We are pleased to announce that we have entered into a business alliance with Strike Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Kunihiko Arai) in the M&A business. Strike Co., Ltd. is a major M&A brokerage company whose main business since its founding is intermediation of M&A (corporate mergers, acquisitions, capital alliances between companies, etc.), and operates the M&A Online website, which disseminates information about M&A using the Internet, and promotes the expansion and revitalization of the M&A market. We have now concluded a business alliance agreement with the aim of promoting customer introductions and information sharing in order to provide more appropriate M&A services in response to the needs of our clients. We hope to continue contributing to society by responding to the various needs of our clients.