Business succession and M&A Support Business

In order to facilitate business succession, it is necessary to have a considerable preparation period and a firm approach according to the company's situation.
We will carefully consult with you for any worries and problems such as "Successor problem is an issue, but I do not know where to start."
If you are worried about business succession, please feel free to contact us!

• You can consult for free.
• Visiting consultation is also possible.
• Information on subsidies related to business succession and M&A

This is a total of three courses for successors and successor candidates, with the aim of supporting Yokohama's next-generation managers. We provide knowledge and know-how as a manager and support the creation of networks between managers. (* R5 has ended.)
[Contents for FY2023]

• 2023 Flyer (PDF: 1,318KB)

For small and medium-sized enterprises who are going to work on business succession, we will hold a seminar with know-how on business succession and success stories.
[FY2023] Seminars on Business Succession and M&A

• Wednesday, November 22, 2023　Creating an organization in which successors evolves -Innovation triggered by Business Succession-(External Site)
• Wednesday, December 6, 2023　M & A seminar from the perspective of sellers and buyers of small and medium-sized enterprises-Successful and failure examples seen from actual examples-(external site)
• Thursday, January 25, 2024　M&A Seminar as a management strategy

[FY2023] Archive of seminars on Business Succession and M&A

• Thursday, January 25, 2024　M&A Seminar as a management strategy (external site)

Those who receive the transfer of business assets, etc., those who intend to consolidate the shares of the operating company by the holding company, those who acquire shares, etc. by the representative individually, or take over the business and new business It is available to those who carry out business.

• Yokohama Small and Medium Enterprise Loan Program

Yokohama City has concluded agreements on business succession M&A with M&A Suced Co., Ltd. and the Yokohama Corporate Management Support Foundation (IDEC Yokohama) for the purpose of supporting smooth business succession, providing M&A options.

• M&A Sucseed HP (outside site)

By subsidizing a part of the cost of preparing documents that play an important role in the establishment of business succession and M&A ((1) Corporate Profile, (2) Business succession plan, (3) Share Evaluation Report, (4) Corporate Valuation Report) that play an important role in the establishment of business succession and M&A, we support the first step toward the business succession of SMEs.
※For details on each document, please refer to the flyer.

• Click here to apply for a business succession / M & A start support project grant (outside site)
• Information flyer (PDF: 789KB)

○Application acceptance period
10:00 on Monday, May 15, 2023 to 17:00 on Wednesday, January 31, 2024
　※Please apply before requesting the preparation of documents.
　※Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be closed as soon as the budget limit is reached.
　※Applications can be made up to once per company (even in another corporation or another business, if the representative and Address are the same.)

○Covered expenses
① Preparation of “Corporate Overview” for the purpose of third party succession (M&A)
② Preparation of “Business Succession Plan” and “Stock Evaluation Calculation Form” for the purpose of succession to relatives, officers and employees
③ Preparation of Corporate Value Evaluation Report for the purpose of Third-Party Succession (M&A)
　　※Expenses that are difficult to distinguish between expenses other than subsidized expenses and subsidized expenses are not eligible for the grant
　　※When applying for the Kanagawa Prefecture Business Succession Subsidy, it is necessary to exclude target expenses that overlap the same content as this subsidy.

○Grant rate and grant limit
　 Up to 200,000 yen (subsidize 50% of the cost of preparing the company profile)

○Destination of documents and inquiries
(public property) Yokohama Corporate Management Support Foundation (IDEC Yokohama) Management Support Section
　〒231-0021 Yokohama Media and Communications Center 7th floor, 11th, Nihon Odori, Naka-ku, Yokohama
　TEL： 045-225-3714 E-MAIL： keiei@idec.or.jp

Here are web pages and leaflets that contain examples of business succession and M & A.

• Business Succession/M&A Case Link

You can check the website of Kanagawa Prefecture below.

• Guidance of certification procedures based on the Act on Smooth Management Succession of Management in Small and Medium Enterprises (outside site)
• Business succession tax system for unlisted shares (external site)

It is information about measures such as subsidies to support smooth business succession of small and medium-sized business.

• Click here for the website of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (outside site)

Basic knowledge, news, and related seminar information on business succession are posted.

• Click here for the business succession portal site of small and medium-sized organizations (outside site)