Mr. Maeda is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Industrials Group and primarily focuses on the packaging, plastics, and paper sectors as well as the building products sector. He has more than 15 years of experience in M&A advisory services. Mr. Maeda is based in the firm’s Tokyo office.
Mr. Maeda’s selected track record includes TOPPAN Holdings’ acquisition of Sonoco’s TFP business; Oji Holdings’ acquisition of Walki; Yamato Kogyo’s acquisition of GRP’s Section Steel business; and Nippon Electric Glass’ acquisition of PPG’s Fiber Glass business.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Maeda worked as a venture capitalist at Aozora Bank in charge of sourcing, executing, and monitoring various companies.
Mr. Maeda is a graduate of Ritsumeikan University and holds an M.A. in International Relations from American University.