01 — The problem
A generation of founders is ready to step back, and many have no successor in place.
United States · Japan · Flexible capital
The next chapter for businesses built to last.
Ishii Capital Partners acquires established, owner-operated companies in the United States and Japan, keeps what made them successful, and invests to help them grow.
02 — Two markets
The succession gap is growing in the United States and urgent in Japan. We work in both.
03 — Our answer
Buy well-run companies, keep what works, invest in their growth, and build lasting value.
Our approach
A partner in what comes next.
We are a holding company with flexible capital and no fixed fund timeline. Every decision is based on what is right for the business, its people and our partners.
Flexible timeline
No fund clock forcing a sale. We decide what to do with each business based on what creates the most value, not an arbitrary deadline.
Keep, then build
We keep the name, the team and the customer relationships, then invest in people, systems and new markets to make a good business stronger.
Compounding platform
Cash flow from each company, alongside capital from our partners, funds the next acquisition, so every business strengthens the group.
What we look for
Proven. Trusted. Built to last.
We look for profitable, founder- or family-owned companies with loyal customers, strong teams and real room to grow.
- Geography
- United States · Japan
- Situation
- Founder retirement or succession
- Profile
- Consistently profitable, strong reputation
- Transaction
- Majority or full acquisition
- Owner's role
- Stay on, advise, or step back
United States
NationwideJapan
Business successionFor business owners
You built something worth protecting. We'd like to be its next steward.
Selling a company you spent decades building is personal. We keep the process direct, confidential and on your timeline, and we stay committed to the business and its people after closing.
- 01
Conversation
A confidential call to understand your business and your goals.
- 02
Indication of interest
A clear, written view on value and structure, with no surprises later.
- 03
Diligence
Focused and respectful of your team's time.
- 04
Close & transition
A handover shaped around you, whether you stay on, step back, or anything in between.
How we're built
Built to grow value.
Ishii Capital Partners is a holding company backed by a small group of partners. We focus on durable cash flow and growing the value of every business we own.
01
Disciplined buying
We buy profitable businesses at sensible prices and pass on deals that don't meet our bar.
02
Conservative debt
We use modest leverage, so no company is put at risk by the way it was bought.
03
Operator-led
Each company keeps its own leadership and identity, with group support on finance, hiring and growth.
04
Cross-border reach
Relationships in the United States and Japan open supply, distribution and new markets for the companies we own.
Partner relationships are by introduction.
Leadership
Rooted in family business on both sides of the Pacific.
Brian Ishii
Founder & Managing Partner
Brian comes from a family enterprise that includes AFC, one of the largest sushi companies in the United States, and a hotel and hospitality group in Japan. He has spent more than a decade in business development and commercial strategy, and leads sourcing, owner relationships and partnerships across both markets.
Previously: Growth & Partnerships Lead at AFC; Director of Business Development at Right Management; Sales Strategy Consultant at Synear Foods USA, including its Sysco partnership; enterprise account management at Oracle.
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Owners, intermediaries and advisors: every inquiry is handled personally and in confidence.
Location
Los Angeles, California
Considering a sale or succession plan? Reach out directly and you'll hear back personally.
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