Philip B.

Philip Blythe is the founder and CEO of Crossborder PMI Advisors. Phil has over 35years of professional experience, with 30 of these being in Japan. During that time he formed the M&A practice, and the PMI practice in a big 4 accounting firm, created a unique methodology for de-risking crossborder investments, and was a member of the global PMI leadership team. Phil is one of the leading figures and most experienced advisor in the Japanese cross border M&A market. Phil is also an Associate Partner and Regional MD for Global PMI Partners Phil has lead close to a hundred crossborder integrations and divestments across a wide range of industries with a particular emphasis on Pharmaceuticals, Automotive, Chemical and light industrial. Phil is also a trained Intercultural Advisor, and supports clients in cross cultural, organization and people issues. He is considered bilingual (English and Japanese) and bicultural and specializes in filling both the knowledge and cultural gap experienced