Creating 'Strong Japanese Companies' and Evolving from the M&A Industry to a 'World-Class Investment Bank'
Ahead of its 20th anniversary, M&A Capital Partners has announced its dream of evolving from the M&A industry into a 'world-class investment bank.' The company aims to contribute to the Japanese economy by continuing to solve Japan's 'business succession problem' and creating 'strong Japanese companies.'
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M&A Capital Partners Co., Ltd. (hereafter 'MACP'; Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO Satoru Nakamura) endorses April Dream, a project to make April 1st a day for sharing dreams. This press release is MACP's dream.
**M&A Capital Partners, thanks to you, celebrates its 20th anniversary**
**Tackling the 'business succession problem,' a challenge for the Japanese economy, since its founding**
MACP will celebrate its 20th anniversary in October 2025. Since its establishment in 2005, it has continuously worked to solve the domestic 'business succession problem.'
The so-called '2025 problem,' where approximately 1.27 million small and medium-sized enterprises were projected to be without a successor by 2025, saw that target year pass last year.
While the need for M&A as a form of third-party succession was expected to become more apparent, with the number of M&A deals involving domestic companies exceeding 5,000 annually in 2025 and M&A gaining public acceptance despite its once negative image, the number of business closures has reached nearly 70,000.
**Promoting the health of the M&A industry as a leading company**
**Advocating for 'Correct M&A' to make 'M&A' more accessible**
In recent years, the environment surrounding 'M&A' has changed dramatically. As the 'business succession problem' became more prominent, the number of 'M&A support institutions' increased to over 3,000. On the other hand, there has been a series of reports on M&A troubles, including the 'malicious buyer problem.'
MACP, as a managing member of the 'M&A Support Institutions Association,' along with the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, has been central to implementing measures to address guidelines and the causes of trouble, and we can feel that these are permeating the entire industry.
To solve the 'successor shortage problem,' making 'M&A' more accessible is extremely important. As a leading company in the M&A industry...
**M&A Capital Partners, thanks to you, celebrates its 20th anniversary**
**Tackling the 'business succession problem,' a challenge for the Japanese economy, since its founding**
MACP will celebrate its 20th anniversary in October 2025. Since its establishment in 2005, it has continuously worked to solve the domestic 'business succession problem.'
The so-called '2025 problem,' where approximately 1.27 million small and medium-sized enterprises were projected to be without a successor by 2025, saw that target year pass last year.
While the need for M&A as a form of third-party succession was expected to become more apparent, with the number of M&A deals involving domestic companies exceeding 5,000 annually in 2025 and M&A gaining public acceptance despite its once negative image, the number of business closures has reached nearly 70,000.
**Promoting the health of the M&A industry as a leading company**
**Advocating for 'Correct M&A' to make 'M&A' more accessible**
In recent years, the environment surrounding 'M&A' has changed dramatically. As the 'business succession problem' became more prominent, the number of 'M&A support institutions' increased to over 3,000. On the other hand, there has been a series of reports on M&A troubles, including the 'malicious buyer problem.'
MACP, as a managing member of the 'M&A Support Institutions Association,' along with the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, has been central to implementing measures to address guidelines and the causes of trouble, and we can feel that these are permeating the entire industry.
To solve the 'successor shortage problem,' making 'M&A' more accessible is extremely important. As a leading company in the M&A industry...