Practical analysis on market entry, cross-border M&A, and international legal strategy — written by the partners who advise on it.

Landing in China rewards companies that sequence the work correctly. Here's the roadmap we walk clients through, from first scoping call to first local hire.
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Boards approve the numbers. What sinks the deal six months later is almost always the culture nobody diligenced.
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The leadership skills that built your company at home rarely transfer unchanged across a border. Here's what actually has to change — and what doesn't.
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China remains one of the most attractive — and most legally particular — markets to enter. The WFOE-vs-JV decision shapes everything that follows.
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The deals that unravel post-signing almost never fail on valuation — they fail on legal risk nobody surfaced in time. Here's the due diligence checklist that catches it.
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Expanding into a new country isn't one decision — it's a sequence of them. Here are the six market entry models advisors see succeed most often, and how to choose between them.
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