About Us
Welcome to MAG
Based in Tokyo, MAG serves as a strategic interface between Japanese blue-chip buyers and global opportunities.
Who Are We
MAG is an independent M&A advisory boutique focused on cross-border transactions.
We work primarily with Japanese blue-chip strategic companies, supporting their strategic M&A and international growth initiatives through disciplined, long-term oriented advisory.
We collaborate with a highly selective group of counterparties and trusted global advisors to originate and facilitate high-quality opportunities through carefully aligned engagement.
Our Philosophy
“Strategy first, discretion always, and execution that respects long-term value.”
What We Do
MAG supports cross-border M&A through a deliberately focused and selective advisory framework.
We operate upstream of execution, where strategic intent, timing, and alignment matter most.
Our work typically includes:
- Interpreting buyer strategic intent and long-term growth priorities
- Identifying aligned opportunities ahead of broad market exposure
- Shaping initial approaches with strategic and contextual discipline
- Enabling early-stage dialogue while preserving optionality
How We Work
Strategic Intent
We align early on buyer/seller intent by clarifying strategic objectives, timing considerations, and the conditions under which action would be meaningful.
Strategic Context Setting
We establish a shared strategic context that frames decision-making over time, rather than anchoring discussions to immediate transaction mechanics.
Selective Information Design
We structure information flow selectively to support informed judgment, while avoiding unnecessary exposure or premature signaling.
Disciplined Engagement
We sequence engagement deliberately to reflect relevance, timing, and the buyer’s internal decision-making dynamics.
Client-Centric Collaboration
We design collaboration around client priorities and pace, with selectivity and confidentiality as default principles.
Relationship Continuity
We orient all interaction toward continuity, emphasizing long-term trust, alignment, and repeat strategic engagement.
Why Choose Us?
Because cross-border outcomes depend less on process visibility, and more on judgment, timing, and alignment.
We operate at the point where strategic intent takes shape, focusing on early alignment rather than participating in broadly circulated, transaction-led processes.
We prioritize relevance and timing over exposure, recognizing that cross-border outcomes depend on context as much as opportunity.
We design engagement around client decision dynamics, believing that durable outcomes are achieved through respect and alignment, not acceleration.
We preserve optionality by exercising restraint in communication and signaling, allowing strategic flexibility to be maintained throughout the process.
We work on an invitation-only basis, where trust is developed through continuity, discretion, and repeated interaction rather than open distribution.
We approach cross-border partnerships with a long-term perspective, strengthening relationships through sustained alignment rather than single transactions.
Some Numbers
A concise snapshot of how we engage, not how we advertise.
48+
Clients
Base
100%
Senior-level
Alignment
200+
Engaged
Deals
Multi
Regions
Engaged
Considering a Cross-Border Situation?
We engage selectively with Japanese blue-chip strategic companies and trusted counterparts
to explore cross-border M&A situations where intent, timing, and alignment matter.
Conversations begin with context, not commitments.