Integroup Supports Business Transfer of Auto Sales and Maintenance Company in Chiba Prefecture
Integroup Inc. successfully brokered the M&A transfer of Hanawa Shoji, an auto sales and maintenance firm in Chiba, to an SME-focused fund managed by Marathon Capital Partners, resolving a successor shortage issue.
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Integroup Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Tomoki Kagotani; hereinafter "the Company") has supported the transfer of Hanawa Shoji Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture; President: Hiroshi Oami), a company engaged in auto sales and maintenance in Chiba Prefecture. Founder and shareholder Yoichiro Hanawa decided to transfer the company due to the lack of a successor. The transferee is a company operating a fund specialized in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. An interview article detailing the reasons why Mr. Hanawa decided to transfer the company and the current situation after the M&A has been published on the Company's website.
▼ Please click here for the details of the interview:
https://www.integroup.jp/trackrecord/interview/chiba-car-maintenance/
▼ Please click here for past M&A success interview articles:
https://www.integroup.jp/trackrecord/interview/
■ Transferring Company
Company Name: Hanawa Shoji Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture
Established: November 1986
Representative: Hiroshi Oami, President and Representative Director
Business Operations: Vehicle inspections, maintenance, repair, sheet metal painting, new and used car sales, purchasing, and export
URL: http://www.autounic.com/
■ Acquiring Company
Company Name: Marathon Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Established: April 2021
Representative: Toshinori Ono, President and Representative Director
Business Operations: All operations associated with the formation, operation, and management of private equity funds
URL: https://www.marathoncapital.co.jp/
[About Integroup Inc.]
An M&A brokerage firm established in 2007.
▼ Please click here for the details of the interview:
https://www.integroup.jp/trackrecord/interview/chiba-car-maintenance/
▼ Please click here for past M&A success interview articles:
https://www.integroup.jp/trackrecord/interview/
■ Transferring Company
Company Name: Hanawa Shoji Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture
Established: November 1986
Representative: Hiroshi Oami, President and Representative Director
Business Operations: Vehicle inspections, maintenance, repair, sheet metal painting, new and used car sales, purchasing, and export
URL: http://www.autounic.com/
■ Acquiring Company
Company Name: Marathon Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Established: April 2021
Representative: Toshinori Ono, President and Representative Director
Business Operations: All operations associated with the formation, operation, and management of private equity funds
URL: https://www.marathoncapital.co.jp/
[About Integroup Inc.]
An M&A brokerage firm established in 2007.