Market Entry Advisory Services

Market Entry Advisory Services

Building your Strategy and Presence in Asia

Entering a new market is a key step for expanding your business, accessing customers, and optimizing operations. In Asia, executing the right entry plan is vital to ensuring that your goals align with local regulations, diverse local practices, and distinct market dynamics. Whether you aim to set up a subsidiary, pursue a joint venture or M&A, or build up a team before you establish a local entity, we provide the expertise and practical solutions needed.

Our teams support at every stage of the market entry journey, ensuring compliance, reducing risks, and aligning with your long-term strategy to achieve sustainable growth and operational success across Asia’s varied markets.

How we can help your business

Expanding to Asia: Questions to Ask Before Market Entry

Marco Förster, Head of ASEAN Advisory, discusses a few of the costly mistakes businesses make when expanding into Asia.

    Complete One-Stop Solution for Entering New Markets

    Before entering a new market, it is crucial to evaluate country and location options thoroughly to maximize ROI, particularly for manufacturers and capital asset intensive businesses.

    Our Business Intelligence team conducts deep research and analysis to guide where and how to invest, considering market potential, operational costs, compliance environments, and supply chain strengths. We also connect clients with reliable local suppliers, distributors, and industrial parks as part of partner matching and relationship support.

    Getting a team on the ground quickly can be crucial for many companies, whether for testing a market, running a new project, or simply as a means to fast-track outcomes for their new business. We can help.

    We are experts in both Corporate Establishment and PEO (Professional Employer Organization) solutions across Asia. We give you the edge to enter new markets, recruit and onboard the local team you need in full compliance with local labor laws, and transition to a local entity once the timing is right.

    Our Global Staffing team specialize in HR recruitment, onboarding, PEO (also known as EOR / Employer of Record), HR administration, Payroll services, and HR management software solutions.

    With more than 33 years experience and more than 40 locations, we are one of Asia's leading corporate establishment advisory firms for foreign investors.

    Our teams specialize in corporate structuring, tax planning, business registration, and complete company setup services for nearly any entry mode, from representative offices, to special entity types, to fully incorporated entities. Our well refined approach provides you with integrated tax planning, legal structuring, and cross-border advisory to ensure your setup is compliant, tax-efficient, and aligned with operational goals.

    Successful M&A or joint ventures require swift, confident decision-making. Our M&A professionals provide holistic support, from identifying and assessing targets to structuring deals, managing negotiations, and post-deal integration. We help you navigate risks, seize opportunities, and maximize deal value throughout every stage.

    Building a cost-effective, diverse supply chain requires understanding Asia’s sourcing and manufacturing landscape and identifying the best-fit partners. With decades of on-the-ground experience, we help design and implement supply chain strategies that align with your business goals while reducing risks and operational costs.

    Dezan Shira & Associates is a pan-Asia professional services firm helping international businesses navigate Asia’s regulatory landscape through corporate, advisory, and technology solutions. Our experts provide tailored support across key Asian markets, empowering clients to operate with confidence and agility.

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    We provide expert advisory and corporate services across Asia, guiding businesses through complex markets and regulations.

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