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. This is succession as a principal, not as an adviser.
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POSITION
Supporting the change, and carrying it ourselves.
The ability to execute change that we built in consulting is also invested in a business where we take over companies ourselves. Standing on both sides is what backs up what we propose.
Management Consulting
Helping our clients solve their problems
We support each client in solving their management issues and making change real.
Business Succession Investment (this page)
Catalys itself takes on succession, a problem facing society
We take over companies ourselves, step into management, and carry their growth as a principal, growing together as one group.
Client companies
Solving their
problems
Management Consulting
Consulting mainly for
large and mid-sized firms
and private equity funds
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
FEATURES
What sets Catalys M&A apart
A long relationship through permanent ownership
We build value over time together with the companies that join us. 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 optimise stress and maximise wellbeing, and we value an environment where people can work in good health of both body and mind. Higher wellbeing and more ownership lead to sustained growth and a stronger organisation.
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.
PORTFOLIO
Succession portfolio
The companies we have taken over, and whose next stage of growth we are carrying together.
Regulatory consulting
Undisclosed CONFIDENTIAL
Tokyo | Joined 2026
A specialist team that supports advertising copy for health foods and cosmetics, on both compliance and persuasiveness.
Type of business
Regulatory consulting (pharmaceutical affairs)
What they do
Consulting that reviews advertising copy for health foods, cosmetics and similar products against the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act and related regulations and proposes rewrites, plus support for e-commerce
Key clients
Major consumer goods and healthcare manufacturers
Strengths
Copy review using their own patented information-processing technology
Location
Tokyo
Joined
May 2026
Background
The founder had no successor. We took the company over while keeping the business, the jobs and the client relationships intact.
Since joining
Using AI to make the work more efficient and add value, and putting sales and customer success on a repeatable footing
Construction tech
Undisclosed CONFIDENTIAL
Tokyo | Joined 2026
A software company that supports site management for civil engineering and construction with AI and automation.
Type of business
Construction tech (site-management software)
What they do
Development, sale, rental and maintenance of site-management and automated-survey systems for civil engineering and construction
Key clients
Major and upper-mid-tier general contractors
Strengths
AI-based automation of construction work
Location
Tokyo
Joined
September 2026
Background
The founder had no successor. We took the company over while keeping the business, the jobs and the client relationships intact.
Since joining
Strengthening the sales organisation, and using AI to make development more efficient
* Only companies that have given their consent are listed here. Companies not yet disclosed will be announced once everything is in place.
COMMITMENT
Three promises to the companies we take over
01
Grow it once we take it on
We apply the value-creation methods built in consulting directly to the companies we take over, turning a stable company into a growing one.
02
Send people into management
Where it is needed we second executives and consultants from Catalys, and we also bring in a president from outside. We do not put in capital and leave it there.
03
Share the results with employees
We grant shares to the employees of the company we take over, so that the fruits of growth are shared.
FLOW
How succession works
STEP 01
First talk
Under confidentiality, we hear where you stand and what you want. Enquiries through an intermediary are equally welcome.
STEP 02
Review and meeting
We look at the business and talk directly with the owner.
STEP 03
Letter of intent
We settle the terms and the scheme, and sign a letter of intent.
STEP 04
Closing
After due diligence, we complete the share transfer.
STEP 05
Value creation
We step into management and run growth measures based on CVM.
CONTACT
Tell us about the challenge you are facing.
Project enquiries, questions about our services, fees, or business succession. Whatever the subject, we are glad to hear from you.