How we have helped previous clients.

The challenge

A mainland-listed industrial group entering the UAE, with its vehicle and partner still undecided. Both rested on standing it did not yet hold.

What we did

• Mapped the power brokers, family businesses and government-linked entities in the sector
• An eighteen-month positioning and government relations programme ahead of the announcement
• Sequenced introductions so the group was known before any formal approach

The outcome

• High visibility among key industrial and government-linked players
• Access to decision-makers, entering from credibility and strength
• A commercial pipeline and further partnerships built alongside

The challenge

A senior Chinese delegation assessing Gulf opportunities, without the relationships, access or coordination on the ground.

What we did

• Designed and led a roadshow across priority Gulf opportunities
• Secured meetings matched to the delegation’s objectives
• Managed positioning, briefings and logistics throughout

The outcome

• New relationships with Gulf partners, investors and officials
• A credible market-entry narrative and a platform to build on
• A live pipeline of partnership and investment opportunities

The challenge

A sovereign-backed entertainment and technology investor deploying a multi-billion-dollar mandate, needing credibility with audiences unfamiliar with the region as a partner.

What we did

• Mapped publishers, regulators and media across the US, Europe and Asia
• Built a narrative linking the strategy to long-term, patient capital
• A chief-executive visit programme across China, Japan, Korea, the US and Europe

The outcome

• One credible narrative, adopted across executive and external communications
• Deeper relationships with global publishers and investors
• A platform for continued international expansion

The challenge

A global professional services firm deepening political relationships across multiple governments, focusing on Europe, against fast-moving regulatory agendas.

What we did

• Built an engagement strategy across priority markets, focusing on Europe
• Mapped the ministerial and regulatory stakeholders, and who decides behind them
• Ran structured engagement backed by continuing political intelligence

The outcome

• Stronger relationships with government and policy stakeholders
• Better positioning, access and early sight of regulatory change
• A repeatable engagement platform across target markets