Population trends deliver boost for Japan's micro M&A boutiques

Population trends deliver boost for Japan's micro M&A boutiques

Employees of Tokyo Stock Exchange work at the bourse after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), held to wish for the success of Japan's stock market, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/Files

Boutique advisers specialising in microM&A for mostly family-run firms are enjoying a boom in Japan, as an ageing, shrinking population brings in the boundaries on the country’s small business landscape.

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