Change begins when people move.
Strategy consulting and succession investing, combined
Catalys drives minds and industries toward change that lasts
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CLIENTS
PROJECT WORK
150+PJ
Projects delivered
50% M&A (strategy, sourcing, BDD, PMI)
20% Mid-term plans and enterprise value
15% Hands-on support and transformation
15% New business (from concept to delivery)
CLIENTS
60+
Companies
10% Major (¥1tn+)
50% Large (¥100bn to ¥1tn)
15% Small-Middle (up to ¥100bn)
25% Private equity funds
GOVERNMENT
Government work
Project: research and analysis on climate measures in other countries, including carbon border adjustment mechanisms
Commissioned by: Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
MISSION
Be the Catalyst Driving Real Change in Minds and Industry
Japan is full of opportunity: world-class technology, loyal customers, renowned hospitality and service, and thousands of solid companies searching for what comes next. Governance reform, activism, and economic forces are pushing even the largest players to rethink how they grow.
Opportunities here don’t move on their own. Catalys was built to catalyze the evolution of the mindset of Japan’s business leadership and get things moving.
Reach out and let’s get started.
BUSINESS
What we deliver
Client companies
Solving their
problems
Management Consulting
Consulting for large and
mid-sized companies and
private equity funds:
growth strategy, new business,
M&A, cost reduction
and organizational change
consulting insightFeeding back
management insight
Business Succession Investment
We take over (M&A)
valuable companies left
without a successor,
and raise their value
Solving succession,
a problem facing society
Companies we succeed
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Management Consulting
We bring the judgement and the methods built at global strategy firms to move your decisions forward.
Everyone here comes from a strategy or full-service firm, all of them experienced, and many of our clients come back to us.
We do not stop at theory: we stay with you on the ground through long-term, hands-on support, at a price that matches the value.
You can find what each service covers on the management consulting page.
BUSINESS SUCCESSION INVESTMENT
Business Succession Investment
Having no successor is not a reason to close a business.
We take over companies of real value ourselves (M&A), step into management, and carry the next stage of growth. We hold them for good, run them around the wellbeing of their people, and apply value creation with a track record behind it.
What sets Catalys M&A apart
A long relationship through permanent ownership
We build value over time together with the companies that join us: ownership for good.
We do not assume a sale within a few years. We respect what the owner and the employees care about, and work on enterprise value that lasts.
Management built around employee wellbeing
We set out to optimize stress and maximise wellbeing, and we value an environment where people can work in good health of both body and mind.
Rather than a short-lived lift in profit, we raise wellbeing and ownership to deliver sustained growth and a stronger organization.
Steady growth measures backed by a track record
Our own improvement framework, the Catalys Value up Model (CVM), delivers real gains in performance.
Having improved dozens of companies, we run growth strategies that are grounded in the day-to-day work.
ORGANIZATION CONCEPT
Cortisol Management®
Cortisol Management is a registered trademark of Catalys Inc.
Turning the stress hormone into a source of performance. This is not simply stress management. By keeping an environment, grounded in physiology, where each person can perform at their best, we lead both the individual and the organization to growth that lasts. That is the new standard in human capital management that we propose.
LEADERSHIP
Our people
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Hikaru Tanaka
At Arthur D. Little and Frontier Management, supported a large number of companies across a wide range of themes, including new business planning and launch, long-term vision, DX strategy, mid-term management plans, M&A strategy and execution, business due diligence and sales strategy.
Waseda University
Certified Member Analyst, the Securities Analysts Association of Japan -
Tomoyuki Abe
At Arthur D. Little and Frontier Management, supported more than 50 companies in total across a wide range of themes, including PMO, PMI, new business planning and launch, long-term vision, mid-term management plans, M&A strategy, business due diligence, and BPR and workload analysis.
The University of Tokyo
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Takuma Kawanaka
At Arthur D. Little and Roland Berger, led projects across a wide range of themes and industries, including business strategy, new business exploration, market research and business due diligence. Also seconded to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to support policymaking.
MEng, Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
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Masatoshi Takeda
At Frontier Management and elsewhere, supported companies across a wide range of themes, including long-term vision and mid-term management plans, new business areas, overseas business strategy and organisational restructuring. Also worked on M&A strategy and target sourcing, and on strengthening the organisation’s ability to execute deals.
Keio University
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Taketo Iguchi
At Arthur D. Little, supported companies across a wide range of themes, including mid-term management plans, new business planning and launch, setting up new companies, long-term vision, M&A strategy and execution, business due diligence and sales strategy.
