M&A Navi to Host Free Seminar on Business Succession for Manufacturing Owners Without Successors on May 28

M&A Navi Inc., a company providing M&A technology services, will host a free seminar titled “For Manufacturing Business Owners Who Cannot Find a Successor: A Listed Group That Has Taken Over 15 Companies Explains How to Find a Successor and the Full Process Through Transfer” from 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The seminar will feature Michinari Igawa, Director and Executive Vice President of Seiwa Holdings, as guest speaker. It is intended for manufacturing business owners facing management succession and successor issues, and will be held in a hybrid format at STATION Ai in Nagoya and online. Seiwa Holdings has taken over a total of 15 manufacturing companies since 2019 and was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in March 2026 under securities code 523A. In this seminar, Executive Vice President Igawa will discuss the overall picture of the group’s M&A strategy, including how it found and decided to take over those 15 companies. He will also explain the types of companies the group hopes to meet next, from the perspectives of finance, technology, human resources, and region. Event overview: Date and time: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Format: Hybrid, with in-person attendance and online streaming Capacity: 10 in-person participants; no limit for online participants Venue: STATION Ai Address: 1-2-32 Tsurumai, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Streaming tool: Zoom, delivered in webinar mode Speaker: Michinari Igawa, Director and Executive Vice President, Seiwa Holdings Inc. Moderator: Yuji Yamada, M&A Navi Inc. Participation fee: Free Notes: If applications exceed the in-person capacity, participants will be selected by lottery. Those not selected may still join online. Participation is limited to business owners. Companies in the same industry may be declined participation. Online participants may join without turning on their camera or microphone. Speaker profile: Michinari Igawa is Director and Executive Vice President of Seiwa Holdings Inc. After working at a major trading company and a major consulting firm, he joined Seiwa Holdings. He currently leads IPO initiatives, oversees M&A transactions, and manages group financing as Executive Vice President. He also serves concurrently as President and Director of group company Sanyo Denko, promoting M&A that benefits all parties through a broad perspective and strong coordination capabilities. Background of the seminar: Manufacturing business owners often face difficult questions such as having no successor, worrying whether their company will be fairly valued, and not knowing whether they can meet a good buyer. Business succession is a challenging theme because it is hard to determine the right timing for a decision. The guest speaker, Michinari Igawa, is Executive Vice President of Seiwa Holdings, which listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in March 2026. Since 2019, the company has taken over a total of 15 manufacturing businesses. Its mission is to inherit small and medium-sized companies that would be too valuable to shut down and to build a manufacturing group that continues to be chosen. In this seminar, Igawa will frankly discuss the full picture of the group’s M&A strategy and the types of companies it hopes to meet next. By publicly explaining the kinds of companies the group wants to speak with from the perspectives of finance, technology, human resources, and region, the seminar is designed to help participants determine whether their own company could be a potential fit. This 90-minute seminar is especially intended for those who have not yet decided to sell their business but want to gather information in advance. Recommended for: Manufacturing business owners who are struggling with the absence of a successor and have begun considering transfer as an option Those who want to understand, based on realistic criteria, whether their company would be valued by buyers Those who are concerned about whether they can meet a good buyer and have not yet taken the step of seeking consultation Those who have no immediate plan to transfer their business but want to gather information for the future Those interested in the realities of business succession and PMI by a listed corporate group Company overview: Mission statement: Using technology to provide every business owner with freedom in M&A. Company name: M&A Navi Inc. Location: 5F, 1-8-12 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo President and Representative Director: Yusuke Takita