Subscribe to unlock this article
Thanks for your support.
Another traditional SF has landed in Japan this month. Just a few weeks after the launch of Japan Relay Partners, searcher Kiyotaka Tanaka has now established Tanaka Jigyoushoukei G.K. (Tanaka Business Succession) in Tokyo. Sixteen investors—most of them entrepreneurs, fund managers, strategic consultants, and business managers from five countries (Japan, USA, UK, Taiwan, and Hong Kong)—have backed this new venture.
After graduating from Waseda University with a degree in Commerce, Kiyotaka Tanaka joined Mitsui & Co., one of Japan’s largest global trading and investment conglomerates. He spent the last decade there, starting in investment management in chemical and food division, accounting and tax processes before moving into fundraising, corporate finance, project finance, and eventually corporate pension management. After obtaining an MBA from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, Kiyotaka chose the EtA path.
He is targeting businesses with the usual criteria: competitive advantage in a specific market, continuous and stable revenue from a diversified customer base, and an expected EBITDA ranging from $1M to $10M.
