Opening soon
Keisho Scout is not open yet. We are a succession marketplace for small businesses in Japan. The owner stays anonymous. A person at Keisho works beside you. You are not left alone with a form. Leave your email and we will write when it opens. We will also send news now and then. You can ask us to stop at any time.
A soba restaurant in the same neighbourhood for forty years. Most of its trade is regulars and the lunch crowd. It is for sale because the owner is retiring. No one in the family will take it on.
Example listing — the photograph is illustrative.
We never show your business name, staff or customers. You can share them with a buyer you have approved.
List with a guided, plain-language form. No jargon, and no 200-page packet required to get started.
Keisho checks who each buyer is before they can reach you.
For business owners
Many owners in Japan put off succession. The process feels like too much. Or they fear staff and customers will hear before a deal is even close. Keisho Scout is built for that. You decide what is public, what is shared under NDA, and when.
For buyers & investors
Search by industry, region, size and price. From small family shops to long-running local firms. Keisho reviews every listing before it goes live.
Each sale is different, but most follow these steps.
Answer a short, guided set of questions. You need no financial documents to start.
Your listing is public. But it does not name your business until you say so.
See verified buyer profiles and choose who to talk to.
Only buyers you approve see your company name. The same goes for your documents.
Move to due diligence and a final agreement at your own pace.
Buying instead? Browsing is free. To ask about a business, you choose a buyer plan. When the owner approves you and you sign the NDA, you message the business directly. How it works for buyers
When it opens, you will hear it from us.
We write when Keisho Scout opens, and occasionally afterwards. Choose the side you are on and we will send the half that is yours.
