3 Phases of Successful M&A | Mergers & Acquisitions Guide | Seller Side | Fuminori Gunji, TokyoMate

Mergers and Acquisitions Guide
Part 1: 3 Phases of Successful M&A

Phase 1: Pre - M&A
✅ How do you know when an M&A make sense?
✅ How do you find a buyer?

Phase 2: In Process
✅ How do you know if you have found a good buyer?

Phase 3: Post - M&A
✅ The deal is closed, now what?
✅ How do you ensure a smooth transition?

Fuminori Gunji is uniquely positioned to help you through the 3 phases of a successful M&A. He has experience on the buyer side with Softbank leading into Softbank Robotics, and recently on the seller side as the COO with MakeLeaps going through the Ricoh acquisition.

Currently Fuminori is the CEO at TokyoMate, an Office-as-a-Service startup, as well as consulting with startups in an Advisor role at Blue Circle.

If you are a startup interested in learning more please feel free to reach out to Fuminori!

If you are interested in working with MakeLeaps or any company mentioned above, please message us.

🔻Watch Part 2🔻

0:00 Intro

0:40 blue circle introduction

2:04 Fuminori's perspective on both buy side and sell side of M&A

5:15 3 main perspectives or phases of M&A

5:42 1st phase of M&A: when does it makes sense and how do you find a buyer/

9:16 are both parties (buyer and seller) aware the the M&A is the likely course of action?

10:13 2nd phase of M&A: how do you find a buyer? How do you make yourself visible?

14:59 how do you evaluate buyers?

18:24 how to secure budget post merger and acquisition

20:43 3rd phase post M&A how to make a smooth transition

Fuminori Gunji on LinkedIn

TokyoMate Homepage
Changing how foreign executives do business in Japan.

BlueCircle Homepage

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Timestamps:
0:40 blue circle introduction

2:04 Fuminori's perspective on both buy side and sell side of M&A

5:15 3 main perspectives or phases of M&A

5:42 1st phase of M&A: when does it makes sense and how do you find a buyer/

9:16 are both parties (buyer and seller) aware the the M&A is the likely course of action?

10:13 2nd phase of M&A: how do you find a buyer? How do you make yourself visible?

14:59 how do you evaluate buyers?

18:24 how to secure budget post merger and acquisition

20:43 3rd phase post M&A how to make a smooth transition

[bryanrivers]

Such great info for companies looking for a buyer!