MSc, Mechanical Science, Graduate School of Waseda University
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Justin Prescott
At the strategy team of EY Strategy & Consulting (EY-Parthenon) and at PwC, worked across a wide range of themes including organisational change, global transformation PMO, new business planning and launch, valuation, separations, and the introduction and use of AI. Experience spans consumer goods, megabanks, financial services, telecoms and automotive, among other industries.
Clemson University (South Carolina, USA)
MBA, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
MBA, Waseda University
JLPT N1 -
Ryusuke Kurita
After university, worked in overseas sales and overseas business planning at the Motorcycle Operations of Honda Motor. Then at the strategy consulting firm Arthur D. Little, worked on new business planning and M&A strategy for automotive, mobility and manufacturing clients, and on business due diligence for private equity funds in those sectors, before joining Catalys.
BA Economics, Tohoku University
MBA, International University of Japan -
Yohei Koyama
At a consulting firm, worked on PMI and system integration PMO for financial institutions. Then at two construction tool companies, one of them a private equity portfolio company, covered sales, marketing, finance and after-sales service, and as managing executive officer took charge of group strategy and marketing. Later, as a partner at a major consulting firm, supported management strategy and operational reform.
International Christian University
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Yoshitaka Ikeuchi
After university, joined Mizuho Bank, working in sales and as an analyst with a focus on the materials industry. Then at Deloitte, Frontier Management and Accenture, worked on new business development, financial and business due diligence, turnaround, and business and DX strategy, mainly for chemical companies. At Accenture, spent three years on secondment to a major chemical maker in one of Japan’s industrial groups, leading its DX office from strategy through to delivery.
BA Economics, Shiga University
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Hikaru Nagasaki
At A.T. Kearney, supported companies across a wide range of themes, including mid-term management plans, new business strategy, business due diligence and cost sourcing. Also at home in a wide range of industries, including private equity, construction, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and services.
Keio University
Care Stress Counsellor, and Care Stress Counsellor for middle managers -
Takamasa Abumi
At the strategy team of EY Strategy & Consulting (EY-Parthenon) and elsewhere, worked across a wide range of themes including M&A (BDD), operational reform and BPR, and system implementation PMO. Alongside the strategy agenda, brings knowledge of risk transformation and BPO, and deep knowledge of digital drawn from earlier work as a systems engineer at Hitachi. Has practised across industries including electronics, food and consumer durables, non-life insurance, trading houses and the public sector.
MEng, Integrated Design Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
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Toru Takahashi
Joined Tokio Marine & Nichido after graduating, then moved through Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting (Monitor Deloitte) and A.T. Kearney before joining Catalys. Supports a wide range of industries, including insurance, consumer goods, staffing, automotive, telecoms and real estate, across business strategy, new business development, DX and AI strategy, business due diligence and operational change.
Waseda University
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Saket Sardeshmukh
Has spent the past twelve years based in Japan, with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, EY Strategy & Consulting and Tata Consultancy Services. Works from a base in R&D and production planning to support large-scale transformation across industries, including DX, organisational change and the introduction of AI. Also at home in a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, pharmaceuticals and industrial machinery.
Pune University, India (Mechanical Engineering)
JLPT N2 -
Taisei Yoshikawa
At Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, worked as a manager on a great many growth strategy engagements, mainly for financial services and manufacturing clients, including mid-term management plans and the design and testing of new business strategy. Also brings knowledge of subsidiary strategy that takes group synergies into account, and of M&A strategy. At JMA Consultants, worked on BPR and functional strategy for manufacturers.
MSc, Decision Science and Technology, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Hiroki Ito
After university, worked on statutory audits at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, mainly for trading houses, before joining Catalys. Brings knowledge of accounting and finance, and of due diligence and valuation in M&A.
Tokyo University of Science
Certified Public Accountant (passed the examination) -
Ryuta Sakanashi
After graduating, worked at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting on sales reform and building digital platforms, then joined Catalys. At Catalys, works alongside clients across a wide range of themes, including PMI, new business planning, mid- to long-term business strategy from design through to delivery, and sales reform.
BCom, Waseda University
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Masato Yazaki
After university, worked at NYK Line on shipping for the power sector and on green energy businesses. Then at Arthur D. Little and other consulting firms, supported companies across a wide range of themes, including business strategy and business due diligence, for industries as varied as power, construction, food and real estate.
Keio University
Whisky Expert, Whisky Culture Research Institute
Art Certification Grade 2, Art Certification Association
Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Coffee Skills Program – Roasting Intermediate
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge
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CONTACT
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