Investment and Partnership Consulting: "Inbound" (Into China)

China has a unique position in the world as both a “supply economy” (China cost-effectively produces many of the world’s goods) and a growing “demand economy” (China’s consumer purchasing power is rapidly increasing). This makes China an excellent candidate for investment in promising, high-growth projects. China Crest provides services to identify, qualify, prepare, negotiate, and execute investment and partnership projects accurately and efficiently.

• Assessment of Investor Needs, ROI Expectations, and Exit Plans
  
  China Crest listens carefully to its clients’ needs and expectations for China investment projects. Only after fully understanding client expectations will China Crest begin the important process of identifying and qualifying prospective projects.
  
  
• Project / Partner Identification
  
  China Crest takes the process of matching investors to China projects very seriously. Only partners who share common ROI / exit expectations, who can reach agreement on business, operational, and management methodologies, and whose cultures align with one another will be successful partners. With a sound understanding of both Chinese and Western business practices and philosophies, China Crest ensures that investment partners and projects are carefully and accurately matched.
  
  
• Business / Financial / Legal Due Diligence
  
  China Crest assists with the due diligence processes necessary for proper project qualification, and can identify suitable service providers in this area when specialized advice is required.
  
  
• Deal and Equity Stake Negotiations
  
  A well-qualified project can go nowhere if the interested parties cannot negotiate effectively. With bilingual skills and a command of cross-cultural negotiation practices, China Crest brings partners together, helping them design partnership terms that make good business and cultural sense to all participants.
  
  
• Operational Due Diligence
  
  Once the deal is done, the hard work begins! With strong business operations experience and a stable presence on the ground in China, China Crest can effectively play the role of Operations Manager on behalf of the client, helping ensure that the new project remains operationally healthy and focused on the defined goals.
  
  
• Contract Compliance
  
  China Crest helps clients ensure that their partners fully understand the terms and conditions of the contracts and continue to abide by those conditions throughout the duration of the partnership, even in the midst of market, management, or organizational changes.

Investment and Partnership Consulting: "Outbound" (From China to the World)

As China gains economic strength, we are witnessing a new and exciting phenomenon: Chinese businesses and investors are actively seeking to gain a footprint and strategic advantages in the form of an overseas presence. Recent overseas investments and partnerships by Chinese enterprises have taken place in a variety of industries, including technology, automotive, electronics, biotechnology, services, real estate, and natural resources.

Chinese willingness to invest and develop overseas can have important implications for your business. Can your potential competitor instead become your partner? If your business future includes the possibility of cooperation with a Chinese partner in your home country or a third-party location, China Crest can help.

• Identification of Potential Partnership / Acquisition Opportunities
  
  China Crest has access to a network of Chinese enterprises in a wide variety of industries, and helps identify Chinese businesses interested in forming cooperative relationships with your company.
  
  
• Business and Contract Negotiations
  
  Overseas investment is relatively new for most Chinese enterprises, and the premises and expectations upon which the negotiations begin often differ among Chinese and overseas potential partners. China Crest helps both parties better understand one another’s goals and terms by providing bilingual negotiation services and a wealth of cross-cultural understanding and insight.
  
  
• Business Culture Integration
  
  The merger of staff and management in a bi-cultural business environment can be extremely challenging for both parties. China Crest can help make this difficult task less painful and more transparent. Guidance provided by China Crest goes far beyond the standard, superficial advice such as “how to hand over a business card” and “where to sit at the dinner table,” addressing the tough business issues such as differences in management style, timeline and quality expectations, HR issues, financial reporting processes, etc. Through objective, bilingual, bi-cultural, success-focused insight and advisory, China Crest helps Chinese and Western enterprises become true partners.