{"id":336,"date":"2023-09-15T11:33:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T02:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japanbullseye.com\/?page_id=336"},"modified":"2025-04-02T13:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T04:51:59","slug":"about-us-english-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/japanbullseye.com\/?page_id=336","title":{"rendered":"About us (English Page)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcement<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">As of April 1, 2025, we are pleased to announce that Japan Bullseye Capital has successfully completed the business succession of <a href=\"https:\/\/gatewayarch.jp\/\">Gateway Arch Co., Ltd.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">Japan Bullseye Capital is dedicated to the succession and growth of a single small to medium-sized business. Going forward, we will focus our full efforts on driving the continued development of <a href=\"https:\/\/gatewayarch.jp\/\">Gateway Arch Co., Ltd.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">For any inquiries related to our search fund activities, please continue to contact Japan Bullseye Capital.<\/span><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-heading\"><div class=\"vk_heading vk_heading-style-default\"><h2 style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"vk_heading_title vk_heading_title-style-default\"><span>About us<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span data-fontsize=\"21px\" style=\"font-size: 21px;\" class=\"vk_inline-font-size\">The first traditional Search fund (Duo) in Japan<\/span><\/strong><br>Japan Bullseye Capital is a traditional search fund. We acquire the shares of one exceptional private company (SME) in Japan and founders Eisuke Kobayashi and Mitsuharu Suzaki will take over as successors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fcfcfc\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Eisuke Kobayashi<br>Co-founder<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eisuke-kobayashi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"31\" class=\"wp-image-282\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"http:\/\/japanbullseye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u30b9\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30f3\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30c8-2023-08-21-22.55.16.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fcfcfc\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Mitsuharu Suzaki<br>Co-founder<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mitsuharu-suzaki-53b5b8a5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"31\" class=\"wp-image-282\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"http:\/\/japanbullseye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u30b9\u30af\u30ea\u30fc\u30f3\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30c8-2023-08-21-22.55.16.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-heading\"><div class=\"vk_heading vk_heading-style-default\"><h2 style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"vk_heading_title vk_heading_title-style-default\"><span>About SMEs in Japan<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><em>Approximately 4 million SMEs<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There are over 4 million enterprises in Japan, and 99% of them are SMEs.<br>No Successors or profitable closed businesses companies are 1.5 million, and 0.9 million are still profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>Aging of management classes.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The management turnover is not occurring in many firms. As a result,<br>the peak age of managers was \"50-54\" in 2000, and the peak age of managers was \"65-69\" in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><em>Lack of Successor<\/em><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">According to a survey released in 2020 by the Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute, More than 35% of companies are still looking for a successor. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-heading\"><div class=\"vk_heading vk_heading-style-default\"><h2 style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"vk_heading_title vk_heading_title-style-default\"><span>Contact<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-contact-form-7-contact-form-selector\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f481-o1\" lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"481\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p 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