Coleman Research Group, Inc.

Canaccord Genuity Advises Leading Expert Network Coleman Research on its Sale to VisasQ for $103,350,000

Canaccord Genuity is pleased to announce that it has advised Coleman Research Group, Inc., a US-based expert network services firm, on its sale to VisasQ (TSE: 4490), the leading knowledge platform in Japan, for $103,350,000. Together, the two companies will have transaction volume of nearly JPY10 billion, more than 400,000 experts, and seven locations with approximately 350 employees working for more than 1,000 clients.

Coleman provides an expert network of more than 260,000 registered industry experts that supports business decisions.  Coleman’s products, operations, and compliance framework have earned high praise from the world’s top investment firms, institutional investors, and consulting firms. By making full use of its proprietary technology, dedicated staff, and a global network of experts, the company provides clients with speedy access to qualified insights.  Coleman has five offices around the world, including the United States, London, and Hong Kong.

With its mission of “Connecting Insights and Aspirations Across the Globe,” VisasQ (VQ) operates a knowledge platform that promotes innovation across the globe. By utilizing its knowledge base of more than 140,000 experts in Japan and abroad, VQ matches individual expertise through technology and its extensive operations to help solve a range of challenges, such as research on industries or needs in new business development, human resource development, and global business expansion. VQ was awarded the “Minister’s Award” from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) of Japan at the 4th Annual Japan Venture Awards (Female Entrepreneur Award), was selected as a “J-Startup Business” by METI, and became a listed company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 10, 2020.

Canaccord Genuity, with a team led by John Prunier and Anil Kuruganti, served as the exclusive financial advisor to Coleman Research.