Financial advisory

Support for the critical moments that define your business’ success

Throughout the course of your business life, you will face defining events that shape the future of your organisation and drive its future value. You may be seeking to close an M&A transaction, conduct a forensic investigation, contest an issue in court, restructure your business or even finance a major investment. Our global team of financial advisory experts is well-versed in the financial challenges you will face and will work closely with you to provide tailored, practical, and technical advice to guide you through these critical moments.

Our approach

The scope of our services is broad and varied, but our approach is always centred around three core themes:

We are relentlessly focused on helping you and your business maximise value and achieve your ambitions and objectives.
We take the time to understand your organisation and the situation you are in to ensure our approach is personal, pragmatic and productive.
We provide practical advice to help you make key business decisions with clarity and confidence.

Doing this requires teams with vast experience and deep expertise. As a uniquely integrated global partnership, Mazars is able to mobilise teams of multi-disciplinary experts from across the globe in a seamless and efficient way to ensure you have the best team advising you regardless of where you, or your project, is based.

We offer a wide range of financial advisory services to help you meet your objectives. Our offerings are designed around you and your business’ major lifecycle events - from deals to financing to crisis and disputes.

Our people

Our team comprises over 1,000 dedicated professionals in 52 countries, covering the full range of financial advisory disciplines.

As a uniquely integrated international practice, our teams around the world adhere to the same quality standards, project methodologies and technical standards meaning we deliver a consistent, seamless service wherever you may need them.

Services

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Preparation for listing in Japan / overseas

Mazars in Japan offers one-stop advisory and assistance on IPOs in various stock markets in and outside Japan.

Project finance and financial modeling

With support from our global Project Finance practice, we offer financial model audit services to public sector procurers of PPP projects or to seasoned private sector developer or fund. Our audit aims at providing you with assurance that the models developed for the project are free from material error. Mazars will provide assurance that your models work efficiently and effectively.

Transaction services

We advise foreign companies making acquisitions in Japan or seeking to sell a Japanese entity. We also advise Japanese companies in assessing targets overseas and preparing for sale to foreign investors.

IFRS Advisory

Conversion Exercises and Advice on Specific IFRS Issues

Forensic & Investigation Services

We provide a practical and tailored approach to each assignment, and are sensitive to concerns over business disruption, confidentiality and reputation issues. The hands on, innovative and proactive approach of our partners ensures we thoroughly investigate and analyse your case to meet your needs. We present our findings as a written report or statement and, when required, in the witness box.

Services to lenders

Commercial banks, asset-based lenders, factors, hedge funds and private equity firms can all safeguard themselves with due diligence when structuring new loans, evaluating the existing loan portfolio, or when workout arrangements are needed.

Valuation

We provide business valuations for a number of purposes. Using various models, including net realisable asset methodology, discounted cash flow techniques and utilising stock market valuation methodology, we provide full business valuations.