Integroup Supports Business Transfer of Recruitment Agency Specializing in Sustainability Talent
Integroup has facilitated the acquisition of Grace Co., Ltd., a recruitment agency specializing in sustainability professionals, by Massmedian Co., Ltd. The founders of Grace decided to transfer the business due to the aging of the management team and the lack of a successor. An interview detailing their decision and post-M&A experience is now available on the Integroup website.
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Integroup Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomoki Kagoya; hereinafter "the Company") has supported the business transfer of Grace Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Etsuko Yasui), a recruitment agency specializing in sustainability talent. Representative Yasui and Executive Director Ogawa decided to transfer the company due to the aging of the management team and the lack of a successor. The acquiring company is a firm specializing in recruitment for the mass media industry. An interview article detailing the reasons behind Yasui and Ogawa's decision to transfer the company and their current status following the M&A has been published on our website.
[Image: From left: Koya Hashiyama of Integroup, Etsuko Yasui, Representative Director of Grace Co., Ltd., and Fumiyo Ogawa, Executive Director]
▼ Please see here for details of the interview:
https://www.integroup.jp/trackrecord/interview/tokyo-sustainability-recruitment-agency/
▼ Please see here for past M&A closing interview articles:
https://www.integroup.jp/trackrecord/interview/
■ Transferring Company
Company Name: Grace Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Date of Establishment: December 1995
Representative: Etsuko Yasui, Representative Director
Business Description: Operation of "Eco-Riku," a recruitment service for the environment and sustainability sector
URL: https://www.grace-e.co.jp/
*Merged with Massmedian Co., Ltd. on March 31, 2026
■ Acquiring Company
Company Name: Massmedian Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Date of Establishment: December 2001
Representative: Hideaki Sakai, Representative Director
Business Description: Recruitment services specializing in marketing, creative, digital, and public relations fields
URL: https://www.massmedian.co.jp/
[About Integroup Inc.]
An M&A brokerage firm established in 2007. It is one of the largest M&A brokerage firms in Japan operating on a full success-fee basis.
The company has a proven track record of numerous M&A transactions for clients including listed companies, small and medium-sized owner-managed businesses, and PE funds.
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market on June 18, 2024.
Company Name: Integroup Inc.
Headquarters: Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building 26F, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Date of Establishment: June 2007
Representative: Tomoki Kagoya, Representative Director
Business Description: M&A brokerage
URL: https://www.integroup.jp/
[Image: From left: Koya Hashiyama of Integroup, Etsuko Yasui, Representative Director of Grace Co., Ltd., and Fumiyo Ogawa, Executive Director]
▼ Please see here for details of the interview:
https://www.integroup.jp/trackrecord/interview/tokyo-sustainability-recruitment-agency/
▼ Please see here for past M&A closing interview articles:
https://www.integroup.jp/trackrecord/interview/
■ Transferring Company
Company Name: Grace Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Date of Establishment: December 1995
Representative: Etsuko Yasui, Representative Director
Business Description: Operation of "Eco-Riku," a recruitment service for the environment and sustainability sector
URL: https://www.grace-e.co.jp/
*Merged with Massmedian Co., Ltd. on March 31, 2026
■ Acquiring Company
Company Name: Massmedian Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Date of Establishment: December 2001
Representative: Hideaki Sakai, Representative Director
Business Description: Recruitment services specializing in marketing, creative, digital, and public relations fields
URL: https://www.massmedian.co.jp/
[About Integroup Inc.]
An M&A brokerage firm established in 2007. It is one of the largest M&A brokerage firms in Japan operating on a full success-fee basis.
The company has a proven track record of numerous M&A transactions for clients including listed companies, small and medium-sized owner-managed businesses, and PE funds.
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market on June 18, 2024.
Company Name: Integroup Inc.
Headquarters: Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building 26F, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Date of Establishment: June 2007
Representative: Tomoki Kagoya, Representative Director
Business Description: M&A brokerage
URL: https://www.integroup.jp/