Accelerate business growth and
transformation through M&As and
strategic reviews

GIP helps companies in times of change during
M&As and strategic reviews to increase corporate
value through solutions that can overcome the
increasingly complex challenges of management
by integrating M&A advisory,
strategy and financial
consulting,
nd HR consulting services

ServicesM&A Advisory

Our strengths are in the execution of highly complex transactions for
taking listed companies private, carving out businesses from
large enterprises, executing cross-border deals, and defending
against activists

Strategy &
Financial
Consulting

By providing comprehensive support from management strategy
to finance, we offer seamless solutions that include not only
strategy formulation but the impact on corporate value enhancement

Why GIP?

  • Comprehensive services for capital,
    management, and organization

    By ensuring the thorough functional integration of the M&A advisory, strategy and financial consulting,
    and HR consulting services, GIP can guide companies in times of change during M&As and strategic reviews
    to solutions from the capital, management, and organizational perspectives.

  • Support with true solutions that
    contribute to increase corporate value

    Teams of professionals with backgrounds and experience in investment banking, investment funds, and strategic
    consulting support the growth in corporate value through objective expert analysis as well as side-by-side support
    for presenting and executing solutions to identified issues.

  • Top quality advice on mid-cap deals

    The GIP team of professionals has a wealth of experience in highly technical transactions such as TOBs of listed
    firms, carve-outs, cross-border deals, and defense against activists, and the team can offer consistent quality
    in advising on mid-cap deals where there is a particular shortage of appropriate advisors.

Company Overview

About GIP

Company Name
GIP Co., Ltd.
Origin of Company Name
Global Intelligence Platform
Business Outline
Supporting companies in times of change during M&As and strategic reviews to enhance corporate value through solutions that can overcome the increasingly complex management issues by linking the M&A advisory, strategy and financial consulting, and HR consulting service functions.
Established
June 2023
Capital and Reserves
15 million yen
Number of Employees
30
Address
2F, Yusen Building, 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel. (rep.)
+81-3-6826-0219
Group company
Asia Business Creation Pte Ltd.
(M&A advisory firm based in Singapore)

Key Team Members

A team of professionals with a wealth of experience in leading transactions with investment banks and investment funds

  • Co-representative
    Akinori Yamamoto
    • Cofounded GIP after a career with GCA (now Houlihan Lokey) and J.P. Morgan Securities
    • Involved in more than 300 M&As in a career of more than 15 years in investment banking. Provided practical advice and hands-on support as a leader in diverse M&A and investment banking services, including cross-border and domestic M&As, carve-outs, and leveraged buyouts
    • Outside Director, ARE Holdings, Inc. (5857: TSE Prime)
    • Graduate of the Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo
  • Co-representative
    Satoru Masuda
    • Cofounded GIP after a career with Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory and Endeavour United
    • Highly versed in a wide range of financial advisory services, including infrastructure investment, support for carve-outs of noncore businesses, and financial due diligence, based on experience at Deloitte. Skilled in leading numerous private equity fund projects, including execution of seven investments, and hands-on management support and growth in value while serving as an outside director for investments. Has particular strengths in practical management support.
    • Graduate of the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, Certified Public Accountant
  • Senior Partner
    Hiroto Yamada
    • Joined GIP as a senior partner in 2024 after serving as the Japan representative of Greenhill Japan, Merrill Lynch Advisory Group head, and with Goldman Sachs and Crosspoint Advisors.
    • Developed a powerful global network built up over a 30-year investment banking career with a broad range of experience in M&A origination and execution.
    • Graduate of the Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo, and earned an MBA at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland
  • Managing Director
    Takahito Katsuyama
    • Joined GIP after a career with J.P. Morgan Securities and Jefferies Securities
    • Has experience in investment banking, including M&As and fundraising, chiefly in the energy and power fields. In the investment banking headquarters of Jefferies Securities, he launched the activism and hostile takeover bid defense advisory business in Japan and participated in numerous defensive projects as the first general manager. Established innovative defense practices that include responding to unfriendly takeover bids.
    • Graduate of the Faculty of Economics, Keio University

Credentials

An extensive track record of highly complex transactions including cross-border deals,
TOBs and carve-outs in the mid-cap domain.

Credentials

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