GIP

What GIP does

GIP Corporation is a Tokyo-headquartered M&A advisory and consulting firm founded in June 2023. The firm serves Japanese mid-market and large-cap clients on complex transactions including tender offers (TOBs), carve-outs, cross-border deals, and activist defense, with a roster that spans listed corporates (e.g., Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Lion, SBS Holdings, Raksul, CMIC Holdings, V-Cube, Koshidaka, Smile Holdings) and private equity funds.

The firm operates three integrated service lines: M&A Advisory, Strategy & Financial Consulting, and HR Consulting. Technology underpins part of the offering through "M's DD," an internally developed AI tool that automates financial due diligence report generation. Two additional talent platforms, "Ms.Pro" (female executive placement, launched December 2024) and "Professional Crossing" (launched January 2025), extend the franchise into executive recruiting. Headcount stood at 46 employees as of the most recent data, with a senior team drawn from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, GCA/Houlihan Lokey, and Big Four transaction advisory practices.

Revenue mechanics follow a professional services model: project-based advisory fees on M&A mandates, supplemented by retainer and success-fee consulting engagements, with HR/placement fees from the talent platforms. Capital reserves are modest at ¥15 million, consistent with a privately held, founder-led firm with limited external funding. The firm has expanded internationally through a Singapore subsidiary, Asia Business Creation Pte Ltd, established in February 2025 to support cross-border origination into Southeast Asia.

Name

GIP

Legal name

GIP株式会社

Website

https://gip.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GIP Corporation is a Tokyo-based M&A advisory firm founded in 2023, serving Japanese mid-market and large-cap clients on complex transactions including TOBs, carve-outs, and cross-border deals, with integrated strategy, financial consulting, and HR/executive search services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

M&A Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) & BI (HDAEAMAG)

Keywords

• M&A advisory
• Financial advisory
• Strategy consulting
• Executive search
• Corporate restructuring

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory Services: GIP earns fees from providing integrated M&A advisory services combining financial advisory, strategy consulting, and HR consulting. Revenue is generated through engagement-based professional service fees for transactions including cross-border deals, carve-outs, TOBs, and activist defense.
2. Strategy & Financial Consulting: Strategy and financial consulting services provided alongside M&A advisory, including integrated due diligence, M&A strategy formulation, portfolio strategy, capital allocation, and carve-out support.
3. HR Consulting / Executive Search: HR consulting services including executive search, professional placement (Professional Crossing / プロクロ), and female executive placement (Ms.Pro), leveraging relationships with management executives to support organizational transformation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GIP is an integrated M&A advisory and consulting firm that advises mid-cap Japanese companies and PE funds on complex transactions including take-privates, carve-outs, cross-border deals, and activist defense. Its core offerings bundle M&A advisory, financial advisory (including financial due diligence and deal structuring), strategy and financial consulting (integrated due diligence, portfolio strategy, capital allocation, carve-out support), and HR consulting / executive search into a single end-to-end engagement model. Supporting tools include the proprietary 'M's DD' AI system for automated financial due diligence report generation, alongside talent platforms 'Professional Crossing' and 'Ms.Pro'.

Product overview

GIP is an integrated M&A advisory firm that offers a comprehensive suite of services including M&A Advisory, Financial Advisory, Strategy & Financial Consulting, and HR Consulting. The core offering centers on M&A advisory for complex transactions including take-private deals, carve-outs, cross-border deals, and activist defense. Supporting this core, GIP provides strategic consulting, integrated due diligence, portfolio strategy, and executive search services. Additionally, GIP has developed technology-enabled products including 'M's DD' for AI-powered automated financial due diligence report generation, and operates talent matching platforms 'Professional Crossing' and 'Ms.Pro' for professional placement services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• M's DD（エムズ ディーディー）: AI system for automated generation of financial due diligence reports
• Ms.Pro（ミズプロ）
• Professional Crossing（プロクロ）

