Crimson Phoenix provide corporate finance advice on cross-border M&A transactions, and a range of strategic initiatives, involving Japanese companies, institutions and other types of investors.
Japan is an important source of acquisition capital in international M&A transactions. It also represents an attractive destination for Western companies to invest in, through acquisition of local companies or formation of joint ventures. At the same time, the Japanese market can be challenging for outsiders to penetrate.
Mergers & acquisitions
We provide a full range of expert, tailored and personal advice on Japan-related mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, etc., from first contact all the way to closing. Our services are provided based on long-term relationships with corporates and investors and on culturally sensitive understanding of how Japanese businesses think and act.
Capital raising
We act for clients on capital raising projects, assisting Japanese companies with marketing their business plan to overseas investors and vice versa.
Strategic advice
We also support clients on projects which are more about business development rather than share transfers, though they often lead to M&A deals.
Japanese companies’ views of their Western counterparts:
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Their cost-driven culture leads to employee redundancies, hurting the community and ignoring the reputational impact.
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Their top-down decision-making means that strategies can frequently change.
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Their focus on shareholder value disregards the societal role of companies.
Western companies’ views of their Japanese counterparts:
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Their decision-making process is often time-consuming and can focus on trivial matters.
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Their rigid management style hinders swift deal-making.
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Their bottom-up approach means that decision-makers are hard to reach.
CRIMSON PHOENIX’s view:
We recover what gets lost in translation.
Contact us
Discuss your M&A plans and needs on a confidential, complimentary and no-commitment basis. Please leave your details below.
Contact us
Discuss your M&A plans and needs on a confidential, complimentary and no-commitment basis. Please leave your details below.
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If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.