{"author_url":"https://blog.hatena.ne.jp/ORIX/","published":"2025-08-07 10:00:00","provider_url":"https://hatena.blog","url":"https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/orix_in_action/entry/2025/06/04/100000","height":"190","version":"1.0","html":"<iframe src=\"https://hatenablog-parts.com/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orix.co.jp%2Fgrp%2Fen%2Forix_in_action%2Fentry%2F2025%2F06%2F04%2F100000\" title=\"From Family Succession to M&amp;A: ORIX\u2019s One-Stop Solution for Small Business Succession Challenges - ORIX IN ACTION\" class=\"embed-card embed-blogcard\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; height: 190px; max-width: 500px; margin: 10px 0px;\"></iframe>","blog_url":"https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/orix_in_action/","type":"rich","provider_name":"Hatena Blog","title":"From Family Succession to M&A: ORIX\u2019s One-Stop Solution for Small Business Succession Challenges","width":"100%","image_url":"https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/O/ORIX/20250602/20250602113546.jpg","author_name":"ORIX","blog_title":"ORIX IN ACTION","categories":["Business support","SMEs","Markets"],"description":"The shortage of successors for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Japan is becoming increasingly serious each year. As a result, the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A deals) involving mid-sized and small businesses continues to rise steadily (in Japanese), jumping 16-fold between 2014 and 2022."}