One structure for everything a company needs abroad: set-up, permits, sales, suppliers, banks and funding. Our offices and our people on the ground, one contract, one point of contact.
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Offices in Dubai, New York, Bucharest and Milan, and our people in the markets where you need to operate. You are never handed over to a chain of subcontractors.
From the company license to the first sales, from the supplier to the bank account: one team coordinates it all, one person answers to you.
Within 24 hours of your go-ahead, a dedicated contact is already working on your file in the country.
Rail · TürkiyeThe problem: an Italian manufacturer of railway infrastructure machinery had not won a single contract in Türkiye for ten years.
What we did: we reopened the market for them and guided the company through every certification required to bid in a major public railway tender.
Operations · ChinaThe problem: during COVID-19 the expatriate staff of 30 companies with offices in China flew home, leaving their operations without people.
What we did: our team in Shanghai took over the management of their offices on their behalf and blocked attempts by local operators to set up look-alike companies to broker our clients’ products without any license.
Fashion · ChinaThe problem: parallel imports and unauthorized resellers on WeChat and local websites were bypassing the official distributor and eroding the brand.
What we did: an investigation that mapped every parallel import channel and unauthorized point of sale.
Construction · Middle EastThe problem: local companies would not partner with a foreign group, and there were no acquisition targets in sight.
What we did: our people scouted partners and targets across Europe and South America, with a first due diligence.
Luxury · FashionThe problem: opening stores and e-commerce abroad meant capital and risk the brand did not want to carry.
What we did: we structured a joint venture with a local partner funding the investment, and coordinated it on the ground.
Food & beverageThe problem: exports went through several middlemen, with low margins and no control.
What we did: market study, direct introductions to large distributors, export and marketing support with one point of contact.
| Large consulting firms | BDB Network | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Analysis, reports and recommendations | The work done, in the country |
| Scope | Strategy, audit, tax, large transactions | Also the practical tasks: a permit, a supplier, a bank account, a sales agent |
| Size of engagement | Built for large budgets and long projects | Large and small engagements, even a single task |
| Who works for you | Teams assigned project by project | Our people on the ground, one point of contact from start to finish |
| Start | Scoping and staffing phases before work begins | Working on your file within 24 hours of your go-ahead |
Large firms are the right choice for audits and complex transactions. When you need things done abroad, quickly and in practice, you need a structure that is already there.
Entrepreneur who has founded and led companies in Italy, Europe and the Middle East; former Executive Vice President for Europe of a Chinese investment fund; 18 years in the MENA region.
Former President of the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), Chairman of Triboo, President of the Fondazione Carnevale di Viareggio and board member of several multinational companies.
New York coordinates the Americas and Western markets; Dubai coordinates Europe, the Middle East and the East.
Our offices coordinate a network of selected professionals in the main markets. Our historic client markets are Italy, Türkiye and Romania.
BDB Middle East Consulting LLC · Office R19-184, Danube Building Materials FZCO building, Wadi Al Safa, Dubai, P.O. Box 16443. Contracting entity for client engagements.
BDB Network LLC · 16 West 56th Street, Floor 3, New York, NY 10019. Registered office.
Business Development Bureau Network SRL · Splaiul Unirii 187, Sector 3.
Representative office.
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