Eri Yamaguchi Executive Director HOULIHAN LOKEY

Eri Yamaguchi is an Executive Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Corporate Finance business and is based in the firm’s Tokyo office. With more than 15 years of experience in M&A advisory and structured finance, she engages in executing a broad range of M&A transactions in liaison with global offices.

Previously, she was an Executive Director at GCA Corporation, which was acquired by Houlihan Lokey. Prior to joining GCA, she was with GE Capital as a Strategic Account Team Leader, where she focused on underwriting and credit decisions of structured finance, including LBOs and ABLs. Eri started her career at a Japanese megabank and moved on to M&A advisory at KPMG Corporate Finance, where she managed the entire process of M&A transactions, including deal structuring and negotiation, covering a wide range of industries for both domestic and cross-border transactions.

Eri holds a B.A. from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from INSEAD.

Masato Inuzuka Private Equity and M&A Services, Vice President MARSH JAPAN, INC.

Since he joined Marsh in January 2022, Masato has been engaged in risk advisory work, including arrange of warranties and indemnity insurance, for private equity and corporate clientele. Prior to joining Marsh, Masato has 13-year sales experience for Tokio Marine Nichido Fire, including 2-year experience in sales planning of both cross-border and domestic M&A insurance.

Hiroshi Shishikura Senior Vice President MARSH JAPAN, INC.

Senior Vice President
Marsh Japan, Inc.

Hiroshi Shishikura joined Nisshin Fire and Marine Insurance in 1986 and has built his career in the insurance/risk management business since then.  He was previously a division director at one of Japan's foreign insurance agencies, responsible for providing first-class services to large-sized global clients, which include large non-Japanese multinational companies operating in Japan. His responsibilities also involved the growth of overseas local, real estate, and private equity clients.