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Consulting in Japan and Korea: how independent firms win clients
Governance reform, succession pressure and rising foreign capital are widening demand for advice in Japan and Korea. Credibility there is relational first and technical second. The report sets out the considerations and practical implications discussed in the article.
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- PDF · 14 pages
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- Published Oct 2026
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What's inside
- 01Governance reform has made advice on capital efficiency a board-level purchase in Japan
- 02Succession pressure makes mid-market advisory a durable Japanese opportunity
- 03Foreign participation is rising, but language and talent are the binding constraints
- 04Korea’s reform agenda is later than Japan’s but is being written into law
- 05Foreign capital is arriving in Korea from the West faster than from its neighbours