Nihon M&A Center Inc. (hereinafter “Nihon M&A Center”; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Naoki Takeuchi), a consolidated subsidiary of Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc., hereby announces that it has received approval from the Sapporo Securities Exchange (hereinafter “SSE”; head office: Sapporo, Hokkaido; Chairperson: Minoru Nagano) , to acquire the S-Adviser qualification for the Sapporo PRO Frontier Market, a new stock market for professional investors to be launched by the SSE.

Consequently, Nihon M&A Center will launch service titled “Sapporo PRO Frontier Market Listing Support Service.”

 

About the Sapporo PRO Frontier Market and S-Adviser

The Sapporo PRO Frontier Market is a stock market for qualified (professional) investors that the SSE plans to launch on June 30, 2026. The new market is for startups and other companies aiming to list on general markets, namely the Main Market and the Ambitious Market.
Similar to the TOKYO PRO Market—a market for professional investors operated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange—the Sapporo PRO Frontier Market is only open to professional investors. Accordingly, it features a more flexible listing system than general markets, as it does not require meeting numerical criteria for initial listing, such as numbers of shareholders, market capitalization, or profit levels.
S-Adviser has been commissioned by the Sapporo Securities Exchange to conduct pre-listing eligibility reviews, provide advice and guidance on timely disclosure after listing, and investigate compliance with requirements for remaining listed.
For reference: Sapporo Securities Exchange “Overview of the Sapporo PRO Frontier Market”
https://www.sse.or.jp/frontier/market

 

Background and Objectives of the S-Adviser Qualification and the Launch of the Sapporo PRO Frontier Market Listing Support Service

Since its founding in 1991, Nihon M&A Center has been a leading M&A brokerage firm with the mission to “contribute to the preservation and sustainable growth of businesses through M&A”, working to resolve challenges pertaining to business succession for many small and medium-sized enterprises. Through this work, we have come to realize that “star companies” are necessary in each prefecture of Japan to achieve true regional revitalization. To discover growing companies and help them continue to develop, we acquired the J-Adviser qualification for the TOKYO PRO Market in July 2019 and the F-Adviser qualification for the Fukuoka PRO Market in December 2024, and provide listing support services nationwide.
For reference: TOKYO PRO Market Listing Support Service
https://www.nihon-ma.co.jp/tokyopromarket/

To date, we have handled initial public offering (IPO) applications for a total of 58 companies on the TOKYO PRO Market and Fukuoka PRO Market.
In Hokkaido, we provide M&A and listing support throughout the prefecture, mainly from our Hokkaido Sales Office located in Sapporo.
Having obtained the S-Adviser qualification, we are now better equipped to accommodate the growth needs of our broad range of clients. With our Sapporo PRO Frontier Market Listing Support Service, we will redouble our efforts to foster the emergence of star companies in Hokkaido. We will also bolster our partnerships with audit firms, certified public accountants, and currently listed companies that support IPOs, thereby contributing to the achievement of true regional revitalization in Hokkaido and the rest of Japan.

【Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. (TSE Prime Market: 2127)】
Company name: Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.
Location of headquarters: 24F TEKKO BUILDING 1-8-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Business description: Business management, etc. of the group companies
Established in: April 1991
Bases: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Okinawa, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand
（Including subsidiaries and bases of the subsidiary, Nihon M&A Center Inc.）

About Nihon M&A Center Inc.
As a leading M&A brokerage firm, Nihon M&A Center Inc. operates under a corporate philosophy of contributing to the preservation and sustainable growth of businesses through M&A. Since its founding, we have provided support for more than 11,000 M&A. We also take steps to deepen our partnerships with accounting firms, regional financial institutions, megabanks, and securities companies to accelerate the creation of opportunities for consultation on business succession and M&A, thereby strengthening our matching capabilities. We have 7 locations in Japan, 16 satellite offices, and 5 overseas locations (local subsidiaries of Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.).


【Contact for inquiries】
Public relations at Nihon M&A Center Inc.　 pr@nihon-ma.co.jp