Mr. Sato is a Vice President in Houlihan Lokey’s Consumer Group. He focuses on active lifestyle, beauty and personal care, and consumer health M&A and capital advisory. Mr. Sato is based in the firm’s Tokyo office.
Mr. Sato’s notable transactions include the sale of At Home Holdings to Integral, Bain Capital’s partnership with Red Baron, the sale of Konica Minolta’s U.K. marketing services business to adm Group, The Yokohama Rubber’s acquisition of Trelleborg’s OHT tire business, Toppan’s acquisition of Max Speciality Films, and Sanden Holdings’ share issuance via third-party allotment to Hisense Group.
Previously, Mr. Sato worked at GCA Corporation, which was acquired by Houlihan Lokey in 2021.
Mr. Sato holds a B.B.A. from Aoyama Gakuin University and an M.S. in Business Analysis from the University of Manchester.