Cross-border M&A deals involving Japanese buyers or sellers are here to stay. Globalization and demographics are fueling Japan’s hunt for growth in overseas and domestic markets.

Peter Wesp

EY Japan Strategy and Transactions Deputy Leader, EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd.

Business leader and seasoned advisor with three decades of client-serving experience. Team builder, and team player. Loves his wife and their dogs, the mountains and the beach.

Peter Wesp is the EY Japan Strategy and Transactions Deputy Leader. 

In parallel with a COO role for SaT, his work involves advising clients on M&A where he has been a leader in cross-border transactions in Europe, US and Asia for over 20 years.  

He joined an EY member firm in 1991 after working as a market analyst for a large market research company. Becoming partner in 2002, he has spent seven years in audit in Germany and the US, later helping to launch Strategy and Transactions in Germany. Based in Japan for more than 15 years, he has supported the expansion of human resources development and revenue, with over 300 Strategy and Transactions professionals currently based in Tokyo and Osaka. 

Peter is a Wirtschaftsprüfer (German certified public accountant) and Steuerberater (German certified tax advisor).

Building a better working world

As a guest lecturer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology since 2010, I have been teaching young engineering graduate students from all over the world in the “Technical Management of Sustainable Engineering”, covering a wide range of accounting, finance and business matters. 

My objective is to share knowledge that is beneficial and relevant not only to the students’ future careers but also to everyday life for them  and their families.

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