About Crimson Phoenix

Crimson Phoenix is an independent, privately-owned corporate finance advisory and consulting services firm based in Tokyo.

Crimson Phoenix focuses on cross-border transactions and situations related to Japan. Our clients are both Japanese and foreign, and include companies, financial institutions, high net worth individuals and other sophisticated investors acquiring or disposing of assets or positions in Japan or overseas. Our services include assistance on deal tactics and negotiation, fund raising, company strategy and all aspects of transaction execution. We are able to provide a broad range of solutions from advice on mergers, acquisitions, disposals and other corporate transactions, to arrangements of equity and structured finance. Crimson Phoenix also gives advice to non-Japanese clients on how to engage with Japanese parties and vice versa. We excel in cross-border situations, bridging the gaps that frequently arise from different business practices, customs and languages.

Attributes

We distinguish ourselves from other firms by our senior banker coverage and our extensive experience in cross-border transactions. We are passionate about innovation, pursuing excellence, and positive thinking. We relish challenging situations and leverage our network of contacts to deliver creative solutions to our clients. The firm benefits from its wide-ranging experience in deal origination and execution in both Japan and abroad, notably Europe and Asia. It is able to participate in transactions of most sizes, including small to medium scale deals.

Network

The business of Crimson Phoenix is founded on its network with important decision makers in industry, finance, governments and regulators, both Japanese and foreign. Most of our clients come to us through referrals and personal relationships.

Founder

Crimson Phoenix was founded by Yuuichiro Nakajima in 2003 with a vision to provide innovative and independent advice to sophisticated clients, with a focus on transactions with a cross-border element, to capitalise on his bi-cultural and bi-lingual background. His prior experience includes working at Business Development Asia, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Crosby Corporate Advisory and S.G.Warburg/SBC Warburg.