Kenichi Tasaka

Specialty

M&A Advisory

Summary of expertise

Kenichi is a Director in the M&A Advisory practice of PwC Advisory LLC.
He joined PwC Advisory LLC in 2017. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Merrill Lynch Japan Securities (current BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.). He provides M&A financial advisory services to clients in various sectors, including chemical makers and financial institutions, and possesses extensive experience in cross-border and domestic M&A deals.

Recent Transactions

• Advisory to a Japanese mega bank on its acquisition of 15% stake in a commercial bank in Vietnam
• Advisory to a Japanese steel manufacturer and a Japanese trading house on their sale of a joint venture subsidiary
• Advisory to a Japanese chemical manufacturer on its sale of a French subsidiary
• Advisory to a Japanese mega bank on its acquisition of 49% stake in a consumer finance company in Vietnam
• Advisory to a Japanese electrical equipment manufacturer on its acquisition of a hyperspectral imaging manufacturer in Finland
• Advisory to a Japanese system integrator on its acquisition of a system integrators in Indonesia
• Advisory to a Japanese chemical manufacturer on its acquisition of a US technical textile supplier for the automotive industry
• Advisory to a Japanese chemical manufacturer on its sales of subsidiaries in India and China
• Advisory to a Japanese refiner on sale of part of its stake in an upstream subsidiary
• Advisory to a Japanese electrical equipment manufacturer on its divestiture of a DJ equipment business
• Advisory to a Japanese heavy industry manufacturer on establishment of an offshore wind power joint venture with a wind turbine manufacturer in Denmark
• Advisory to a Japanese housing equipment manufacturer on its business alliance on building materials and electronic materials with an electrical equipment manufacturer
• Advisory to a Japanese human resources company on its acquisition of a US human resources company
• Advisory to a Japanese consumer finance company on its succession of an unsecured card loan guarantee business via company split

Kenichi also has deal experience of underwriting bond, equity offerings and IPOs.

Education

• Master of Engineering from Kyoto University Graduate School
• BS in Engineering from Kyoto University