Strike Group Co., Ltd.

Our History

1997
July

Kunihiko Arai establishes a predecessor company to Strike Group Co., Ltd.

1998
October

Opens Japan’s first M&A brokerage site, SMART

2001
December

Starts a free, online enterprise valuation service

2002
August

Relocates headquartes office from Shibuya-ku, Tokyo to Chiyoda-ku

December

Starts a quick enterprise valuation service

Cumulative transaction value tops 10 billion yen

2009
June

Relocates headquartes office from Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo to Rokubancho

2012
January

Opens Osaka Office

March

Opens Sapporo Office

Opens Sendai Office

May

Opens Fukuoka Office

July

Opens Takamatsu Office

2013
January

Opens Nagoya Office

2014
March

Forms business alliances with Tax Accountants Cooperative Associations

2015
March

Capital increased to 82.26 million yen

July

Launches "M&A Online," a specialized M&A media platform

August

Capital increased to 114.63 million yen

2016
June

Stock Listed on the Mothers Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Capital increased to 377.30 million yen

July

Capital increased to 431.26 million yen

August

Relocates headquartes office from Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo to Otemachi

2017
June

Listing upgraded to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Capital increased to 823.74 million yen

2021
May

Relocates headquartes office from Otemachi Financial City Grand Cube to MITSUI & CO. Building

November

Opens Hiroshima Office

2022
April

Listing transitioned to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Forms capital and business alliance with LIGHT-RIGHT Inc.

2023
March

Establishes Japan Corporate Investment Platform (JCIP)

2024
June

Opens Kyoto Innovation Office

2025
October

Establishes a subsidiary to prepare for transition to a holding company structure

2026
March

Establishes Strike Strategic Consulting(STSC) and Strike Financial Advisory(STFA)

April

Transitions to a holding company structure and changes the company name to Strike Group Co., Ltd.
The M&A brokerage business is transferred to the preparatory subsidiary, which is concurrently renamed Strike Co., Ltd.