Overview of Services for Foreign Companies

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We provide consulting services to foreign companies (that have or plan to enter the Japanese market).

1. Japanese Industry/Target Company analysis support

2. Business planning/Fundraising support

3. Execution support

Examples of client concerns

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Foreign companies trying to enter the Japanese market often have these concerns.

1. No partner in Japan who can advise on fundraising

• While considering business development in Japan, we have sales and technical partners, but no financial partner.
• We have a tax advisor and an accountant, but they have no experience in raising funds from banks and VCs, so they are unable to handle the situation.
• In addition, we do not know which of the numerous financial institutions to approach.

2. English support/translation required

• There are tax advisors and accountants, but they are not English-speaking.

3. Need practical support

• There are no internal personnel who can handle the administrative procedures during and after fundraising.

4. Limited budget

• Limited budget does not allow us to hire a large consulting firm(we would like to hire a consulting firm that is flexible with spot requests and contracts)

Strengths

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Through our experience in many consulting projects, we have been in contact with various financial institutions. Therefore, our strength is the preparation of business plans for fundraising based on our understanding of the financing and investment requirements of financial institutions.

1. Understanding of Japanese financial institutions(Banks/VCs)
~Extensive fundraising experience~

• Experience in many fundraising consulting and financial institution coordination(e.g., financial support for business restructuring)
• Selection of appropriate financial institutions to request funding(understanding of Japanese financial institutions enables us to determine which banks and venture capital firms to request funding from)

2. Understanding of Japanese financial institutions(Banks/VCs)
~Creating a business plan for financial institutions~

• Prepare a business plan that Japanese financial institutions can understand and accept and respond to updates　 (based on our experience, we know what kind of business plan we should prepare)

3. English support/Japanese translation support

• Building good relationships with stakeholders through communication in English.
• Handling translation of Japanese financial and business terms into appropriate expressions.

4. Practical support

• Support for detailed administrative paperwork procedures specific to Japanese financial institutions.
• Support for monthly reports and other submissions and status reports required by financial institutions after fundraising.
• Financial advice, profit-and-loss management, and periodic reporting to financial institutions after fundraising.

5. Flexible contract structure

• A “short-term contract” is a small entry point, after which a “full-scale contract” is possible after seeing how well the two parties work together.
• Details are shown on the consulting flow page.

Consulting Flow

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First, we focus on mutual understanding between the client company and us.
We then provide consulting services based on a flexible contract structure.

Experiences

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We have experience in raising funds from various types of financial institutions and preparing business plans.

Consulting experience in dealing with financial institutions

• Financing, Refinancing
• Financial assistance such as Rescheduling, DDS, and Debt Forgiveness(Debt Relief)

Financial institutions with a track record of involvement

• Banks, etc. (Megabanks, Regional banks, Shinkin banks, Japan Finance Corporation, Credit guarantee associations)
• Funds (PE funds, Venture Capital, Local funds)

Industry

• Manufacturing, Wholesale, Retail, and Service industries

Client Company Size

• Startups with sales of several hundred million yen
• Small and medium-sized companies with sales of several hundred million yen to several tens of billions of yen