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Business Manager Fit 4/5

IT Support & Cloud Services Firm

Tokyo 12 employees Profitable

Asking price

¥60M

¥60,000,000

Required capital increase

¥0M

to reach ¥30M paid-in capital

Working capital reserve

¥15M

first-year operations buffer

Estimated total investment

¥79M

excl. professional fees

Reported annual revenue: ¥180M

A managed-IT and cloud migration services firm serving SME clients in Tokyo, with 85% recurring revenue and a bilingual service desk.

Overview

Managed services provider with 60+ SME clients on monthly retainers, plus cloud migration project work. Bilingual (JP/EN) service desk is a differentiator with foreign-owned SMEs in Tokyo.

Why it scores 4/5 for Business Manager fit

  • Twelve employees and capital above the threshold — structural requirements are comfortably met
  • Recurring revenue supports a credible multi-year business plan
  • One point deducted: a strong incumbent GM means the buyer must clearly document their own executive responsibilities for the immigration file

Points to examine in due diligence

  • Key-person risk around the GM and two senior engineers
  • Contract assignment clauses in client MSAs

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