21 April 2026 – Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. (hereinafter “the Company”; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Suguru Miyake) is pleased to announce that its equity-method affiliate Batonz. Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Batonz”; head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yuichi Kamise) was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market on Tuesday April 21, 2026.
Overview of Batonz. Co., Ltd. (Stock code 554A on TSE Growth Market)
| Company Name: | Batonz. Co., Ltd. |
| Address: | 3-12-5 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Established: | April 2018 |
| Representative: | Yuichi Kamise (President and CEO) |
| Primary Business: | Planning, development and operation of BATONZ, a comprehensive M&A support platform
Planning, development and operation of LANNERZ, a HR recruitment service |
| Company Home Page: | https://batonz.jp/company/ |
| M&A and Business Succession Support Platform BATONZ: | https://batonz.jp/ |
| HR Recruitment Service LANNERZ (License for Fee-charging Employment Placement Business: 13-ユ-318789) | https://batonz.jp/lp/lannerz/ |
Background to the TSE Listing
Batonz operates BATONZ, an online platform that supports M&A and business succession. Guided by its founding vision “to make M&A accessible and flexible for anyone, anywhere,” Batonz has played a leading role in driving digital transformation (DX) and innovation in M&A matching. Its services support the business succession of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which form the backbone of Japan’s economy, as well as growth strategies for startups and listed companies.
By combining technology-driven efficiency with a strong focus on safety, reliability, and user trust, Batonz has worked to address long-standing structural challenges in the SME succession and M&A landscape. As a result, the company has grown into one of Japan’s largest M&A service providers. The BATONZ platform now supports a wide range of transactions, from small business succession to the growth strategies of listed companies, with more than 350,000 registered users and over 3,000 successfully completed deals.
Through its listing on the TSE Growth Market, Batonz aims to further accelerate its growth and strengthen its role as a national infrastructure that enables business owners across Japan to plan for the future, pursue new opportunities, and take on new business challenges with confidence.
Batonz will continue to operate as an equity-method affiliate of Nihon M&A Center Holdings.
Comment from Suguru Miyake, President and Representative Director of the Company
“The idea for Batonz was born around 15 years ago, when I was in the United States. I was struck by how commonly SME M&A transactions were being conducted online, and I was inspired to create this new kind of infrastructure in Japan too. Our goal is to help protect small businesses that sustain the culture, skills, and livelihoods of regional communities across Japan from disappearing. We hope Batonz will continue to grow as a meaningful tool in achieving that mission.”
Further Information
More details about the listing of Batonz are available on the following websites.
Japan Exchange Group > New Listings: https://www.jpx.co.jp/english/listing/stocks/new/index.html
Batonz IR page: https://batonz.jp/company/ir
[Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. (TSE Prime Market: 2127)]
| Company Name: | Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc. |
| Headquarters: | 24F TEKKO BUILDING 1-8-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Business Description: | Business management, etc. of the group companies |
| Established in: | April 1991 |
| Bases: | Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Okinawa, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand
(Including subsidiaries and bases of the subsidiary, Nihon M&A Center Inc.) |
