“BulkUp” means
strengthening management.
Just as training builds muscle, we use the combined strength of finance, technology, and legal expertise to “BulkUp” our clients’ management itself — that is our mission.
Pursue the ideal of small-cap M&A and contribute to deals that truly succeed.
Support everything from business planning to fundraising, bringing more businesses to life.
Make the CFO role widely available to companies across Japan.
Finance · M&A · CFO
AI-driven efficiency · PMI digitalization
M&A & corporate legal
Services
M&A Advisory
End-to-end support from strategy and target selection through negotiation and closing — including inbound cross-border M&A by overseas acquirers.
Due Diligence
Financial, tax & legal DD, and valuation.
Fundraising
From megabanks to specialized schemes.
Business Planning
Built on 260 plans authored each year.
Outsourced CFO
A part-time CFO anchors your finance function.
Tech Solutions
AI-driven efficiency and PMI digitalization.
Legal
M&A and corporate legal counsel.
Nearly half of our core members live overseas, working free of the constraints of time and place to support clients around the world.
Hiroki Sato
Founded BulkUp Group after MUFG Bank and PwC DEALS. Passed the Japanese and U.S. CPA exams in 2013. Entrepreneur in Residence, Nottingham University Business School (UK).
Kiyoshi Eto
Microsoft’s first MVP. An engineer fluent in AI and IoT.
Chikao Inamura
~30 years in investment banking. Fundraising and capital policy at DKB and Salomon Brothers.
Taizo Koya
Attorney and patent attorney, formerly at Sony. Representative attorney, BulkUp Legal.
Team Composition
Nearly everyone comes from a major consulting firm. With only senior consultants from top-tier firms on the team, we deliver the same quality as the majors — without the overhead of junior staffing.
Company
- Name
- BulkUp Group (BulkUp Consulting Inc.)
- Founded
- February 2017
- Representative
- Hiroki Sato, President & Group CEO
- Address
- Azuma Bldg 4F, 2-7 Ichigayatamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0843, Japan
- Phone
- 03-6682-9555
- Business
- M&A advisory / finance & fundraising consulting / business planning / outsourced CFO / tech solutions (AI · IoT) / legal (corporate & IP)
- Certifications
- ISMS / ISO 27001 (ISO/IEC 27001:2022) / Certified Management Innovation Support Agency
Group Companies
A financial perspective for every Japanese company.
A financial perspective for Japanese business.
Contact
We welcome inquiries on M&A, fundraising, outsourced CFO, and any management matter. Please reach out via the form below.