Healthcare and welfare is one of Japan’s highest-demand M&A sectors: a super-aged society keeps demand expanding while physician and owner aging puts more clinics, pharmacies and care operators at risk of closure for lack of a successor — making third-party succession increasingly common. The sector carries distinctive deal points: transferring licenses under the Medical Care Act, the treatment of insurance reimbursement, securing doctors, nurses and other licensed staff, preserving community trust, and valuing high-cost medical equipment and facilities. In nursing care, staffing and pay-structure issues are central. On MANDA you can search Japanese clinics, pharmacies, care facilities and childcare businesses for sale by sub-sector and region.
Dentistry (Non-Equity Medical Corporation) / Fukuoka
KyushuHospitals & Clinics
Asking price¥70M
MANDA
30+ days ago
[Beauty / Medical] Web Media Covering Aesthetic Clinic Information | AdSense Approved
KinkiInternet
Asking price¥50,000
MANDA
30+ days ago
Medical Corporation Transfer: Beauty Clinic in Shinjuku
KantoHospitals & Clinics
Asking priceNegotiable
MANDA
15 days ago
【医療品質のモノづくり】 【生体認証技術で実現するキーレス社会を創造する企業】
KantoOther Manufacturing
Asking price¥100,000
MANDA
30+ days ago
Medical Practice (Gastroenterology) / Saitama Prefecture
KantoHospitals & Clinics
Asking price¥60M
MANDA
30+ days ago
Karaoke Bar on the 2F Above an Izakaya, in Front of Hirai Station, Matsuyama City
ShikokuKaraoke
Asking price¥980,000
MANDA
30+ days ago
Orthodontic Clinic Business Transfer / Profitable / Self-Pay Ratio 80%+
ChubuHospitals & Clinics
Asking priceNegotiable
MANDA
30+ days ago
Medical Practice (No Equity Interest) Internal Medicine / Gastroenterology / Fukuoka Prefecture
KyushuHospitals & Clinics
Asking price¥350M
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Owners considering business succession
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Consult an advisor
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Deal matching
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Due diligence
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Agreement → Closing
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FAQ
FAQ
QWhat matters most in a healthcare or care-business acquisition?⌄
Whether the medical corporation has equity interests ("mochibun"), the insurance-reimbursement profile, continued employment of doctors, nurses and other licensed staff, local reputation and patient base, and the state of equipment and facilities. Prefectural license-transfer procedures — and untangling any management-services (MS) company arrangements — also need attention.
QWhen should a clinic or care-facility succession start?⌄
Early consideration is advised once the director or chairman approaches their late 60s without a successor in sight. Factor in staff aging, equipment-renewal cycles and reimbursement-rate revisions, and start while the operation is stable — that is when the best terms are available.
QHow are clinics and care businesses priced?⌄
Three to five years of operating profit is the general guide, varying greatly with specialty, patient numbers, location, equipment condition and the legal form of the medical corporation. For care facilities, occupancy and the mix of care-insurance categories drive value, and real-estate ownership weighs heavily — individual appraisal is essential.
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