We are a client focused, strategic project development/transaction management firm, and a mergers and acquisition and financial advisory firm. The company was formed in 1984. The firm maintains offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in Tokyo, Japan.
Contact Us!In partnership with The Brenner Group, Inc., a leading Silicon Valley specialty financial services firm, was the advisor to KG Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the development, design, production, marketing, and sales of high quality, innovative latching relays, also known as disconnect relays, to Hongfa Holdings U.S., Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of a publicly traded Chinese company, the Hongfa Group, which is the largest relay manufacturer in China and one of the leading relay manufacturers and suppliers in the world.
The exclusive financial advisor to The Brenner Group, Inc., one of Silicon Valley's most established professional services firms, in its acquisition by Armanino LLP, the largest independent accounting and business consulting firm based in California.
Exclusive U.S. Agent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Ikeda Tohka Industries, a leading Japanese innovator and producer of seasonings, dessert foods, sweeteners, and functional foods. Founded in 1904, Ikeda Tohka is one of the world's most respected and successful food ingredients companies.
Exclusive export and in-Japan marketing and distribution development partnership for The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley (TPPNV), one of the world's pre-eminent producers of specialty frozen fruit and vegetable purees for the professional culinary and beverage markets. TPPNV's many dozens of frozen purees and concentrates are all natural from fresh fruits and vegetables harvested and processed at their seasonal peaks.
Exclusive export management to Japan for ISOPur Fluid Technologies systems developed and manufactured by ISOPur Fluid Technologies, Inc. ISOPur Fluid Technologies systems are a revolutionary electronic fluid dialysis technology for purifying oils and fluids used in various industrial and commercial applications.
Exclusive export management to Japan for Bio-Food Grade Lubricating Greases and Gear Oil developed and manufactured by Renewable Lubricants, Inc. Renewable Lubricants' products are the first fully bio-degradable vegetable oil based and stabilized lubricants that perform at or above the capabilities of traditional mineral oil based and synthetic lubricants.
Favored export and management to Japan for boron CLS Bond technology developed by the U. S. Argonne National Laboratory and exclusively licensed by Advanced Lubrication Technology, Inc. The boron CLS Bond line of lubricant products are a break-through friction reduction technology—ultra-fine particles of hydrated boron reach into every metal crevice, lubricating with super-slipperiness as they chemically bond with the host material.
Exclusive export management to Japan for Oil Purification Systems' (OPS) patented on-board oil refiner system that can be easily mounted on a broad range of vehicle and industrial engines. By removing the solid and liquid contaminants from engine oil, this system virtually eliminates the need for oil changes.
Market and corporate partner development for adaptiveARC, LLC, an early stage U. S. company that has developed and manufactures a patented and protected technology and systems that cleanly and efficiently convert biomass, agricultural, municipal, coal, and even toxic waste into clean energy such as electricity, biofuels, and fuel cells. Unlike existing systems, adaptiveARC’s Cool Plasma Gasification technology is portable, modular, and scalable, providing enhanced benefits to competitive systems at a 65% reduction in capital cost while operating below most average landfill tip fees. The result is the most economically compelling gasification alternative in the market.