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Nemawashi is intended for a specific person. Before we go any further, let’s make sure this is for you.  

We work with founders of IT consulting firms with revenue between $2M and $20M, that are ready to exit their firms. Or founders that want to start working on their firms 12-24 months ahead of an exit transaction.  

If that’s you, Nemawashi is for you.  

By specializing in the narrow niche of IT consulting firms, we are able to better help you solve the unique challenges IT founders face when they exit their firms. 
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About Kevin 

Kevin started his career at IBM as a management consultant in the firm’s consulting practice.

Over fourteen years, he progressed through various roles, starting as an analyst eventually rising to the level of associate partner.  In this time he worked on IT projects that included ERP, application development, business strategy, supply chain planning and ecommerce. His client’s at IBM included global companies such as General Motors, Ogilvy & Mather, Whirlpool and BMW. He also worked with smaller brands. 

In 2014, Kevin left IBM to pursue his own consulting practice. After leading a client’s buy-side M&A program Kevin realized how difficult it was for founders to get optional outcomes for themselves.  From this experience, he created Nemawashi’s sell-side process, the 10x exit finder. 

About the firm

Nemawashi combines the strategic rigor of a management consulting firm with transaction expertise of an investment bank. Unlike our competition we add marketing flair to your transaction in order to get you the best outcomes possible. 

Our work is exclusively focused on sell-side advisory for the IT consulting industry.  By keeping our focus tight, we’re able to better help our clients.  We know the IT consulting industry and are quickly able to identify your firm’s strengths and weaknesses relative to your peers. This allows us to make suggestions for improvements that will result in a higher exit value. It also allows us to optimally position your firm for sale.
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The concept of Nemawashi

Nemawashi is a Japanese business concept about building consensus before important decisions are made. 

Literally it means to “take care of the roots.” This is connected to the Bonsai practice of taking care of a tree's roots. 

This concept is a metaphor for our approach to strategic exits: by focusing on the fundamentals of your business (the roots) before an exit, you’ll achieve a more lucrative outcome and be less likely to experience seller’s remorse.

 
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Disclaimer: This entire website was written for a very specific audience. Let’s make sure all this for you, before we go any further. 

We work with founders of IT consulting firms that are ready to start working on exiting their firms. If that’s you, we’ve built our service and offerings for you and you alone. 

By specializing in this very narrow niche, we are able to focus on the unique challenges IT founders face when exiting their firms. We are able to call on our experience with our clients very similar to you and your firm. With every transaction we’re involved in we learn and get stronger, which in turn means you’re bringing the experience of many transactions to your exit.
WEB Kevin good news no background

About Kevin 

Kevin started his career at IBM as a management consultant in the firm’s consulting.

Over fourteen years, he progressed through various roles, starting as an analyst eventually rising to the level of associate partner.  In this time he worked on IT projects that included ERP, application development, business strategy, supply chain planning and ecommerce. His client’s at IBM included global companies such as General Motors, Ogilvy & Mather, Whirlpool and BMW. He also worked with smaller brands. 

In 2014, Kevin left IBM to pursue his own consulting practice. After leading a client’s buy-side M&A program Kevin realized how difficult it was for founders to get optional outcomes for themselves.  For this experience, he created Nemawashi’s sell-side process, the 10x exit finder. 

The concept of Nemawashi

Nemawashi is a Japanese business concept about building consensus before important decisions are made. 

Literally it means to “take care of the roots.” This is connected to the Bonsai practice of taking care of a tree's roots. 

This concept is a metaphor for our approach to strategic exits: by focusing on the fundamentals of your business (the roots) before an exit, you’ll achieve a more lucrative outcome and be less likely to experience seller’s remorse.
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Different by design 

Management consulting’s engagement fees model is broken.  Charging fees for project work doesn’t truly align the consultants interests with the client’s interests.  It’s hard for the client to know when the project starts that they are going to receive the value that corresponds to the fees they are paying.   

Investment banking also has its issues. Bankers are incentivized to make a quick sale rather than the best sale for their clients. Their compensation models encourage them to aim for a fast commission instead of pushing for a higher price, which usually leads to suboptimal outcomes.

Our outcomes-based engagement model addresses both these problems. By aligning our interests with yours, we ensure you receive the best value and results possible.
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