Business succession platform covering everything from identifying M&A opportunities to management execution

「The Manufacturing Business Succession Platform refers to our proprietary framework comprising 3 foundations: a. M&A execution foundation (investment), b. management control foundation (development), and c. manufacturing foundation (nurturing), providing all solutions required for business succession through a one-stop service.」

「To turn Japan's mid-sized and small manufacturing companies into world-class 100-year companies through business succession via M&A, we are building a Manufacturing Business Succession Platform comprising 3 foundations: M&A execution, management control and manufacturing, as a total-solutions company for business succession.」

「During the consolidated fiscal year, レディーバード joined our Group, marking our entry into the beauty tech market. Going forward, we will use the expertise of Group companies to further enhance the design of the final products provided by the company and expand into higher-value-added product areas.」

「We are actively advancing business management support services, including revitalization-oriented business succession support services focused on manufacturing companies and financial advisory services. In particular, the increase in the number of financial advisory engagements contributed to higher revenue and profit. We also received fees from management services provided for the Japan Manufacturing Business Succession Fund 1 Investment Limited Partnership, formed in February 2023.」

「We have long focused on identifying and developing potential deals in order to respond swiftly to business succession issues. We have actively advanced corporate management support, including revitalization-focused business succession support services centered on manufacturing companies and financial advisory services, and the number of financial advisory engagements completed has increased. We also began receiving management fees from the “Japan Manufacturing Business Succession Fund No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership,” formed in February 2023.」

「The establishment of the Japan Manufacturing Business Succession Fund 1 Investment Limited Partnership, a joint fund of Serendip Financial Services and the SBI Shinsei Bank Group, generated fees from management services.」

「Since the previous consolidated fiscal year, we have focused on identifying and developing potential deals in anticipation of the post-listing period, in order to respond swiftly to business succession issues. Following the listing, we have continued to actively advance corporate management support, including business succession support services focused on manufacturing companies undergoing operational revitalization and financial advisory services, through business alliances with financial institutions and others that we have built over time. During the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, we executed the first joint investment under these business alliances and recorded financial advisory revenue, resulting in a substantial reduction in the segment loss.」

「Since the previous consolidated fiscal year, we have focused on identifying and developing deals in order to respond flexibly to business succession issues and in preparation for the post-listing period. Following the listing, we have also actively advanced business management support services, including revitalization-oriented business succession support services focused on manufacturing companies and financial advisory services, through business alliances with financial institutions and others that we have built over time.」

「With the aim of maximizing and protecting the enterprise value of the entire Group, we will work to strengthen the functions of the business succession platform (Note 2), as well as governance, risk management, compliance and information security, and to thoroughly enhance related training.」

「Since the previous consolidated fiscal year, we have focused on identifying and developing potential deals in anticipation of the post-listing period, in order to respond swiftly to business succession issues. Following the listing, we have continued to actively advance corporate management support, including business succession support services focused on manufacturing companies undergoing operational revitalization and financial advisory services, through business alliances with financial institutions and others that we have built over time.」

「Since the previous consolidated fiscal year, we have focused on identifying and developing potential deals in anticipation of the post-listing period, in order to respond swiftly to business succession issues. Following the listing, we have continued to actively advance corporate management support, including business succession support services focused on manufacturing companies undergoing operational revitalization and financial advisory services, through business alliances with financial institutions and others that we have built over time.」

「We have focused on identifying and developing deals in preparation for the post-listing period. Following the listing, we have also actively advanced business management support services, including revitalization-oriented business succession support services focused on manufacturing companies and financial advisory services, through business alliances with financial institutions and others that we have built over time.」

「We will work to strengthen the functions of the business succession platform, as well as governance, risk management, compliance and information security, and to thoroughly enhance related training.」