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On October 20, 2025, WMD was featured in edaily as a leading independent M&A advisory firm
“In Japan, where third-party succession M&As are active, the related market began taking shape 15–20 years ago and has now become firmly established.
There are estimated to be around 3,000 M&A advisory firms in Japan, four of which are publicly listed.”
edaily recently highlighted new trends in Korea’s M&A advisory market in an article titled “Independent M&A Advisors Emerging for Third-Party Successions.”
According to reports, the number of independent advisory firms is increasing as more small and medium-sized enterprises and venture companies become available for sale.
With market demand surging, industry projections indicate that if these firms boost M&A success rates, they could form a massive market similar to Japan's.
Among these independent firms, edaily spotlighted WMD (We Make Deal).
The article introduced WMD as a firm that, unlike traditional law firms, accounting firms, or financial advisors (FA) that operate independently based on their respective strengths, provides a one-stop advisory service integrating legal, tax, financial, and real estate (appraisal-linked) expertise within a single team.
It also noted that WMD operates an internal system based on a database of one million Korean SMEs, allowing users to view registration, affiliate, shareholder, and financial information all on a single platform.
Furthermore, edaily reported that WMD applies AI technology to analyze transaction cases and financial data, automatically estimate expected sale price ranges, and disclose information step by step only to verified buyers.
When a company expresses interest in a sale, WMD first conducts a quantitative review to assess financial soundness and follows up with qualitative evaluations performed by in-house experts.
This coverage highlights how WMD’s AI-integrated, expert-driven M&A advisory system is gaining recognition in Korea’s M&A market as a differentiated model.
[View Full Article] - [edaily] Independent M&A Advisors Emerging for Third-Party Successions.