← News · October 29, 2026 · Market & ecosystem

Japan M&A Automation Gives Boutique Advisers More Analyst Capacity

Tokyo startup Beluuga AI has launched a bilingual investment-banking platform covering roughly 4,000 listed Japanese companies and automating much of the financial preparation behind M&A work. For boutique advisers and independent deal professionals, the opportunity is leverage: institutional-style company analysis becomes accessible without hiring another junior analyst.

By Nicolaas, The PionAIrs

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Beluuga says it normalises underlying financial information across J-GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP rather than relying on an LLM simply to summarise documents. Founder Shinji Takeuchi has worked in M&A since 1998. The company was founded in June 2026 and is headquartered in Tokyo.

4,000 listed companies are available from $300 per month

Beluuga’s official product site lists a solo plan at $300 per month and a team plan covering up to ten users at $800 per month. Both include coverage of approximately 4,000 listed Japanese companies. What remains unproven is analytical accuracy across live transactions.

Boutique M&A advisers, independent financial advisers, small PE funds and overseas firms researching Japan are the clearest users. If software removes enough preparation work, a small advisory firm can screen more targets or handle more mandates without proportionally expanding junior headcount.

More information

Source and more information: Beluuga AI – AI Agents for Japan M&A

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