What’s
WASHIDO
WASHIDO Co., Ltd. is a boutique consulting firm
compromised of a diverse group of professionals to support
Business Development and M&A,
specific to the unique challenges of the Japanese market.
SERVICES
The firm has professionals with broad industry experience including:
manufacturing, logistics and import/export in addition to other more obscure and niche industries.
Business
Development
WASHIDO Co., Ltd. assists clients with identifying and vetting reputable and trusted distributors, strategic partners, establishing logistics, corporate formation & registration, market entry and business launch and operations in Japan. WASHIDO conducts in-depth market research to position the company appropriately to achieve the highest level of success and mitigate risks to the fullest extent possible. As part of the Business Development phase, WASHIDO will run best, worst and most likely financial modeling scenarios including ROI to help client forecast capital requirements during launch phase.
M&A
If your company decides acquiring or partnering with an existing company to be the best method to penetrate or expand your business in Japan, WASHIDO will offer comprehensive support including locating potential companies of interest in Japan. After working with the client and making a short list, WASHIDO will lead the negotiation on behalf of the client. We also provide due diligence and valuation support as well as post-merger integration (PMI) in order to maximize the benefit of the merger or acquisition.
Consulting
WASHIDO supports a wide-range of consulting services specific to the Japanese market including making a strategic plan, mid-term business plan, IPO support, etc. During the projects, we strive to establish a trustworthy relationship with clients. After completing projects, we continuously support clients who are seeking further growth.
WASHIDO also provides IT solutions introducing systems to improve operational efficiency and operational costs.
For promotion and marketing, WASHIDO creates marketing plans, websites, publications as well as enhances company/products branding. WASHIDO can be the one stop contact, which takes care of all of your needs for promotion/marketing. When WASHIDO designs your website, we conduct market/competitors’ analysis to understand and emphasize the clients’ strengths to maximize the messaging effects to potential customers.
COMPANY
- COMPANY
- WASHIDO Co., Ltd.
- ADDRESS
- 4th Floor, Keio Hatagaya Bldg., 1-2-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
- TEL
- +81-3-6455-1283
- FAX
- +81-3-6455-1872
MANAGEMENT
TEAM
CEO
Kozo Amemiya
After graduating from Waseda University with a major in Electronics, Information and Communication Engineering, Kozo worked at the Japan Highway Public Corporation. At 26, Kozo went to the U.S.A. and earned an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird. From 2007, he worked at NTT America, Inc. and received the Top Sales Award in 2008. In 2010 he founded a testing instrument company, Airy Technology, Inc., in the State of Utah. During the next 4 years, Airy Technology established 105 distributors in 27 countries. Kozo sold the company in 2015 to return to Japan. Since then, Kozo took a position as CEO of WASHIDO Co., Ltd. and has been engaged in cross border business support, business development, establishing joint venture companies, making corporate business plans to support companies not only in Japan but also foreign companies which are interested in expanding business to Japan.
CFO, CPA
Takao Kitoh
After graduating from Waseda University in Japan with major in Political Science and Economics, Takao worked at an auditing company and an accounting firm. He has been in charge of FDD (financial due diligence), stock price valuation, and merger ratio calculation in the process of M&A, business succession, and sales of stocks. Also, for mid and small sized companies, Takao proposes solutions of capital transfer and inheritance to company founders and owners. He engages with wide-variety of business operations and busines improvement.
Global Advisor,
CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner)
Jack Byrd
After graduating from University of California, Davis in the U.S.A, Jack studied at University of Rochester - Simon Business School in the State of New York with major in Finance, and earned an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird.
Jack has a unique professional experience with over 25 years of broad security, investigation and international risk management consulting to top tier financial firms, law firms, government agencies and industries. From 2007 Jack was a Senior Director with Kroll International, and led their security practice throughout Asia. In 2009, Jack became Managing Partner at 360 Risk Management Group (360RMG) and continues to be a practitioner, actively managing investigations and security consulting projects worldwide.
CONTACT US
Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding
Business Development, M&A, Consulting
for Japanese market.