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Top 25 Private equity search firms based in Japan

RevenueBase identified 107 private equity search firms headquartered in Japan as of September 2026 and tracks 1,607 professional contacts across them, including 383 with verified work emails. Tokyo is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity search firms headquartered in Japan, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 14, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 14, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
107Companies
1,607Contacts tracked
383Verified emails
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The 25 largest private equity search firms based in Japan

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 107 private equity search firms based in Japan, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to private equity search firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200203 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Boyd & Moore Executive Search (BMES) provides talent and leadership solutions to multinational businesses looking to enter, scale or repair their businesses in Asia Pacific.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
2Partial evidenceChiyoda-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202651-200138 contacts →

Partial evidence

“East West Consulting is an executive search firm that proactively scouts and supplies our clients with qualified professionals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
3Partial evidenceAoyama, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5070 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Slate Executive Search Group opened their first office, Slate Consulting K.K, in Tokyo in 2003, and currently operate in 2 locations across BC, Canada: Vancouver and Prince Rupert.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
4Partial evidenceMinato-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5061 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Experis Executive specializes in high value executive search.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5Indirect evidenceChiyoda-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5051 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Recruitment is noise.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
6Indirect evidenceMinato-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5035 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“You want to build a dream team of superstars.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7Partial evidenceJapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5034 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Saachi Partners is a Tokyo-based executive search firm working across the Asia Pacific region.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
8Partial evidence港区, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5034 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Service - Executive Search - Leadership Assessment - Family Business Consulting - Executive Training & Coaching - M&A Advisory * Mission We produce numerous opportunities for…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9Partial evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ACS Japan is a Tokyo based executive search company delivering Permanent & Contracting Recruitment Services that reflect the core values and needs of the business world today.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
10Indirect evidence千代田区, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CxO 200 PE50 3No.1”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11Indirect evidence港区, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“70201911242610 Recont”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12Indirect evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 20261-1016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Global Business Specialist, GIS LTD” We are global business specialists in consulting and headhunting.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
13Indirect evidenceHiroo, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Two companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14Indirect evidence千代田区麹町2-3-9麴町プレイス5階, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15Partial evidenceShinjuku-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-5014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“NEO offers a new approach to executive and retained search.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMinato-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 20261-1010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Titan Business Innovation team is a key pillar of the award-winning Titan Consulting group focusing on cross-industry recruitment in the hyper-growing worlds of Digital, IT…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
17Indirect evidenceMinato, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CxO - CxO DirectorPartner - IT AI / Data AWSAzureGCP DX - CxODirectorPartner - Qualitas × REC WEB - ITAI”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18Indirect evidence千代田区, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
19Indirect evidence千代田区, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20Partial evidenceShibuya, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 20261-107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Executive Choice is a specialized boutique executive search firm launched in Japan with coverage of healthcare and life sciences industry recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
21Indirect evidenceMinato-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kaneko & Associates' mission is to provide strategic support in executive talent selection for client corporations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22Partial evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 20261-107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Headquartered in Tokyo, J.Bridge is a boutique private capital advisory firm with a focus in Asia, dedicated to providing fundraising services to both established and emerging…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23Partial evidenceMinato-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 20261-107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Carter Search is a leading Tokyo-based executive search and recruitment firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24Indirect evidenceShibuya-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Refined Group is an Executive Recruiting & Business Consulting firm focused on providing professional services to multinational companies wishing to expand in Asia Pacific.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
25Partial evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 14, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Strategic Consulting Japan offers superior Executive Search services as well as consulting services such as; Succession Planning, Business Analysis & Career Counseling.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026

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Private equity search firms based in Japan at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026
23.8%Verified-email coverage
15.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
41.1%Largest-city concentration · Tokyo
Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
61
11-50
36
51-200
5
201-500
1
1,001-5,000
2
5,001-10,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Japan, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Japan, over 107 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among private equity search firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Japan whose own description of what they do matches “private equity search firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names private equity search firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private equity search firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Japan are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 383 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Private equity search firms by metro

  • Private equity search firms in Tokyo44

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names private equity search firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many private equity search firms are there based in Japan?

RevenueBase identified 107 private equity search firms headquartered in Japan as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Boyd & Moore Executive Search, headquartered in Tokyo, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity search firms?

Tokyo leads with 44 headquartered companies, followed by Jing (17) and Minato-Ku (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 383 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 107 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 14, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.