Products and services

• M&A Advisory Advisory services for highly complex M&A transactions including take-privates, carve-outs from large enterprises, cross-border transactions, and activist defense, for mid-cap Japanese corporates, PE funds, and TSE-listed companies.
• Financial Advisory Financial advisory services including financial due diligence, deal structure support, carve-out support, and contract negotiation support for M&A transactions.
• Integrated Due Diligence Combined financial and business due diligence service that integrates typically siloed DD workstreams to give clients a unified view of M&A target value and risks.
• M&A Strategy Formulation Advisory on M&A strategy formulation and listing decisions for Japanese companies evaluating inorganic growth, capital structure changes, or transaction readiness.
• Portfolio Strategy Formulation Strategy consulting for portfolio review, rebalancing, and value creation across business units and group companies.
• Capital Allocation Formulation Advisory on capital allocation strategy across businesses, balancing growth investment, shareholder returns, and balance sheet structure.
• Carve-out Support Advisory across carve-out transactions, including separability analysis, TSA design, transition support, and execution on both the seller and buyer sides.
• Southeast Asia Strategy Initiative Cross-border M&A advisory for Japanese companies pursuing growth and investment opportunities in Southeast Asian markets, supported by the wholly-owned Singapore subsidiary Asia Business Creation Pte Ltd.
• Corporate Value Defense Advisory Advisory services to help TSE-listed companies defend against activist shareholders and unsolicited takeover bids, leveraging GIP's senior bankers' track record in activist and hostile takeover defense.
• HR Consulting / Executive Search Executive search and HR consulting that leverages industry expertise and senior-executive relationships to support organizational transformation through senior talent acquisition.
• M's DD (エムズ デューディリジェンス) AI-powered tool that automatically generates financial due diligence reports, enabling operational efficiency and report-quality consistency across GIP's M&A advisory engagements.
• Ms.Pro (ミズプロ) Job-matching and talent-placement service specialised for female executives and freelance/part-time candidates seeking board positions and flexible work arrangements.
• Professional Crossing (プロクロ) Talent-matching service that connects professional talent with companies, functioning as a career-intersection platform where professionals find work through GIP's industry networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mergermarket M&A League Table Q1 2026: 11th globally by deal count; LSEG 2025 H1: 24th by public deal value, 19th by domestic deal value in Japan mid-market
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Asia Business Creation Pte LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2025GIP entered a capital and business partnership with Singapore-based M&A advisory firm Asia Business Creation Pte Ltd in February 2025. Asia Business Creation, established May 2021 and led by founder Yasui Ken, specializes in cross-border M&A between Southeast Asia and Japan. This partnership accelerates GIP's support for Japanese companies pursuing ASEAN cross-border M&A and represents a core strategic initiative for Southeast Asia expansion.
• Asia Business Creation Pte LtdcoreOthersAsia Business Creation Pte Ltd is listed as a group company of GIP Corporation, providing M&A advisory services based in Singapore to support cross-border deal flow between Japan and Southeast Asia.
• Volaris Group (Constellation Software)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIP co-hosted a webinar with Volaris Group (CSI's investment vehicle) on European and American software M&A trends and Japanese market strategy, featuring VP/Head of M&A Christophe Blanc. Joint educational/seminar event focused on market intelligence sharing.
• Anderson Mori Tomotsune (A&M)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIP co-hosted a special webinar with Anderson Mori Tomotsune law firm on shareholder activism trends 2025, featuring partner Kota Tokura. Joint seminar covering activist-driven M&A, reflecting a co-marketing relationship between legal and financial advisory advisors.
• Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIP co-hosted a special webinar with Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu on activist-driven M&A trends and case studies. Joint educational event featuring GIP Managing Director Katsuyama and firm partner Tohkura, focused on M&A activism dynamics.
• Nikkei (日本経済新聞社)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGIP Representative Yamamoto spoke at a Nikkei online seminar on corporate value enhancement through M&A strategy and portfolio transformation. Nikkei provides the platform and audience for GIP to reach C-suite executives and management planning professionals.
• Ms.Pro (女性向け人材サービス)minorOthersGIP launched Ms.Pro, a female executive placement and freelance/副業者 job matching service in December 2024, targeting women executives seeking board positions and flexible work arrangements. Related to GIP's HR consulting service line.
• Professional Crossing (プロクロ) (人材サービス)minorOthersGIP launched Professional Crossing (proクロ), a next-generation professional talent matching service in January 2025, connecting professional talent with companies. Part of GIP's HR consulting expansion.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Houlihan Lokey: Global independent advisory firm (acquired GCA, where GIP co-founder Yamamoto previously worked) with strong Japan M&A presence, focused on mid-market M&A, capital markets, and financial restructuring — directly comparable in transaction size, complexity focus, and client base.
• Lazard Japan: Global independent advisory firm with a Japan practice focused on M&A advisory and strategic advice for mid-cap and large-cap Japanese transactions. Comparable as a boutique advisor competing for complex M&A mandates in the Japanese market.
• Bain & Company Japan: Global strategy consulting firm with significant Japan practice and M&A advisory capability. Comparable in combining strategic consulting with M&A advisory for Japanese mid-cap and large-cap clients, and competing for integration and strategy mandates.
• Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory (DTFA): Big-4 financial advisory practice in Japan offering M&A advisory, financial due diligence, and value creation services. Multiple GIP senior team members (including co-founder Masuda and others) came from Deloitte, making it a directly comparable firm in services and talent flow.
• EY Strategy and Consulting Japan: Big-4 advisory practice (now including EY-Parthenon) providing M&A advisory, due diligence, and corporate strategy services in Japan. Multiple GIP executives have EY backgrounds, and the firm directly competes for the same client mandates.
• PwC Advisory Japan: Big-4 advisory practice offering integrated M&A advisory, due diligence, and strategy services across Japan. Directly competes with GIP for integrated mid-cap mandates combining advisory and consulting capabilities.
• Jefferies Japan: Global independent advisory and securities firm with significant Japan mid-market M&A focus; GIP Managing Director Katsuyama previously led activism/hostile takeover defense business at Jefferies. Comparable transaction profile and mid-cap deal flow.
• KPMG FAS Japan: Big-4 financial advisory practice providing M&A advisory, financial DD, and PMI services across Japan. Competes directly with GIP for mid-cap Japanese M&A and DD mandates; comparable client segments and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Daiwa Securities Group: Major Japanese securities group with established M&A advisory and investment banking franchises. Competes with GIP for mid-cap Japanese M&A mandates while offering broader capital markets and balance-sheet services that GIP cannot match.
• Nomura Securities: Japan's largest domestic broker with a substantial M&A advisory franchise covering the full market spectrum. While broader and larger than GIP, it competes directly for the same Japanese mid-cap M&A mandates and benefits from bulge-balance-sheet capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gipcorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gipcorp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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