Masashi Kanaya

Specialty

M&A advisory

Summary of expertise

Masashi Kanaya joined PwC Advisory LLC in July 2018. He is engaged in executions related to domestic and cross-border M&A of major Japanese companies, mainly in the manufacturing and business services industries.

Prior to joining PwC Advisory, he was engaged in accounting audits and due diligence work mainly for financial institutions at a major audit firm, and then consistently engaged in M&A advisory work at a major investment bank. After that, he joined another major audit firm, where he was engaged in financial advisory work on M&A, mainly for medium-sized companies and startups. He has also taught many M&A-related courses at external schools and corporate training programs hosted by the firm.

Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics.

Recent Transactions

• Partial sale of a subsidiary by a major electronics manufacturer
• Formation of a JV by a major industrial machinery manufacturer with a company in the same industry
• Acquisition of an environment-related company from a PE fund by a major machinery manufacturer and a major electric power company
• Sale of a carve-out business by a major transportation equipment manufacturer
• Integration of a South American construction equipment company by a major general trading company
• Integration of an Australian construction equipment company by a major general trading company
• Sale of a subsidiary by a major steel manufacturer
• A carve-out sale by a major electronics manufacturer
• A sale of a carve-out business of a domestic materials subsidiary by a major general trading company

Certificates

• Japanese Certified Public Accountant