With more than 25 years of extensive experience in turnaround and cross-border M&A transactions, Koichi covers a wide range of industries, including automotive, manufacturing, IT services, telecommunication, and infrastructure .He has led project-financing engagements, financial due diligences, M&A advisory services, and strategy and turnaround strategy development. Prior to joining AlixPartners, he was involved in leveraged-buyout (LBO) deals at Japanese private-equity firm Advantage Partners, where he orchestrated negotiation strategy with more than 20 lenders in connection with the acquisition of a regional bank in Japan in a $2.6-billion LBO deal. Koichi has an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.