# [In-Person Only] Practical Points of the Startup M&A Guidance for CVCs and Corporates

> A panel with an M&A practitioner and a lawyer on reading Japan's Startup M&A Guidance from the buy side, held in person at TIB.

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- When: Tue, September 15, 2026 19:00–21:00 JST
- Where: Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３ · In person
- Region: Kanto (Tokyo)
- Organizer: Tokyo Innovation Base
- Language: JA
- Source: Peatix — https://zelo-event-20260915.peatix.com/
- Page: https://japantech.info/events/peatix-5133472/

## Summary

Interest in M&A as a growth and exit path for startups keeps rising, and in May 2026 Japan published the Startup M&A Guidance setting out how such deals should be approached. This session looks at how to put that guidance into practice: not just what it says, but how it is being received on actual deals and what it implies for buy-side companies, viewed from both the deal-execution and the legal side.

The panel features Kyosuke Hamada, senior capitalist at Sourcing Brothers, which supports corporates on growth-oriented M&A, and Koki Umeda, attorney at law firm ZeLo, who has handled many startup M&A deals. Topics include the background behind the guidance, what makes startup M&A different from conventional M&A, what buyers should keep in mind during evaluation and negotiation, and how to reconcile the legal view with business and growth strategy. A Q&A is included.

The venue is 1F SQUARE-1 at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB), in person only. Talks start at 19:00 and networking runs from 20:15. It is aimed at corporates considering acquisitions or capital tie-ups with startups, staff in corporate planning, new business, M&A, investment or legal roles, and CVC investors. TIB membership registration is required, and applications close at 12:00 on the day.

## About the community

Part of an ongoing series of practitioner sessions for corporates and CVCs at Tokyo's startup support hub. Founders, investors and corporate new-business staff gather there for weekday-evening sessions on topics such as fundraising, legal matters and partnerships. This one pairs a panel and Q&A with a networking slot afterwards, and attendance requires membership registration through the venue's app.

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