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Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics, 1991.
Joined Nippon Credit Bank (now Aozora Bank) in April 1991, where she worked in market operations and financial corporate sales. After leaving Nippon Credit Bank in 1999, Ms. Maekawa worked in corporate planning before joining the ATAGO Financial Group in 2001 as a founding member.

Responsible for the sales departments of several operating companies, including listed companies. Mr. Yamada Joined AIBJ Inc. in October 2007 and is responsible for group-wide sales activities as head of the Corporate Sales division. He was appointed representative director of Aereer Inc. in September 2010 and expanded primary accounts dispatch services for listed companies.

1989 Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics, 1996 Graduated from the Stern School of Business (MBA), New York University Graduate School.
Joined Nomura Securities Co., and, after obtaining an MBA sponsored by Nomura, began his career in overseas business at Nomura International PLC (London), where he was consistently involved in cross-border M&A advisory work from 1998. For 23 years, was involved in the management of cross-border M&A advisory work from sourcing to execution at three major bases in Japan, Europe and the US: the Corporate Information Department, Nomura International PLC (London) and Nomura Securities International Inc. Involved in the management of cross-border M&A transactions from sourcing to execution. In 2022, joined AIBJ Inc. as a cross-border M&A specialist and was appointed Managing Executive Officer.

1991 Graduated Department of Economics, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, 2001 M.A. in Law, Waseda University Graduate School.
Joined Nippon Credit Bank (now Aozora Bank) in 1991, where he was consistently involved in domestic and international financial corporate sales. In 2013, was appointed Senior Vice President of ORIX Corporation’s ERM Division’s Overseas Legal Department, and in 2019, was appointed Senior Director of a major healthcare service group. After assuming the position of Director, joined AIBJ Inc. in 2022 and was appointed as Executive Officer.

After joining Nihon M&A Center Inc. as a new graduate in 2015, I was involved in the launch of the industry restructuring department from its inception, achieving numerous successful deals as an M&A advisor in the domestic M&A and brokerage sector. From 2022, I participated in the launch of an M&A advisory business as a new venture at GA technologies Co., Ltd., engaging in advisory services as well as driving digital transformation (DX) initiatives. Subsequently, after serving as an executive officer at Spica Consulting Inc., I joined AIBJ Inc. in 2024.

After graduating from a university, Josh worked for a venture capital firm and a management consulting firm before obtaining an MBA. He then joined Tokyo Star Bank in 2006 and engaged in investment and lending related to LBO (Leveraged Buyout) projects led by PE funds. From 2010, he built his career as a cross-border M&A advisor at two financial advisory firms, and from 2023, he served as CEO of COHEN PARTNERS Co., Ltd. From 2024, he joined AIBJ Co., Ltd. and became a Senior Director.
2000 Graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Kwansei Gakuin University
2006 Graduated from Thunderbird School of Global Management (MBA) at Arizona State University

Graduated from Yokohama National University in 2005 with a degree in information technology, and is a chartered accountant.
After working for a general company, joined GCA Corporation (formerly GCA Savvian Corporation) in 2010, worked for ATAGO Financial Group Singapore(Current: AFGS APAC Pte. Ltd.), the parent company of AIBJ Corporation, from 2015 to 2016, and then for KPMG as an M&A Deal Advisor. He then established his own firm, Okumura CPA Office, from 2020 to 2022, and joined AIBJ Inc. in 2022.

1981 Queens College, CUNY Bachelors’ Degree.
1983 Pace University New York MBA.
1998 New York University Certificate in Human Resources Management.
Worked for Daiwa Securities Tokyo HQ as analyst for short-term financial market and corporate bond market before joining Toyo Keizai Inc. as editor of Asian Company Handbook.
Moved to New York in 1997 and worked for several Japanese financial companies before holding a position in human resource recruitment and benefits division at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers School of Biomedical and Health Sciences). Moved back to Japan in 2010 to build cross border real estate investment network. Joined AIBJ Inc. in 2016 and is in charge of business partner origination and networking.

1979 SOKA University, Faculty of Economics.
Worked at Daiwa Securities from 1979 until 1989 and several securities firms in equity research sales for 12 years before joining IFIS Japan as head of financial information service department in 2001. After helping IFIS JAPAN expand greatly, joined cross border M&A advisory firm SXA as sales executive prior to joining AIBJ Inc. in 2023.