[New Project] "On-Site After M&A," Featuring Employees Sharing Their M&A Aspirations and Changes, is Now Live!

M&A Capital Partners Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO Satoru Nakamura) is pleased to announce the launch of "On-Site After M&A," a new project that interviews employees of companies that have experienced M&A. This is the first project of its kind in the M&A industry. Currently, the "PMI (Post Merger Integration)" domain is becoming increasingly important in "SME M&A." This new project, the first in the M&A industry, aims to convey the realistic on-site situations after M&A, which are crucial for PMI. What is "On-Site After M&A"? This content conveys the aspirations for M&A and the changes in the company after the transaction through interviews with employees of companies that have experienced M&A. While much information about M&A is presented from a management perspective, this project focuses on each individual employee working on-site, introducing the realities and changes after M&A from multiple perspectives. We will carefully deliver the events that are actually happening on-site after M&A, such as changes in the working environment and values, feelings of confusion, and positive sentiments, in the employees' own words. **First Installment: Minzoku Kōgei Co., Ltd. (In 2024, completed share transfer to PINECONE Holdings Co., Ltd.)** Minzoku Kōgei Co., Ltd., founded 50 years ago, has been delivering ritualistic craft items for shrines nationwide from Nagasaki Prefecture. The business continues by delivering catalogs to over 10,000 shrines nationwide and building its unique distribution channels. In 2024, it joined the PINECONE Holdings Co., Ltd. group through a share transfer from the founding owner. However, all members of the company, without exception, are promoting organizational reforms under the new management system, led by the president, which has been in place since before joining the group. To convey the thoughts and changes of people working at Minzoku Kōgei Co., Ltd. after the M&A, two content pieces have been released: "Interview with the New Management Team" and "Employee Roundtable Discussion." ▼Click here for the interview article "Their Choices" as of July 2024: https://www.ma-cp.com/case/success/91/ **New Management Interview** We interviewed the new management team, who feel that "employees who were passive have changed their perspective" due to M&A. ▼Please click here to view the new management interview article. **→**https://www.ma-cp.com/magazine/special/special/67/ **Employee Roundtable Discussion** What impact has the M&A had on the employees who support the on-site operations of Minzoku Kōgei, the transferring company? We deliver the proceedings of a roundtable discussion with 8 participants from various departments such as General Affairs/Accounting, Sales, Shipping, and Planning. ▼Please click here to view the employee roundtable discussion. **→**https://www.ma-cp.com/magazine/special/special/66/ ▼Please click here to view the interview "Their Choices" with managers who have chosen the inheritance and development of their business through M&A: https://www.ma-cp.com/case/success/ **[Contact Information Regarding This Matter]** M&A Capital Partners Co., Ltd. Public Relations Office, Ayaka Takeda Phone: 03-6770-4305 Email: pr@ma-cp.com