WellBear’s Ikkei Okuma Delivers Expert M&A and Cross-Border M&A Guest Lecture at Tokyo Designplex Institute

Ikkei Okuma, Co-Representative of WellBear Inc., served as a guest lecturer on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and cross-border M&A in the “UX/UI Studio – Business Architect Practical Course” at Tokyo Designplex Institute, a specialist school for nurturing designers and creators. From December 2024 to 2025, Ikkei taught three sessions in the course, delivering lectures on M&A fundamentals and practice, introducing examples of cross-border M&A, and conducting case-study exercises for the students.

Tokyo Designplex Institute is an educational institution that trains the next generation of designers, and the Business Architect Practical Course offers a hands-on curriculum that teaches skills and knowledge for verifying the feasibility of product development from a business perspective. An overview of M&A is also included as a course subject, and Mr. Okuma was responsible for that M&A-related class.

■ Business Architect Practical Course introduction URL
https://www.tokyo-designplex.com/uu/uu-204/

■ Lecture details

Dates: December 21, 2024 (Sat.), April 2, 2025 (Wed.), July 5, 2025 (Sat.)

Content:

• Purpose and significance of M&A (the aims of companies engaging in M&A)
• Process of M&A practice (from strategic preparation to due diligence and PMI)
• Introduction of cross-border M&A cases (successful and unsuccessful overseas acquisitions)
• Case-study exercises (formulating and discussing M&A strategies using mock cases)

Ikkei also briefly introduced his experience in cross-border M&A support and the background leading to his entrepreneurship, and responded to questions from the students, providing a forum for sharing practical insights. Our company has also become a venue for sharing the expertise cultivated in the field of cross-border M&A.