peace of mind.