Application for membership, registration of information
First, submit a Membership Application. You will be issued an account after member screening. Next, log in to M&A Plus and carry out “Project Registration”. The project information you register will be screened by the M&A Plus Office to assess whether it can be posted on the website. If screening is successful, your project information will be published on the website, but company name and information allowing identification of the owner(s) will not be disclosed.
Selection of FA
The seller/buyer carries out scouting by sending an offer message to the desired financial advisor (FA). Once the FA approves the offer, contact information will be released between the two companies only, allowing them to hold meetings online. There are cases that the FA will be appointed on our members request after obtaining the seller/buyer’s approval.
Key points
Information on FA members can be viewed for free.
Each FA member's area of expertise and record can also be reviewed on the system.
Key points
Information on FA members can be viewed for free.
Each FA member's area of expertise and record can also be reviewed on the system.
Selection of transactions for examination
FAs search for counterparts that meet the conditions for the projects they are in charge of, and consider carrying out matching. If a suitable counterpart is found, the FA files a Transaction Request with the counterpart's FA, and seeks approval to proceed with review of transactions based on the matching, in this order: Approval by counterpart’s FA → Approval by Buyer → Approval by Seller.
Key points
Further transaction steps are taken and negotiations conducted by the FA members of both parties.
The seller/buyer members can feel secure even without expertise.
Key points
Further transaction steps are taken and negotiations conducted by the FA members of both parties.
The seller/buyer members can feel secure even without expertise.
Conclusion of NDA and FA contract
Next, your FA will request the counterpart’s FA to agree on the Conclusion of a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Then, the seller’s personal information will now disclosed to the buyer on the system. At the same time, we will request you to agree on the Conclusion of FA Agreement will also proceed with. Subsequently, further checks will conducted to assess whether the counterpart is truly suitable for negotiations based on your M&A strategy, making reference to anonymous information and simplified information memoranda (simplified IM, i.e. simplified corporate information).
Key point
Company names will not be disclosed before the conclusion of an NDA has been confirmed.
Key point
Company names will not be disclosed before the conclusion of an NDA has been confirmed.
Completion of transaction (report on conclusion of final agreement)
The FA members complete procedures such as exchange of letters of intent, valuation, due diligence, and negotiations for final agreement. (*This process is not included in the services provided by M&A Plus.) Lastly, the FA members use the site to submit a report on finalized transaction to the M&A Plus Office. This marks the completion of all transactions. The details in the report are added to the FA member's personal site as "record on M&A Plus."
Key point
You will be able to view the progress of your transactions on the management screen.
Key point
You will be able to view the progress of your transactions on the management screen.