Comprehensive Industry-Academia Collaboration with Kobe University on SME M&A Research and Education

「For the purpose of promoting SME M&A research and education, our company has entered into an “Agreement on Promoting Comprehensive Industry-Academia Collaboration Relating to SME M&A” with the Graduate School of Business Administration of Kobe University, a national university corporation.」

「For the purpose of promoting SME M&A research and education, our company has entered into an “Agreement on Promoting Comprehensive Industry-Academia Collaboration Relating to SME M&A” with the Graduate School of Business Administration of Kobe University, a national university corporation. This agreement is Japan’s only comprehensive industry-academia collaboration of its kind, combining research seeds developed by multiple laboratories within the Graduate School of Business Administration of Kobe University focusing on SMEs and small businesses with the business needs addressed by our Group, centered on SME M&A intermediary services and the associated platform, matching, share valuation, PMI and funds, thereby combining the full capabilities of both parties. As measures to strengthen this collaboration, we established the SME M&A Research and Education Center within the Graduate School of Business Administration and launched the top management course “M&A for SMEs.” We are conducting joint research on business consolidation and productivity improvements through innovation at SMEs and small businesses through M&A, supporting researchers involved in SME M&A and undertaking other initiatives to enable SMEs and small businesses to benefit from research results as soon as possible.」