Hiring, Developing and Retaining Specialized Personnel
First written in FY2018. 16 of 26 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-08-06.
- 2026-08-06AdvancedEarnings presentation
「In addition to the 72 people as of the end of July, 3 people are scheduled to join in September.」
The M&A advisory business continues aggressive consultant hiring and disclosed its headcount at the end of July and scheduled additional hires. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The 73-person increase in the number of employees from the previous fiscal year was due to an increase in personnel accompanying business expansion in the exhibition and M&A brokerage businesses, as well as an increase in personnel in the recruitment support business following the absorption merger of 株式会社リアライブ, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary, effective 1 October 2025.」
The number of employees at the filing company reached 234, reflecting disclosed increases in staffing associated with the expansion of its exhibitions and M&A brokerage businesses and the absorption-type merger with リアライブ. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, sales in the M&A brokerage business during the interim consolidated accounting period were ¥690.094 million, up 2.3% year on year. Profit was held back by costs incurred ahead of the resumption of new consultant hiring, which had been curtailed in the previous year, and segment profit was ¥100.010 million, down 56.5% year on year. The number of deals closed was 68, up 47.8% year on year.」
The Company resumed new hiring of M&A consultants, which had been curtailed in the previous year, and again expanded its workforce. While recruitment costs were incurred ahead of the associated benefits, the number of deals closed increased to 68. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The significant increase in the number of employees was due to an increase in hiring accompanying business expansion.」
The number of consolidated employees reached 225 at the end of March 2025, including 76 in the M&A brokerage business. The number of employees of the filing company also increased by 15 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 161. Recruitment and training are continuing as means of expanding the business. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period, we focused on developing sellers and buyers and closing deals, while working to establish the new training system and new KPI management method and to develop a strong workforce with high practical skills that could contribute immediately.」
For M&A consultants, the Company is working to establish the new training system and new KPI management method and develop personnel who can contribute immediately. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Company also conducted recruitment activities to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants, as it had in the previous fiscal year.」
Recruitment activities to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants are continuing. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the six-month consolidated cumulative period, the Company also conducted recruitment activities to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants, and these activities are progressing smoothly largely as planned.」
The Company stated that recruitment activities aimed at substantially increasing the number of M&A consultants are continuing and progressing smoothly largely as planned. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company seeks to maintain an organisational structure suited to the scale of its business. As it currently operates with a relatively small organisation, the impact on operating results and financial position would be relatively significant if a situation arose in which employees were lost. Accordingly, the Company is actively recruiting and providing training for both new graduates and mid-career hires.」
The number of employees increased by 28 from the end of the previous fiscal year to 114, and recruitment and training are continuing. The Company also presented a plan to increase the number of M&A consultants from 39 at the end of the fiscal year ending March 2023 to 57 at the end of the fiscal year ending March 2024. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, the Company also recruited personnel to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants, and recruitment is progressing smoothly largely as planned.」
The Company stated that recruitment to increase the number of M&A consultants is continuing and progressing smoothly largely as planned. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, the Company also recruited personnel to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants, and recruitment is progressing smoothly largely as planned.」
The Company continued recruitment to increase the number of M&A consultants during the fiscal year and stated that it is progressing smoothly largely as planned. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「With the development of the M&A consultant training structure completed, the Company focused on closing deals while continuing to recruit M&A consultants, as it had in the previous fiscal year.」
The completion of the M&A consultant training structure was explicitly stated, and recruitment is continuing. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Additional recruitment progressed largely as planned, bringing the number of consultants to 27 against a target of 31, or 31 including the 4 people who joined in April 2022.」
The number of M&A consultants increased, reaching the target of 31 including those who joined in April 2022. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As the training structure and systems introduced in the previous fiscal year took hold, mid-career M&A consultants became productive sooner than expected, resulting in a substantial increase in the number of deals closed to 98 during the nine-month period of the current fiscal year, up 71.9% year on year. The Company also conducted recruitment during the fiscal year to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants, and recruitment is progressing smoothly as planned.」
The M&A consultant training structure and systems took hold, contributing to the early productivity of mid-career hires and 98 deals closed. Recruitment to expand the workforce is also progressing as planned. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, we also recruited personnel to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants, and recruitment is progressing smoothly as planned.」
The Company stated that recruitment to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants is continuing and progressing smoothly as planned. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, we also recruited personnel to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants, and recruitment is progressing smoothly as planned.」
Recruitment aimed at substantially increasing the number of M&A consultants is progressing smoothly as planned. The development and systematisation of the training structure to enable mid-career hires to become productive quickly was also disclosed. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the third quarter accounting period, we conducted recruitment activities to substantially increase the number of M&A consultants, and these activities are progressing smoothly as planned.」
Recruitment activities aimed at substantially increasing the number of M&A consultants are progressing as planned. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, as the development and standardization of the M&A consultant training system, an issue carried over from the previous fiscal year, was largely completed, the number of completed deals increased substantially to 36 in the cumulative second-quarter period, double the number in the same period of the previous year.」
The development and systematisation of the training structure for M&A consultants, an issue carried over from the previous fiscal year, was largely completed. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We have worked to strengthen the training of M&A consultants in order to shorten the time required to close deals.」
The Company continues to strengthen consultant training, which was an issue in the previous fiscal year. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「To shorten the time required to close deals and strengthen consultant development, which were issues during the fiscal year, the Company changed its organisational structure so that Managing Director Hayami Takeshi (速水 健史), who launched the M&A brokerage business, became the director responsible for overseeing it. Under his leadership, the Company will develop its training structure and strengthen KPI management.」
Delays in consultant training emerged as an issue, and the Company indicated a policy of addressing it through a change in the responsible director, development of a training structure and rigorous KPI management. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We have increased the number of M&A consultants.」
The Company has increased its specialist consultants as a means of addressing M&A demand. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of employees increased by 13 from the end of the previous fiscal year, primarily as a result of hiring during the fiscal year to support business expansion.」
Hiring during the fiscal year to support business expansion increased the number of employees by 13 from the end of the previous fiscal year, advancing the expansion of the specialist workforce. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As personnel costs and promotional costs for exhibitions scheduled to be held from October 2018 onward were incurred ahead of the associated sales, following the expansion of the workforce, B2B sales were ¥237.778 million and the segment posted a loss of ¥8.228 million.」
The workforce was expanded, and the resulting increase in personnel costs was reflected in performance. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「We will actively recruit mid-career employees and work to secure personnel with specialised knowledge and experience, while strengthening training for employees hired as new graduates.」
The Company regards recruiting, training and retaining personnel to support its M&A, exhibition and new-area sales operations as an important issue.