For companies planning to expand to China & South East Asia and require careful study and a systematic approach, APAC certainly can help in the evaluation & strategizing process and most importantly, in the execution and achivement of the objective within the agreed timeframe. One of APAC's core services with regards to investment and expansion to China & South East Asia is in the area of Strategic Investment Consulting. Here, our team can provide the following services:

	Mergers and Acquisitions;
		Acquiring a company;
		Selling a company;
	Management buyouts;

Two examples of typical Strategic Investment Consultancy project completed by APAC are as follows:

1) A large listed company from Southeast Asia has successfully acquired a substantial strategic stake in a China logistics company with a turnover of about USD75million in 2006. The China logistic company is owned by one of the largest Chinese domestic appliances manufacturing company.

APAC Associates was appointed by the Chinese parent company for the divestment. It had provided the completed investment consultancy services from initial strategic review, valuation, search and recommendation of investor, negotiation of all commercial terms of MOU, and final JV agreement.

2) A South East Asian company was seeking to acquire a significant share of a large sized HR service & outsourcing company in Shanghai . APAC handled the entire process starting from expansion strategizing, definition, criteria, search, recommendation, negotiation, coordination of due diligence and contract administration. APAC was subsequently engaged by the client to pursue other acquisition targets in other China cities.