National Search Fund
Approved Date
9/9/2025
Asset Class
Private Equity
Catalogue
Catalogue
Company Name Japanese
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Description English
National Search Fund (NSF) is a Tokyo firm established in 2022 that applies the search fund model to Japan�s SME succession challenges. It supports individuals who want to become owner-operators by backing company acquisitions and providing post-acquisition guidance. NSF also runs programs that match skilled executives with businesses in need of succession, ensuring continuity and growth while offering flexible exit options such as M&A or IPOs.
Description Japanese
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EMDB (Matching)
EMDB (Matching)
Founded Year
2022
Founder
Kenta Maeda
Founder BIO
Since 2017, he has been in charge of risk management such as credit screening and monitoring of business investments at Sojitz Corporation, and in 2019 he was involved in supporting the launch of a new subsidiary in the Philippines (establishing a governance system). He founded the company in 2022. He is originally from Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, and graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University.
No.
54
Style
Search fund
URL
ns-fund.jp