FROM JAKARTA · FOUNDER ON THE GROUND SINCE 2011

Vetted Indonesian companies and opportunities, brought to Japan.

Where your needs truly click

Jakarta-based advisory connecting Indonesia's leading companies with Japanese corporates and financial institutions. Every opportunity we bring to the table has been vetted first.

14 yrs+
Founder's operating experience in Indonesia
Jakarta
Head office, Sudirman CBD
3 sectors++
Logistics · Construction · Energy
HOW WE BRIDGE

How we bridge

We represent Indonesia's leading companies. Each one passes our credit assessment and due diligence before we present it to Japanese corporates and financial institutions. The result is a shortlist decision-makers can act on, and a foundation for strategic partnerships between the two countries.

INDONESIA
Indonesia's leading companies

Listed and high-quality private companies seeking growth capital, market access and synergy with Japanese partners.

JAPAN BRIDGE ASIA
Due diligence · Sourcing · Advisory

Our team on the ground works alongside Indonesian law firms and consultancies, covering the full cycle from corporate assessment and deal origination to negotiation and execution.

1Credit & corporate due diligence
2Deal sourcing & selection
3M&A advisory & execution
JAPAN
Japanese corporates & financial institutions

Pre-screened investment opportunities and strategic proposals for companies considering market entry, investment or M&A in Indonesia.

WHY US

A partnership proposal to a Japanese company succeeds or fails on who brings it, in which language, and in what order. That is decided before the terms are ever discussed.

Listed Japanese companies are cautious with proposals from parties they do not know. Who is this? What is the basis for what they are saying? Is it in a form that can go to the board? Until those gaps are filled, negotiation on terms does not begin. Indonesia has many companies with strong technology and customer bases that are stopped at exactly this entrance. We exist to open it.

01

Direct negotiation in Japanese

We negotiate with Japanese management in their own language and business customs, without agents or interpreters. What Japanese companies guard against most is a counterparty they cannot see. We remove that concern with the first letter.

02

Fact-based corporate analysis

We go to the sources ourselves: earnings releases, supplementary materials, primary reporting, government surveys. Inference is kept clearly apart from fact. Where we do not know, we say so.

03

Practical design on the Indonesian side

Entity formation, licensing, location, partner screening, due diligence. We fill in the parts the counterparty worries about most, before they have to ask.

04

A proposal-led approach

Deals that are not publicly tendered are exactly where we bring a blueprint. Market data, investment plan, roll-out roadmap and supply chain, assembled into a proposal built to pass the counterparty's internal approval.

How we proceed
  1. 01
    Target analysis

    Financials, strategy and decision-making structure of candidate Japanese companies, assessed before any approach is made

  2. 02
    Proposal package

    Market case, investment plan and roadmap compiled as a Japanese-language proposal set that can circulate inside the company

  3. 03
    First contact & NDA

    We approach directly in Japanese and execute a non-disclosure agreement

  4. 04
    Terms & due diligence

    Equity ratio, exclusivity, royalties, governance. Legal, financial and tax work runs in parallel with local law and accounting firms

  5. 05
    Signing & launch

    From contract execution to establishing the local entity or base and building the operating structure

PARTNERSHIP

Not a vendor. A partner with skin in the game.

PT. Japan Bridge Asia was established in Jakarta in 2021. Its founder has been building and operating businesses in Indonesia since 2011, in logistics, construction and energy, working directly with Indonesian and international clients. That operating experience, not just advisory distance, is what we bring to every engagement. Our principle is simple: understand every need before proposing anything.

Our philosophy

We act as our clients' partner. First, we take the time to understand what each client actually needs. Then we bring the right solution, backed by know-how earned on the ground. Trust is the foundation; from there we solve problems together and create new value.

Wisma Keiai, Jakarta
Where your needs truly click
ABOUT US

Trust earned on the ground, in one of Asia's fastest-growing markets

Jakarta

We have worked with a broad range of clients inside and outside Indonesia, supported by a team that knows how business is actually done here. Field experience and an extensive local network let us deliver reliably and to a high standard.

Indonesia is a market of roughly 280 million people. Rapid urbanisation, an expanding middle class and rising digital adoption have made it one of the region's most important consumer economies.

It is also rich in coal, palm oil and mineral resources, and its economy now spans manufacturing, services, IT and finance. Interest in Indonesian M&A from Japanese, Western and Asian companies continues to grow year on year.

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OUR SERVICES

Agent for Indonesian companies. Strategic counsel for foreign investors.

Indonesia has its own rules: foreign ownership limits, business licensing, labour law, taxation and anti-bribery compliance. We act as agent for companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and for high-quality private companies, and we advise foreign investors on business strategy and on realising synergies once a deal is done.

M&A advisory Credit & due diligence Business strategy Local legal & tax coordination Logistics Energy IT Recycled resources Organic
Harimaya Yoichi
MEET US

Harimaya Yoichi

Founder / CEO · Born in Tokyo, 1971

Between 1997 and 2007 he founded IT companies and took two of them through IPO. He then moved to Shanghai ahead of the World Expo, witnessing first-hand the growth dynamics of an emerging economy. Since 2011 he has been building businesses in Jakarta, Indonesia.

COMPANY PROFILE

Company Profile

Company name
PT. Japan Bridge Asia
Established
April 2021
Representative
Founder / CEO Yoichi Harimaya
Address
Wisma Keiai Lt.2, Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.Kav. 3, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10250, Indonesia
Business
Cross-border M&A and capital partnership advisory; market entry and compliance support; logistics; construction; energy
Languages
Japanese, English, Indonesian
Office hours
Mon–Fri, 9:00–17:00 (Western Indonesia Time)
NEWSLETTER

Nanmei Kenbunroku

NOTES FROM THE SOUTHERN SEA

A biweekly PDF letter on Indonesia's economy, society and business ground truth. Written by CEO Yoichi Harimaya: first-hand observations from Jakarta and the larger currents behind them.

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Strategic M&A in a growth market, with a partner already on the ground.

We work closely with local law firms, consultancies and trusted intermediaries. That network gives our clients better information, earlier, and a faster route to resolving the issues that stall cross-border deals.

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