Jun Kurosawa

Specialty

M&A lead advisory, corporate finance

Summary of expertise

Jun Kurosawa joined PwC Advisory LLC in March of 2014. Currently, he is mainly in charge of deal execution and deal origination as project manager for various types of domestic and cross-border transactions. He also has extensive experience and knowledge in capital market deals including public takeover bids (tender offers).

As a project manager or core team member, Jun has advised clients in various sectors on internationally focused M&A deals (including deals in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region). He has provided M&A advisory services for private equity funds, nonbank financial institutions, trading houses and corporations. He also has experience in various types of transactions such as joint ventures, restructuring M&A deals and M&A divestments. Since joining PwC Advisory LLC, Jun has been engaged in consulting and advisory projects related to business reorganisation, verification of business plans and business process reengineering of administrative processes, primarily for manufacturing companies.

Prior to joining PwC, he also worked for a major Japanese bank, where he was in charge of corporate finance for large and medium-sized enterprises (including listed companies).

Notable transactions

• Financial advice on capitalisation strategy for a major beverage bottling company in Japan

• Acquisition of a majority stake in a German medical device manufacturer by a major Japanese manufacturer of optical equipment through public takeover bid

• Acquisition of a major Japanese dispensing pharmacy group by a Japan-based private equity fund through public takeover bid

• Acquisition of a minority stake in an Indonesian car financing company by a major Japanese consumer finance company

• Acquisition of a major nonbank financial institution by a major Japanese trading house and a major Japanese convenience store chain through a public takeover bid

• Acquisition of a Japanese procurement service company by a major Indian IT-related service company

• Third-party allotment (issuance of preferred stock) to a Japan-based private equity fund by a major Japanese auto parts manufacturer

• Acquisition of a major Japanese sports and entertainment facility management company by a major Japanese real estate developer through a public takeover bid

Publications

• “No.159 Practical advice for takeover bid deals” (MARR Online, No.313, November 2020)