Buddy Net Inc., M&A and Business Succession Support Platform BATONZ Publication of the real names of the applicants and the interview article.

Buddy Net Corporation (President: Seiji Tsutsumi, hereinafter referred to as "Buddy Net"), which advocates its unique method "Telecommunications Construction Tech(R)" as an infrastructure partner in the IoT/5G era, announces that on September 6, it started using the real-name public offering service of BATONZ, an M&A and business succession support platform operated by BATONZ, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "BATONZ"), a M&A and business succession support platform operated by BATONZ, Inc.

Left: Mr. Hori, Founder and CBO, Buddy Net, Right: Mr. Kamise, CEO, BATONZ

Purpose of starting to use the BATONZ real name public solicitation service

Buddy Net was established in February 2012 to realize our vision "to create an IoT society that reduces inconvenience and makes the world a happier place. To realize this vision, Buddy Net has been working to revolutionize the telecommunications construction industry through "Telecommunications Construction Tech(R)," which streamlines and automates the telecommunications construction business with the power of ICT.

As part of this effort, Buddy Net has so far welcomed five companies into the group through M&A. In order to accelerate the new grouping in of electrical and telecommunications construction companies against a backdrop of rapidly growing demand for telecommunications infrastructure, IoT, robotics, and EV-related work, against the backdrop of rapid developments in telecommunications technology centered on IoT and 5G and generated AI, etc., the M&A and business succession support platform, BATONZ, has now been established. The company has begun using the real name public offering service* of BATONZ, an M&A and business succession support platform, to accelerate new group-in for electrical and telecommunications construction companies.

What is the "real name public offering service"?

A function that increases opportunities for M&A advisors and sellers to propose deals by publicly announcing company names, strategies, acquisition needs, etc. on BATONZ.

BuddyNet's real name solicitation page: https://batonz.jp/buyer_interview/budynet/

[Purpose of publishing an article in dialogue with BATONZ

In Buddy Net's M&A, the most important factor is not only economic rationality but also the match of values, as "matching values" was the most influential factor in analyzing the growth potential of the past five companies after their grouping in.

In order to realize our vision of "creating and protecting a society where all things are connected through the power of people and technology," Buddy Net is involved in more projects related to cutting-edge technologies such as IoT, robots, and EVs than our competitors in the industry, and we hope that the companies that have participated in our projects will be able to realize their vision, This will enable our clients to enter new fields of electrical and telecommunications construction, which are expected to expand in the future.

The program will provide participants with the opportunity to enter the expanding field of electrical and telecommunications engineering. We have published this article in conversation with Batons to deliver our thoughts to companies that are working together with us to revolutionize the electrical and telecommunications industry, while staying in touch with the latest technology and embracing technology.

The article with Batons is available at: https://batonz.jp/learn/16863/

Overview of Buddy Net, Inc.

Company name: Buddy Net Co.

Representative: Seiji Tsutsumi, President and Representative Director

Location: Sumitomo Fudosan Kyobashi Building 3F, 1-18-1 Shintomi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Business Description ： IoT/5G telecommunications construction work business, telecommunications equipment maintenance and servicing business,

　　　　　 Telecommunications consulting business, contact center business, BPO business,

　　　　　 Telecommunications consulting, contact center business, BPO business, temporary staffing and placement business, system development and outsourcing business, mechanical design and development business

Capital: 100 million yen

URL: https://www.buddynet.jp/

Overview of Batons, Inc.

Company name: Batons, Inc.

Representative ： Yuichi Kanze, Representative Director and CEO

Location ： 3-12-5 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo ＋SHIFT TSUKIJI 5F

Business : Planning, development and operation of comprehensive M&A platform "Buttons

Capital ： 100 million yen

URL ： https://batonz.jp/

About Buddy Net Co.

(TSE Standard: 6840), our company, a group company of AKIBA Holdings Corporation (TSE Standard: 6840), has solved problems such as cost and human resource shortages and realized overwhelmingly low-cost base station construction through "Tsushin Tech(R)", which thoroughly utilizes the networks and ICT of each company. In recent years, as the only external partner of a major telecommunications carrier in Japan, we have been expanding our business by promoting many projects in advanced fields such as the construction of network infrastructure including LTE/5G/LPWA and the development of IoT services.