Our engagements range from briefings on discrete issues to broad, long-term advisory relationships and organization-wide capacity-building projects. No two projects are the same - we invest in relationships with each client, learn their needs, and leverage the most appropriate strategies for each situation.

Strategic advisory services

We offer customized strategic advice, forecasting, scenario development, and playbooks to help your business build resiliency and get ahead of a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.

Exercises and organizational capacity-building

Empower senior leaders and staff with hands-on skills and knowledge they need to navigate emerging issues and develop your organization's in-house geopolitical and policy risk capabilities.

Briefings, reporting and analysis

We provide analysis of geopolitical risk, regulatory trends and changes, international economic trends, and economic and trade data - tailored to your business's needs. Spot trends and make informed business decisions with clear, actionable insights. Onsite or virtual briefings are available.

Capital advisory

We help clients evaluate geopolitical and policy risks and considerations tied to mergers, acquisions, fundraising, and other capital strategies and transactions to help them achieve their growth and liquidity goals.

Investment advisory

We help investment banks, hedge funds, private equity, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, family offices, and a range of other investors manage geopolitical and policy risk in their portfolios. We also provide strategic intelligence on potential future geopolitical and policy outcomes.

Government affairs and advocacy support

We help government affairs teams understand new policy actions and develop strategies for achieving desired policy outcomes. We also offer bespoke reporting, analysis and support for policy proposal development to multiply your team's effectiveness and influence. (We are not registered lobbyists and do not directly engage in lobbying activities).

How We Engage

While every engagement is customized to the needs of the client, the following describes a hypothetical project for a multinational client seeking to proactively reduce their geopolitical and policy risk exposure.

01

Assess key organizational needs

We assess your organization's priorities and needs, including "must protect" markets, business lines, and products.

02

Value chain risk assessment

We conduct a comprehensive review of your value chain to identify potential vulnerabilities to disruptions. We examine your sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution networks, quantifying your exposure to tariffs, regulatory changes, and supply chain risks.

03

Assess geopolitical environment

We analyze the current global political landscape and its potential impact on your business operations. We identify key geopolitical trends and tensions that could affect trade policies, market access, and economic conditions in your key markets.

04

Assess competitive landscape

We evaluate how changing trade dynamics affect not just your business, but also your industry, competitors and suppliers. This assessment helps you understand your relative position in the market and identifies potential opportunities to gain competitive advantage.

05

Analyze policy impact

We conduct a detailed analysis of existing and potential policies relevant to your industry and markets. We quantify the potential effects of these policies on your costs, revenues, and market access, providing clear insights to inform your strategy.

06

Assess potential scenarios, triggers and responses

We develop a range of potential future scenarios based on our analysis, identifying key triggers that could signal shifts in the trade environment. For each scenario, we outline possible strategic responses.

07

Create playbook and support adoption

We summarize the results of the previous steps in an actionable trade playbook tailored to your business. We also offer exercises and support to help your team understand and use the playbook and incorporate geopolitical considerations into your decision-making process.