M&A Navi Inc., a company providing M&A technology services, will host a free seminar titled “For Manufacturing Business Owners Who Cannot Find a Successor: A Listed Group That Has Taken Over 15 Companies Explains How to Find a Successor and the Full Process Through Transfer” from 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The seminar will feature Michinari Igawa, Director and Executive Vice President of Seiwa Holdings, as guest speaker. It is intended for manufacturing business owners facing management succession and successor issues, and will be held in a hybrid format at STATION Ai in Nagoya and online. Seiwa Holdings has taken over a total of 15 manufacturing companies since 2019 and was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in March 2026 under securities code 523A. In this seminar, Executive Vice President Igawa will discuss the overall picture of the group’s M&A strategy, including how it found and decided to take over those 15 companies. He will also explain the types of companies the group hopes to meet next, from the perspectives of finance, technology, human resources, and region. Event overview: Date and time: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Format: Hybrid, with in-person attendance and online streaming Capacity: 10 in-person participants; no limit for online participants Venue: STATION Ai Address: 1-2-32 Tsurumai, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Streaming tool: Zoom, delivered in webinar mode Speaker: Michinari Igawa, Director and Executive Vice President, Seiwa Holdings Inc. Moderator: Yuji Yamada, M&A Navi Inc. Participation fee: Free Notes: If applications exceed the in-person capacity, participants will be selected by lottery. Those not selected may still join online. Participation is limited to business owners. Companies in the same industry may be declined participation. Online participants may join without turning on their camera or microphone. Speaker profile: Michinari Igawa is Director and Executive Vice President of Seiwa Holdings I