Mergermarket M&A Forum Japan 2023
The premier M&A forum in Japan
The Conrad, Tokyo and online
29
Jun
Technology M&A: Maximising digital value
Digital transformation is still an M&A theme for 2023 in Japan as businesses of all sizes and across sectors strive for digital transformation to stay competitive. Bolstered by the events of the last three years, which has accelerated the pace of digitalisation and e-commerce, Japanese corporates in sectors ranging from financial services to healthcare continue to search for technology acquisitions to assist business transformation, innovation, and improve sustainability and green outcomes. In this session, a panel of industry experts will discuss dealmaking in this sector, and how companies can protect their positions by pursuing domestic and outbound technology M&A.
- What strategies are top Japanese corporates using to invest in technology innovations?
- Which sub-sectors are Japanese investors looking at: climate tech, healthtech, and fintech?
- What are some of the challenges of working with startups and investing in foreign technology companies?
- How can digital transformation help businesses increase their sustainability performance and reach their carbon reduction goals?
- How can Japan reinvent its automotive industry by transition to electric vehicles?
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SpeakersReiji Yoshida Senior Reporter MERGERMARKET
Gen Tsuchikawa Chairman SONY VENTURES CORPORATION
Ryohei Nomoto Principal GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS
Hidetaka Kojima Head of M&A, Strategic Planning and Global Business Development, SHIFT INC. Director of the Board, SHIFT GROWTH CAPITAL INC.
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Reiji Yoshida is a Tokyo-based reporter covering M&A deals and growth strategies of Japanese companies, mainly those in the industrials sector. He also regularly writes top executive interview stories of Japan-based startups.
Prior to joining Mergermarket in May 2021, he served as Senior Writer / Deputy Manager of the Domestic News Division of The Japan Times, the oldest and largest English-language newspaper of the country. Started his journalistic career in 1993, he has extensive experience of covering Japan-related topics as writer /editor.
Gen Tsuchikawa is the Chairman of Sony Ventures Corporation, where he supports the venture investment arm of Sony Group Corporation known as the Sony Innovation Fund. In this role, he is responsible for strengthening external relationships on behalf of the organization within the venture capital industry and globally through collaborative initiatives with prominent industry associations, corporate venture funds, and venture capitalists. Gen established Sony Innovation Fund on behalf of Sony in 2016. Under his leadership, Sony Innovation Fund greatly expanded its focus on early- to growth-stage emerging technology startups in the entertainment, healthtech, fintech, deeptech and environmental sectors. He also helped to increase the fund’s assets under management to more than $600 million in 2023.
Gen has spent nearly 20 years at Sony, where he also currently serves as a Corporate Vice President. Gen previously served in other various executive roles at Sony, leading Corporate Development, M&A, Business Development, and Investors Relations.
Prior to joining Sony, Gen spent 20 years in the finance industry at Merril Lynch and the Industrial Bank of Japan.
Gen holds a B.A. from Hitotsubashi University in Japan and an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
After beginning his career as a lawyer supporting startups, Ryohei Nomoto joined the KDDI Group's Supership Holdings in 2015. As the Head of Corporate Development and a subsidiary executive, he has overseen the development of company-wide strategies, M&A, business development, and policy planning. In 2019, he joined Globis Capital Partners. He is the author of "Successful Alliances: Strategy and Practice" (published by Nihon Jitsugyo Publishing) and more.
Hidetaka Kojima started his career as a financial advisor at Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. and then moved to GCA (Houlihan Lokey). After that, he joined Mitsubishi Corporation in 2011 upon the establishment of the Food Sciences Division and then SHIFT Inc. in 2020. He was also involved in the establishment of SHIFT Growth Capital Inc. and then appointed as a director in March of 2022.
He has been responsible for the planning and execution of M&A/PMI strategy at these companies. Thus, he has over 15 years’ hands-on M&A/PMI experience both in industry and as an advisor. He achieved Japan's No.1 M&A track records among 4,000 listed companies in 2023. He is also a regular speaker at M&A conferences/seminars and frequently contribute to M&A journals.
Hidetaka Kojima completed PLD course (PLDA) at Harvard Business School. He also received an MBA from Hitotsubashi University and earned a BA from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He is a certified accountant.