Sangyo Sosei Advisory Inc.

2009.12.15

【Tokyo, December 15, 2009】 Sangyo Sosei Advisory Inc., a new M&A and corporate advisory firm focused on the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sectors, today announced the launch of operations and plans to support revitalization of the industry in Japan. The firm will be led by founders Fumiaki Sato, previously Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co. Ltd. and a long-time leading electronics analyst, Atsushi Abe, formerly Japan head of Unitas Capital (previously known as CCMP Capital Asia), and Gary Chan, ex-Managing Director of UBS Securities Japan Ltd.

The pace of reform in many industries is accelerating, in part as a consequence of the global financial crisis, and with it the need for Japan to maintain and strengthen its technological competitive advantage has become ever more pressing. Despite Japan's accumulated technological capabilities and intellectual capital, the country has recently struggled to maximize its potential. Sangyo Sosei Advisory has been established with the aim of revitalizing TMT industries in Japan and strengthening global competitiveness, by supporting resource reallocation and structural reform efforts.

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Company Data

Name	：	Sangyo Sosei Advisory Inc.
Founders	：	Fumiaki Sato, Atsushi Abe, Gary Chan
Business	：	Corporate finance and M&A advisory
Founding	：	December 16, 2009
Address	：	Bureau Ginza 10F, Tsukiji 4-1-12, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Founding Members

Fumiaki Sato
Fumiaki is widely considered to be among the most knowledgeable experts on the Japanese electronics industry operating within the financial community. He has amassed critical experience as an engineer, securities analyst and investment banker. One of Japan's most respected corporate and technology analysts, he is also author of the acclaimed "A Scenario for Realignment of the Japanese Electronics Industry". Fumiaki began his career as an engineer at Victor JVC, and later worked at Smith Barney and Deutsche Securities as an electronics research analyst. He was placed top of the Nikkei Analyst Rankings for six consecutive years from 2000. Prior to co-founding Sangyo Sosei Advisory he was Managing Director and Vice Chairman of TMT Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch Japan Securities. He is a graduate of Musashi Institute of Technology (Tokyo).

Atsushi Abe
Atsushi is one of the most experienced investment bankers in Japan specializing in technology and related industries. He is a fourteen year veteran of Alex Brown and Deutsche Bank, where he led the Asia investment banking and technology efforts. He also headed Japan Investment Banking and was a member of the Executive Committee at Deutsche Securities. Prior to co-founding Sangyo Sosei Advisory he headed the Japan operations of Unitas Capital (formerly CCMP Capital Asia) and led numerous landmark Japanese transactions. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Waseda University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.

Gary Chan
Gary is an Asian financial markets veteran. After years as an Institutional Investor-ranked telecommunications research analyst, he founded and led industry-leading telecommunications investment banking teams in Hong Kong and Japan for UBS for a combined fourteen years. Utilizing his extensive network in the Japanese and Asia-wide telecommunications sector, he successfully leveraged equity research and Asia experience on Japanese transactions. Prior to co-founding Sangyo Sosei Advisory he was head of UBS's Japan Financial Sponsors Group. He is fluent in English and Japanese and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.