Platform service

AIBJ’s CROSS BORDERS, Japan’s largest overseas M&A platform for professionals

CROSS BORDERS is a platform tool that links Japanese companies with AIBJ’s overseas partners by posting cross-border M&A deals from our more than 200 globally accredited partners and disseminating information to Japanese corporate members. It enables seamless communication between our partners with overseas M&A deals and M&A managers and executives of Japanese companies.

ISSUES
Reasons why it is difficult to find lucrative cross-border M&A deals

Lack of cross-border deals

Due to distance and language barriers, there are few cross-border M&A deals easily available to Japanese companies and information is difficult to obtain.

Deal information itself is scarce and unreliable

Cross-border M&A deal information is obtained through close communication with overseas local parties, so the information available to Japanese company representatives is limited and the information itself lacks credibility.

There is no information on deals in Japanese, so it is necessary to consider deals in English

In cross-border M&A deals, the seller is an overseas company, so the teaser used to introduce the deal is often written only in English, which requires translation on behalf of the seller and time to study the deal, which is costly and time-consuming.

SOLUTION
CROSS BORDERS solves all these issues at once

CROSS BORDERS not only contains a wealth of deal information obtained directly from our accredited overseas partners, but the information is also translated into Japanese, so M&A deals can be carefully considered in a trustworthy environment, solving the challenges of M&A decision makers in one fell swoop.

FEATURE
Key features

Overseas M&A deals in a variety of industries ranging from several hundred million to over 10 billion yen

By handling deals of various scales and businesses, we are able to provide one-to-one support to our member Japanese companies in different situations, from those with no experience in cross-border M&A to those considering cross-border M&A in anticipation of further overseas expansion.

Only deals from our carefully selected registered partners are shown

The platform only shows projects from our carefully selected overseas and domestic registered partners. Our registered partners are rigorously screened and interviewed by us to ensure that they meet our high criteria to enable us to present quality deals to our customers.

Deal information at a glance

The site is structured to be user-friendly so that deal can be viewed at a glance. This is ideal for busy managers and M&A decision makers, making it effortless, by dividing the information into the area or industry they are looking for, the scale of the deal, or the deals that are currently being made (Tier 1) and those that are potential (Tier 2).

Only the best information on quality deals is provided

The site offers high-quality information through a Japanese ‘Teasers’ featuring top deals. When you register as a member, we ask you about your overseas needs and then source deals through our overseas registered partners. The members of this professional site consist mainly of M&A managers and executives who are familiar with M&A or who are in charge of M&A operations in their respective companies.

Only valid, ongoing deals are accepted

We have seen other websites that list deals that do not actually exist or are not currently in progress, in order to exaggerate the number of deals offered. We only list deals whose existence has been confirmed by our registered partners, so as not to undermine the reliability of the information and wastes the valuable time of M&A practioners.

We are as comprehensive as possible in order for the M&A decision maker to be able to determine whether or not they have an initial interest in the project

We try to provide as much information as possible (prior to the signing of a confidentiality agreement) in order to generate initial investment interest from M&A decision makers at Japanese companies.

REASON
The reason why we are chosen
PARTNERSHIP
Partnerships with a global reach
Last update: October 2022