top of page
スカイラインニューヨーク

Driving Growth with Strategic Finance

経済ニュース
image.png

​

Read Our Signature Op-Ed →

​​

​​​​​​​​

​

​​​​​​

 

​​​

Read Our Signature Op-Ed →​

グラフ

​Financial Insight

We share timely analysis and perspectives on key financial topics that shape today’s business environment, with a particular focus on diverse ASEAN markets.

​​

Our insights cover capital markets, macroeconomic trends, and financial strategy, offering practical guidance to business leaders, investors, and policymakers in the region. As a thought leader featured in international media and SNS platforms, we support informed decision-making across borders.

​​​

These insights reflect our hands-on experience in global finance and corporate leadership.

CFO Advisory

We help our clients navigate complex financial challenges that are critical to long-term business growth.

 

With a strong track record across financial strategy, financial reporting and accounting, cash flow management, FP&A, capital raising (debt and equity), IPO projects including Nasdaq listings, M&A and post-merger integration, investor relations, and optimizing cross-border group finance, we deliver practical, high-impact solutions.

 

Our professionals bring over 25 years of experience as CFOs for both listed companies and startups, as well as finance leadership roles in global investment banks and consulting firms — bringing seasoned, hands-on support to every complex project.

ビジネスミーティング
グラデーションパープルブルー

Service

Corporate Finance

  • Formulation of mid- to long-term financial strategies

  • Capital budgeting

  • Establishment and implementation of investment standards

  • Valuation

  • Balancing debt-to-equity

  • Share buyback and dividend policy

  • Capital raising (Equity, Debt, Mezzanine Financing)

Manetora Samurai

  • Investment in startups

    • Seeds (Angel investment)

    • Early-stage

  • Investment in renewable energy and water treatment projects

  • Support for business development

  • Finance and accounting seminars and training

Financial management

  • Business plan

  • Projected financials (P&L / BS / CF)

  • EBITDA margin improvement

  • 12-Month rolling forecast and cash management

  • SG&A expenses control

  • Working capital optimisation

  • Financial analysis

Male character icon material 2.png

Outside Director and Auditor

  • Oversee company management and governance as outside director or auditor.

  • Provide strategic financial advice at regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee.

Earth icon 12.png

Support for expanding into Southeast Asia

  • Market research, business strategy formulation, establishment of local subsidiaries or M&A and alliances with leading local companies

  • Management of group companies in Southeast Asia

  • Establishment of financial management system for overseas subsidiaries (advice on establishing governance including authority matrix, etc.)

  • Cash management at a group-wide level (e.g. communication with financial institutions and investors, cash management system, currency risk hedging, etc.)

  • Transfer pricing, tax planning

CFO Services

  • We will support you by performing some of the CFO duties according to your requests and budget.

  • Support for formulating equity stories and financial strategies build-up

  • Financial forecasting and cash management

  • Capital policy

  • FP&A (KPI monitoring, etc.)

  • Capital raising

  • Business intelligence (management accounting system)

  • Audit support, etc.

Nasdaq Listing Advisory

  • Support IPO project management, including the formulation of equity stories, capital policy formulation, fundraising, IPO audit management, valuation, and IR.

  • Assistance with preparation of numerous listing applications (e.g., Form F-1 Registration Statement) and other required SEC disclosure

  • Help prepare a pitchbook for IPO investor roadshow.

M & A

M&A/Integration Advisory

  • M&A transaction

    • M&A strategy

    • Target sourcing/selection support

    • Deal structuring

    • Due diligence

    • Valuation

    • Investment agreement

    • Closing/price adjustment

​​

  • Integration support

    • Integration Management Office

    • Manage key integration tasks​

    • Business synergies analysis

    • Goodwill accounting and impairment testing in compliance with local GAAP

    • PMI Playbook

Tambun Samurai

  • Innovative tuition financing

    • With our balance sheet and through crowdfunding, we will consider launching the "Tambun Samurai Fund*" to financially support talented young people and single mothers who want to build a finance career but need to avoid financial burden of upfront entrance and tuition fees. (*Tambun in Thai means "accumulate virtue".)

    • Complement the areas that traditional education loans cannot cover; education financing should be to support re-skilling for motivated talented people.

​

  • Crowdfunding

    • This is a sustainable and social initiative that utilizes crowdfunding mechanisms to support small and medium-sized enterprises in Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand and Vietnam.

      • Example 1: Financial support and business matching for coffee farmers in Vietnam

      • Example 2: Scholarships for career advancement support for Thai women

Mission

Office Break

We help clients navigate a fast-changing economic landscape by offering bespoke financial advisory services.

We believe in the power of finance. It has the potential to transform organisations and unlock long-term value. Yet many firms operate with limited financial capacity—where poor financial management and reporting make it difficult to translate numbers into strategic action. Without strong financial foundations, businesses struggle to realise their potential and may face serious accountability and governance challenges that undermine stakeholder trust.

​

Our mission is to help clients first stabilise their financial operations, then guide them toward strategic financial decisions that create value. To that end, we aim to build a strong network of finance professionals who can serve the broader needs of society.

​

In addition to advisory work, we also invest in startups and ESG-driven projects in emerging markets, and provide financial education to support the wider business community.

Management Team

1678884791830.jpeg

Dai Kadomae, CFA, CPA​

​​

<Professional Background>

Dai Kadomae, CFA, CPA, is a seasoned finance leader with over 25 years of experience spanning financial consulting, investment banking, and corporate finance at Arthur Andersen, EY, Nomura, and Citi. He has served as CFO for multiple publicly listed and high-growth companies, leading strategic finance initiatives, cross-border transactions, and IPO preparation. As a hands-on CFO, Dai has overseen end-to-end finance functions including financial reporting, regulatory compliance, FP&A, cash management, tax planning, M&A and post-merger integration, corporate governance, investor relations, and finance digitalization. His deep execution experience bridges both strategic and operational finance, with a strong track record across industries.

 

Based in Thailand, Dai currently advises companies across the ASEAN region through GARYO FINANCE, supporting financial strategy, growth capital, and cross-border execution. He also serves as an interim CFO and board advisor to startups and MNCs, contributing to financial transformation and regional expansion.

​

Dai earned an MBA (Finance) from the University of Cambridge and BA in Economics from Keio University. He also studied Economics at the University of Virginia.

​​

<Education>

​

  • University of Cambridge (MBA with Concentration in Finance)

  • Keio University (BA in Economics with high distinction)

  • University of Virginia (BA in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa member)

​​​

<Professional Designation>

​

  • CFA (CFA Institute and CFA Thailand Society Member）

  • CPA (License# 54054)

  • Terrapinn Certified Financial Modeling Master

  • SAP R/3 Consultant

  • Certified Securities Broker Representative

bottom of page