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Independent Corporate Finance Advisory — Asia
Independent M&A advisory and corporate finance process ownership for companies, PE investors, and family offices operating from Singapore, Hong Kong, and other Asian financial hubs — with cross-border expertise connecting Asia to European and Middle Eastern markets.
Asia's International Financial Hubs
Singapore and Hong Kong are the primary international corporate finance hubs for Asia — functioning as the capital coordination centers for cross-border investment flows between Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and global institutional capital. Both markets are characterized by deep advisory ecosystems and high levels of cross-border M&A activity.
For companies and investors using these hubs to execute international transactions, the key gap is often the same as in other markets: a truly independent process owner who can coordinate the multi-advisor, multi-jurisdiction complexity of a cross-border deal without a banking mandate or conflict on the other side.
Cross-Border Mandates: Asia to Europe and Middle East
The most complex corporate finance situations for Asian-based companies and investors are often cross-border — acquisitions of European assets, disposals to international buyers, refinancing processes involving European and Asian creditors, or restructurings of companies with operations spanning multiple continents.
ExS brings deep European market experience to Asian-based clients operating cross-border. We understand the regulatory, legal, and institutional dynamics on the European side of these transactions — and we bridge that expertise with a process management approach that respects the specific governance and relationship norms of Asian business culture.
For Asian family offices and PE investors acquiring European assets: we manage the European advisor ecosystem, coordinate due diligence, and drive the process from signing to closing — so the investment team can stay focused on the investment decision, not the administrative process.
Asia Coverage
- —Singapore — primary hub for Southeast Asian and global mandates
- —Hong Kong — primary hub for Greater China-adjacent international transactions
- —Cross-border mandates: Asia ↔ Europe, Asia ↔ Middle East
- —Asian PE funds with European portfolio company exposure
- —Family offices executing international acquisitions from Asian hubs
A Note on Scope
ExS's Asia coverage is focused on the international, English-language financial hub markets — Singapore and Hong Kong — and cross-border mandates connecting these hubs with European and Middle Eastern markets. Mandates requiring deep local-market presence in Mainland China or other domestic Asian markets are outside our current scope. We are direct about this because mandate fit matters as much as capability.