Portfolio Companies
Begin by validating whether Japan is commercially actionable. When the evidence supports it, ThirdHorizon deploys and manages the senior local capability required to execute.
Validate · Execute · Build
Start with the smallest decision-ready engagement, then expand only when the evidence supports it.
01 · Validate
Determine whether Japan merits meaningful management time, capital or local hiring.
02 · Execute
Run a defined local workstream once the commercial case has been established.
03 · Build
Build the permanent capability when activity and evidence justify it.
Who It Is For
For PE and growth-equity sponsors, VC and CVC teams, family offices with direct investments, overseas sponsors entering Japan and management teams addressing a sponsor-supported priority.
The company is entering or expanding in Japan
Senior local capability is missing
A Japanese strategic partnership is critical
The first one-hundred-day plan requires Japan support
A new investment has closed
Institutional financing or IPO preparation is approaching
Management reporting is inconsistent
A major initiative lacks an experienced owner
Internal platform resources are constrained
Temporary capability is needed before permanent hiring
Growth has slowed
Five Workstreams
Enterprise development, channel strategy, strategic accounts, corporate partnerships and pipeline governance.
Market-entry assessment, local positioning, stakeholder mapping and coordinated cross-border execution.
Investor narrative, KPI reporting, data-room readiness, management preparation and fractional IR leadership.
Board support, management reporting, CFO and FP&A processes, operating cadence and decision frameworks.
Selective digital, sales, manufacturing, procurement, process and organization mandates where advisor fit is confirmed.
Engagement Structures
Review five to ten selected companies, prioritize intervention opportunities and create a deployment roadmap.
A defined objective with 30-, 60- and 90-day milestones, weekly cadence, deliverables and sponsor reporting.
Recurring senior capability with ThirdHorizon-managed scope, support, continuity and quality.
A sponsor-level framework for portfolio reviews, reserved capability and independently scoped deployments.
Responsibilities
FAQ
No. ThirdHorizon scopes and manages the engagement and remains accountable for the agreed workstream.
The sponsor, portfolio company or both may contract, depending on governance, budget and confidentiality requirements.
No. Reporting scope and access are agreed for each mandate, and company confidentiality is preserved where necessary.
Yes. A sprint may transition into embedded support, a managed function, handover or an expanded mandate.
No. Operational-transformation work is accepted selectively based on advisor fit, sector relevance and available execution resources.
ThirdHorizon does not guarantee financial, commercial, financing, investment or transaction outcomes. Sponsor and company management retain responsibility for strategic, operational, legal, financial and disclosure decisions.
Start a Japan Sprint
Share the company, current Japan hypothesis and decision you need to make. Confidential placeholders are accepted, and any uploaded document is stored privately.
Do not upload material you are not authorized to share. ThirdHorizon will treat submitted information as confidential for mandate assessment, subject to its privacy terms.
Start a Conversation
ThirdHorizon will clarify the requirement, determine advisor fit and propose an accountable workstream.