Access new markets

Success in a new market, especially emerging markets, is not just about doing due diligence or lining up financing. Success often depends on investing in the right relationships and entering a market with a predicable regulatory environment.

Want to ensure a smooth market entry by investing in strong relationships?

We have found that companies and industries that make "policy investments" ahead of entering a market usually receive substantial dividends in the form of closer and more responsive relationships with the host government, and more industry-friendly policies and regulations. We'll conceive and launch private-public partnerships with the government ministries that will be regulating your business – and we'll activate our networks to make sure it has support from the highest levels.

Need to obtain a license to operate?

We'll craft a customized engagement strategy to position your company to obtain licenses to operate ahead of competitors.

Seeking to mitigate regulatory or other obstacles to entering a market?

Whether it is a discriminatory rule or limits on foreign ownership, changing the rules may make the difference between success and failure in a new market. We'll develop policy-based strategies to make the rules work for you.

>CASE STUDIES

For several major financial services companies, we helped to secure licenses to operate in key Asian markets, such as China and Vietnam.

For one of the world's leading technology companies, we helped shift the policy environment to better position the company in key Asian markets.

For a major consumer goods company, we helped support its entry into the Vietnam market by creating a public-private partnership program aimed at building the company's relationships with Vietnamese regulators.