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- Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. (TSE: 2127), the parent company of Nihon M&A Center Inc., operates as Japan's leading provider of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) brokerage and support services primarily targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); its core offerings encompass M&A intermediation including marketing, company valuation, buyer proposals, negotiations, and contract execution; post-merger integration (PMI) consulting through Japan PMI Consulting Inc.; business succession and growth strategy advisory; capital policy and management buyout (MBO) support; corporate valuation services via Corporate Value Laboratory Inc.; private equity fund management through Japan Investment Fund Inc. and Japan Private Equity Co., Ltd. in joint ventures with the Development Bank of Japan; search fund operations via Search Fund Japan, Inc.; human resources development including DX talent services by Nihon DX Human Resources Center Inc.; internet-based matching for micro-enterprises via Batonz Co., Ltd.; and after-sales consulting for sell-side owners through Next Navi Inc. The company maintains an extensive network of alliances with 308 accounting firms, 95 regional banks, 212 Shinkin banks, and over 1,000 board members across regional M&A centers as of March 2024, facilitating over 9,000 M&A deals closed historically and 1,146 transactions in FY2023 alone, with a growing emphasis on cross-border deals particularly in ASEAN nations. Founded in April 1991 by Yasuhiro Wakebayashi and headquartered at 24F Tekko Building, 1-8-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. conducts operations across Japan through seven regional offices and 17 satellite locations, plus international presence via subsidiaries and representative offices in Singapore (established April 2016), Indonesia (October 2019), Vietnam (February 2020), Malaysia (March 2020 and full company December 2021), Thailand (November 2021 representative and January 2024 company), and an investment in Korea M&A Exchange Co., Ltd. Recent strategic developments include the reorganization in October 2021 to establish the holding company structure; the formation in 2024 of Asean to Global Capital (AtoG Capital), a subsidiary fund management firm to drive ASEAN expansion and cross-border M&A with initial partnerships in Malaysia such as with CK MAC Global Sdn Bhd; and a February 2025 capital and business alliance with Bring Out Inc. to integrate AI-powered dialogue analytics for enhancing M&A deal closure rates, employee productivity, and data-driven advisory independent of individual expertise. The group aspires to become the top global integrated M&A company, evidenced by its inclusion in indices like MSCI World and JPX-Nikkei 400, Guinness World Record for most M&A transactions in 2023 (1,067 deals), and consistent profitability with dividends since its second year.