Kei Otabe
Managing Director

Kei Otabe
Managing DirectorProfile
Kei Otabe joined U.S. public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP in 2003 and was engaged in audit services. In 2006, he joined UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd., where he was engaged in advisory services relating to M&A and corporate finance in the investment banking division′s Global Industrial Group (GIG) and M&A Advisory Group. He subsequently transferred to Greenhill & Co. Japan Ltd., a boutique investment firm headquartered in the U.S., and was involved in M&A advisory services throughout his time there. He joined CFI Japan in 2012.
He was engaged in investment banking for more than 10 years. He provided diverse investment banking solutionsranging from M&A advisory services to corporate finance advisory services and has practical business experience and knowhow.
At Deloitte & Touche LLP (the Los Angeles office), he was engaged in audit services for U.S. corporations and Japanese corporations in the U.S.
At UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd., Greenhill & Co. Japan Ltd. and Frontier Management, he has been involved in numerous M&A deals mainly relating to the construction materials, machinery, electronic parts, electrical machinery, chemical and communication sectors.
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has transferred the equity interests of its subsidiary

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Maezawa Kyuso Industries has transferred the equity interests of Maezawa Kyuso (Nanchang) to Guangzhou Hongxing Investment Co., Ltd.
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has acquired the medical solution business of

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MinebeaMitsumi has acquired the medical solutions business of Japanese SoC company Socionext
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has been acquired by

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Japanese automotive part manufacturer Morikawa Industrial has acquired Yoshimei Co.
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has acquired a minority share in

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Japanese equipment manufacturer Sodick has acquired a minority share in Italian additive manufacturer Prima Additive