{"id":22372,"date":"2026-05-26T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nihon-ma.co.jp\/page\/?p=22372"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:01:36","slug":"260526_information_en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nihon-ma.co.jp\/page\/260526_information_en\/","title":{"rendered":"Nihon M&#038;A Center Holdings Signs Strategic Alliance MOU with<br> U.S. M&#038;A Advisory Firm Generational Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"H02-001-01\">\r\n\r\nNihon M&#038;A Center Holdings Inc. (hereinafter \u201cthe Company\u201d; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President &#038; Representative Director: Suguru Miyake), announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)  with Generational Group (head office: Texas, United States; President &#038; CEO: Ryan Binkley) to establish a strategic business alliance in M&#038;A advisory services spanning Japan, ASEAN, and the United States. <br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nihon-ma.co.jp\/_cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1e40b8c0e38a657ccc25bbff8f25feeb.png\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<br><br>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"H01-001-04\">Company Overview of Generational Group<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"H02-001-01\">\r\n<table>\r\n\t<tr>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 20%; background-color:#fafafa;\">Representative: <\/td>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 80%;\">Ryan Binkley, President &#038; CEO<\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<tr>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 20%; background-color:#fafafa;\">Headquarters: <\/td>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 80%;\">Dallas, Texas United States<\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<tr>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 20%; background-color:#fafafa;\">Established:<\/td>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 80%;\">2004<\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<tr>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 20%; background-color:#fafafa;\">Business Description: <\/td>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 80%;\">M&#038;A Advisory, Growth Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Digital Services<\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<tr>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 20%; background-color:#fafafa;\">Track Record: <\/td>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 80%;\">Successfully closed over 1,800 transactions and has consistently ranked #1 or #2 in all LSEG\u00b9 league tables for deals valued between $25 million\r\nand $1 billion over the past five years.    \r\n<\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<tr>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 20%; background-color:#fafafa;\">Offices: <\/td>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 80%;\"> Dallas, Texas, Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York,<br>San Diego, Spokane, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver\r\n<\/a><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<tr>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 20%; background-color:#fafafa;\">Website:<\/td>\r\n\t\t<td style=\"width: 80%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.generational.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.generational.com\/<\/a><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\u00b9 The 2025 M&#038;A market league tables published by LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n<h4 class=\"H01-001-04\">Purpose and Background of the MOU<\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"H02-001-01\">\r\nGenerational Group is one of the leading middle market investment banking and M&#038;A advisory firms in North America, leveraging its strengths in business succession education, corporate valuation, proprietary direct marketing, and strong relationships with the U.S. investment community.  With a client-centric business model and experienced M&#038;A professionals, Generational Group has an impressive track record of approximately 200 completed transactions per year. It\u2019s proprietary and industry leading digital platform \u201cDealForce\u201d has over 35,000 registered buyers. Celebrating its 21st year since its founding, the firm maintains a top-tier position in the U.S. for transactions under USD 100 million and 1 billion, and has received the prestigious \u201cInvestment Banking Firm of the Year\u201d award2 , consecutively in 2024 and 2025.\r\n<br>\r\n\u00b2 Awarded annually by The M&#038;A Advisor\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\nNihon M&#038;A Center Group (hereinafter \u201cthe Group\u201d) has been expanding its overseas operations, beginning with the establishment of its Singapore office in 2016, and has since established bases in five major ASEAN countries\u2014Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore. In addition to building networks with local financial institutions and accounting firms, the Group collaborates with M&#038;A boutiques worldwide through the World M&#038;A Alliance, supporting cross-border M&#038;A on a global scale. In March 2024, the Group also invested in Korea M&#038;A Exchange (KMX), Korea\u2019s largest M&#038;A platform, further strengthening its support structure across East Asia.\r\n<br><br>\r\n\r\nUnder the agreement, the two companies will combine their respective strengths to deliver seamless cross-border M&#038;A advisory services and support the long-term growth of their clients. By integrating Generational Group\u2019s extensive North American sell-side pipeline with the Company\u2019s strong domestic network, the partnership aims to expand and enhance cross-border transaction opportunities. In addition, the two companies will leverage their respective proprietary marketing capabilities and expertise, while also utilizing the Company\u2019s established network of partnerships with accounting firms and financial institutions in Japan, with the aim of building a high-quality M&#038;A ecosystem on a global scale.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"H01-001-04\">Ryan Binkley, President &#038; CEO of Generational Group said:<\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"H02-001-01\">\r\nOur alliance with Nihon M&#038;A Center Holdings Inc. is a strategic move to deepen our international reach and drive higher transaction volume across key markets. Together, we are building a differentiated platform that connects business owners and buyers across North America, Japan, and Southeast Asia and positions us to capture a growing share of global M&#038;A activity. Most importantly, the core purpose of the alliance is an intentionality to better serve our clients by offering market leading global solutions and options. We are honored to partner with Nihon M&#038;A Center Holdings Inc., whose longstanding success and strong alignment with our core values, position this alliance to both accelerate growth and deliver outstanding results for our clients.\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"H01-001-04\">Suguru Miyake, President &#038; Representative Director of Nihon M&#038;A Center Holdings, Inc. said:<\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"H02-001-01\">\r\nMarking the 10th anniversary of the establishment of our overseas locations, Our alliance with Generational Group \u2015ranked among the most distinguished boutique advisory firms in the United States within the mid-cap market segment\u2015 represents a significant and groundbreaking initiative.\r\nCross-border M&#038;A is a key strategic priority for our company and we have been steadily expanding our operations across the five ASEAN countries and South Korea, achieving a record-high number of completed M&#038;A transactions in FY2025.\r\nThrough this partnership, we aim to enhance our M&#038;A advisory capabilities in North America in collaboration with Generational Group, while accelerating cross-border M&#038;A across three key regions: Japan, ASEAN, and North America. \r\n<br><br>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"H01-001-04\">Planned Commencement of the Strategic Alliance<\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"H02-001-01\">\r\nDiscussions are currently proceeding toward finalizing the execution of the formal strategic business alliance agreement with Generational Group, targeting August 2026 for commencement.\r\n\r\n<br><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"H02-001-01\"><strong>\u3010Nihon M&#038;A Center Holdings Inc. (TSE Prime Market: 2127)\u3011<\/strong><br>\r\nCompany name: Nihon M&#038;A Center Holdings Inc.<br>\r\nLocation of headquarters: 24F TEKKO BUILDING 1-8-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo<br>\r\nBusiness description: Business management, etc. of the group companies<br>\r\nEstablished in: April 1991<br>\r\nBases: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Okinawa, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand<br>\r\n\uff08Including subsidiaries and bases of the subsidiary, Nihon M&#038;A Center Inc.\uff09<br>\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u3010Contact for inquiries\u3011<\/strong><br>\r\nPublic relations at Nihon M&#038;A Center Holdings Inc.\u3000 <a href=\"mailto:pr@nihon-ma.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pr@nihon-ma.co.jp<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nihon M&#038;A Center Holdings Inc. 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