Mr. Sakai is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Corporate Finance business. He has more than two decades of M&A advisory experience. Mr. Sakai is based in the firm’s Tokyo office.
Previously, Mr. Sakai was a Managing Director at GCA Corporation, which was acquired by Houlihan Lokey in 2021. He was also a member of GCA Technovation. While at GCA, Mr. Sakai advised various deals, such as the tender offer to Yoshimoto Kogyo, the acquisition of Cosmo Security by Iwai Security, the management buyout of Culture Convenience Club, the acquisition of a stationery company in India by Kokuyo S&T, and the JV establishment of Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the thermal power system business, among others.
Mr. Sakai holds a B.A. in Law from Keio University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Japan.