Takenaka Partners

Investment Banking | California, USA
tel: 1 213 891 0060 | fax: 1 213 891 0168
801 S. Figueroa St. | Suite 620 | Los Angeles | California | 90017 | USA

Main Contacts

Kristine Fujita

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Senior Vice President

Yukuo Takenaka

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President and CEO

Yoshinobu Fukushima

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Executive Vice President

Offices

Los Angeles, California | Tokyo, Japan

Overview

Takenaka Partners LLC is an investment bank and consulting firm that specializes in cross-border M&A and strategic transaction advisory services.

Year Founded: 1989

Headquarters: United States (Los Angeles) and Asia (Tokyo)

Liason Office Locations: U.S. (New York, Detroit, Chicago), South Korea (Seoul), Japan (Osaka), China (Beijing), Hong Kong, France (Paris), India (New Delhi), Singapore

Primary Business Services:

- Transaction Advisory Services for Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Partnerships, Strategic Investments
- Greenfield Research Services
- Financial & Business Due Diligence Services
- Valuation Advisory Services
- Deal Structuring & Negotiation Services
- Global Strategy Consulting Services
- Restructuring & Reorganization Services

Clients:

- Global Fortune 500 Asian companies and their U.S. subsidiaries
- Private and middle market entities
- U.S. based companies seeking strategic investments, financing, or partnerships with Asian corporations

Core Strengths:

- A successful history of executing cross-border M&A and strategic transactions.
- Key executives and advisors, with credentials from globally recognized investment banks, financial institutions, Big 4 accounting
firms, corporate valuation advisory firms, and strategy consulting firms.
- Long-established relationships with Corporate Japan and East Asia, providing unparalleled access to key decision-makers.
- Professionals with multicultural and multilingual capabilities, which enable us to overcome barriers and communication issues that often arise in cross-border transaction negotiations.
- A desire and commitment to provide consistent, high quality service to our clients through insightful, yet practical business solutions.

Areas of Expertise

Professionals

Professionals

Toshiaki  Amimoto

Toshiaki Amimoto

Senior Vice President
Kristine  Fujita

Kristine Fujita

Senior Vice President
Yoshinobu  Fukushima

Yoshinobu Fukushima

Executive Vice President
Joseph  Kim

Joseph Kim

Vice President
Minnie  Lee

Minnie Lee

Associate
Ippei  Suzuki

Ippei Suzuki

Vice President, Technology Group
Kevin  Tan

Kevin Tan

Associate

Other

Yoshiko  Nakaoki

Yoshiko Nakaoki

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Ryosuke  Funayama

Ryosuke Funayama

Vice President

Articles

2022 CEO of the Year, Paul Yonamine, Praises Yukuo Takenaka as His Mentor

  Yukuo Takenaka, President and CEO of Takenaka Partners LLC, was featured in an in-depth profile of the life of Paul Yonamine, CEO of Central Pacific Bank and Hawaii Business Magazine’s CEO of the Year for 2022. In his profile, Mr. Yonamine describes Mr. Takenaka, “as a charismatic business developer who remains his mentor today”.  Mr. Yonamine has led transformative changes at Hawai’i’s fourth largest bank, improved its financial results and helped drive innovation across the state. In a section subtitled “A Tale of Two Cultures”, Mr...

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Press

Takenaka Partners Advises ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. on its Acquisition of PATHWAYS MEDICAL CORP.

Asahi Intecc USA, Inc. (“Asahi”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. (“Asahi Group”), has acquired Pathways Medical Corporation (“Pathways”), a company with unique technology related to electrical wiring that can be formed on the surface of guide wires, etc. Asahi Group acquired the company with the aim of applying this technology to the stroke smart guide wire that it has been developing jointly with SENSOME in France. Takenaka Partners LLC (Los Angeles, CA) acted as the financial advisor to Asahi, providing due diligence and business advisory services...

Takenaka Partners Advises Kobayashi on its Acquisition of Alva-Amco

Takenaka Partners LLC (Los Angeles, CA) acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TSE:4967) (“Kobayashi”) on its acquisition of Alva-Amco Pharmacal Companies, Inc. (“Alva-Amco”), in cooperation with Yamada Consulting Group Co., Ltd. Kobayashi, founded in 1886 and based in Osaka, Japan, produces well-branded products, including over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, oral hygiene products, and household products like deodorizing air fresheners, in Japan and internationally...

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