Professionals

PROFESSIONALS

Professionals

Taku Maruyama(Managing Partner, Founder of IPAX Partners)

Drawing from over 20 years of experience, Taku Maruyama focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other forms of business alliances, general corporate matters and commercial transactions. Utilizing his strong business background, Taku has advised numerous clients on setting up and doing business in Japan. Taku works with a variety of clients from multinationals to startups across a wide range of industries with a special emphasis on technology and growth-oriented companies.

Taku’s professional experience includes management consulting experience at McKinsey & Company where he advised clients on a variety of matters from business development, global business strategy, growth strategy to mergers and acquisitions. His strong understanding of business and corporate governance is also informed by his experiences serving in non-executive roles for Japanese companies from time to time.

Seminars and Speaking Engagements

“Implications of the revised Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan” (2022)

“About the outline of the revised Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan (enforced in April 2022)” (2022)

“Information Session for New Executive Officers” (2021)

“In order not to make overseas expansion a crisis” (2013)

“Cloud computing and security issues” (2012)

“Business succession strategy of medical institutions” (2010)

“Overview of the New Companies Act” (2006)

“Corporate Governance” (2002)

“Implications of the Enron Scandal” (2002)

Publications

“Rock Magazine” by The Gibraltar Life Insurance (2014‐2016)

Series articles at “My Business Info” by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance (2014-2016)

“Privacy Protection” (HR Agenda, No.4)

“New Corporate Governance in Japan” (Corporate Finance, Sep. 2003)

“Recent Reforms of the Japanese Commercial Code” (Corporate Finance, Aug. 2003)

“Study on Recent Practice of PFI in Japan” (PFI News Volume 67, Jul. 2003)

“Revitalization Prompts Simplification of M&As” (ALB, Jun. 2003)

Professional Associations and Memberships

Tokyo Bar Association

The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs

The Japan-British Society

Bar Admissions

Japan (1999)

External Roles

Corporate auditor of Integrity Healthcare Co., Ltd.
2017present
Corporate auditor of Oriental Consultants Holdings Company Limited
2015present

Professional History

Founded IPAX Advisory Service Ltd. (Tokyo)
Aug. 2010
Founded IPAX PARTNERS (Tokyo)
May 2010
Senior Associate, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (Tokyo)
Dec. 2008Apr. 2010
Consultant, McKinsey & Company Inc. (Tokyo, London and Frankfurt)
Sep. 2006Nov. 2008
Summer Associate, Goldman Sachs (Japan), Investment Banking Division
Jun. 2005Aug. 2005
Associate, Anderson Mori (Tokyo)
Apr. 1999Jul. 2004

Education

London Business School, MBA (2006)

University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, IEP (2005)

Waseda University, Faculty of Law, LL.B. (1997)

Languages

Japanese (native), English (fluent)

Atsuko Kudo

Professional Associations and Memberships

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Bar Admissions

Japan (2003)

External Roles

Independent Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Create Medic Co., Ltd.
2024present

Professional History

Counsel, IPAX PARTNERS(Tokyo)
Mar. 2023present
Civil Conciliation Commissioner of Tokyo Summary Court
2018present
Practical legal training at Tilleke & Gibbins (Bangkok, Thailand)
2016
Practical legal training at JCS International Commercial Lawyers (London, UK)
20152016
Civil Conciliation Commissioner of Tokyo Summary Court
20122014
Director of Oxfam Japan
20102013
Kojima Law Offices
2003Feb. 2023
Worked for a film and event producing company and an institute for city planning
19862002

Education

Swansea University-College of Law (UK) (LLM in International Commercial and Maritime Law)

Seijo University (B.A.)

Languages

Japanese (native), English (fluent)

Ryota Mizushima

Seminars and Speaking Engagements

“Implications of the revised Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan” (2022)

“About the outline of the revised Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan (enforced in April 2022)” (2022)

Professional Associations and Memberships

Tokyo Bar Association

Bar Admissions

Japan (2018)

Professional History

Associate, IPAX PARTNERS (Tokyo)
Apr. 2020present
Associate, local law firm (Tokyo)
Dec. 2018Mar. 2020

Education

Tokyo University, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, School of Law, J.D. (2016)

Tokyo University, Faculty of Law, LL.B. (2014)

Languages

Japanese (native), English (fluent)

Soki Sakaida

Professional Associations and Memberships

Tokyo Bar Association

Bar Admissions

Japan (2023)

Professional History

Associate, IPAX PARTNERS(Tokyo)
Dec. 2023present

Education

Tokyo University, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, School of Law, J.D. (2021)

Chuo University, Faculty of Law, LL.B. (2019)

Languages

Japanese (native), English (fluent)