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Fusion Consulting was a boutique industry research, analysis and strategic advisory firm providing advice on Asia-Pacific markets. The firm had offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai from which it covered focus industries in 16 Asia-Pacific countries for its clients.

In October, 2008 Fusion Consulting was acquired by Global Intelligence Alliance Group.

History
The firm was founded in 2002, initially with offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, by Peter Read and Marine Mallinson. Their interest in was in developing a boutique firm that specialized in strategic advisory rigorously driven by fact based insights and analysis.

In 2005, the firm opened their Shanghai office.

In 2008, the firm was acquired by Global Intelligence Alliance Group. In early 2009, the firm re-branded and adopted the Global Intelligence Alliance Group branding. The firm was an attractive acquisition target for Global Intelligence Alliance Group as it offered the latter a strong Asia Pacific presence, office footprint and established multinational clientele.

Services
Fusion Consulting offered 10 distinct service types. The company's client engagement teams typically consisted of a combination of industry experts, service type specialists and professionals with local market knowledge.
 * Business Expansion Strategy
 * Market Entry Strategy
 * Competitive Strategy
 * Commercial Due Diligence on Acquisition and Investment Targets
 * Market Sizing, Modelling & Forecasting
 * Partner Identification & Evaluation
 * Market Profiling
 * Competitive Intelligence
 * Value Chain Analysis
 * Customer Intelligence

Industry Practices & Expertise
Fusion Consulting structured its industry expertise around 8 core industry practices:
 * Chemical
 * Consumer and retail
 * Industrial and logistics
 * Information and Communication technology
 * Financial services
 * Life sciences
 * Media and entertainment
 * Private equity

Clients
The firm primarily served Global 2000 corporate clients, investment banks and private equity firms.

The firm's client list was kept strictly confidential, however public reference clients include:

Competitors
As a boutique international consultancy, Fusion Consulting competed against major global consultancies such as McKinsey, Bain & Company, KPMG, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Deloitte, LEK, Roland Berger, Strategy& and A.T. Kearney, as well as boutique firms with a narrow specialization in specific industries and/or specific geographies. In addition, GIA competes against companies with a heavy focus on market intelligence and industry research such as Gartner, IDC, IMS Health and Frost & Sullivan.

Asia-Pacific Business Vitality Index™
The company published the "Asia-Pacific "Business Vitality Index™" annually covering a range of sectors such as retailing, chemical, consumer electronics, logistics, financial services and media (e.g. Asia-Pacific F&B Business Vitality Index™ ; Asia-Pacific Logistics Business Vitality Index™; Asia-Pacific Chemical Business Vitality Index™; etc.).

The Business Vitality Index is an analysis of the presence, growth and innovation of major companies in the Asia-Pacific region. The index was based on quantitative as well as qualitative analysis of the ability of companies to impact their industries in the region. Each index evaluated the overall performance of a selected group of 20 companies per industry by focusing on three dimensions: innovation, regional presence and revenue performance. Its aim was to provide a benchmark for business expansion in the Asia-Pacific region based on non-proprietary, public domain information that is comparable across sectors.

Asia-Pacific Pay-TV Operators Survey
The survey, published annually, allowed programmers to find out what the major cable & satellite television platforms in Asia and Australia think about their channels and support, their plans for the future and opinions on digital content. The report then ranked programmers with the best programming quality, on-air promotions, as well as sales and marketing support. The survey targeted programming managers at 45 major carriers in 15 countries across the region, focusing on the largest players in each country. The survey was produced in cooperation with ContentAsia.

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Weekly News Update
The Weekly News Update was a weekly roundup of business news from around the Asia-Pacific region, covering the company's core industry practices: chemical, consumer & retail, financial services, industrial & logistics, information & communication technology, life science and media & leisure.

Industry Rankings
Fusion Consulting has been recognized by Vault.com as one of the Top Consulting Firms in the Asia Pacific region:
 * In 2008, Fusion Consulting was recognized by Vault.com as the Number 1 Firm to Work For among the Top Consulting Firms in the Asia Pacific region in the annual "The Best 10 Firms to Work For - 2008 Asia Pacific Edition".
 * In 2009, Fusion Consulting was recognized by Vault.com as the Number 1 Firm to Work For among the Top Consulting Firms in the Asia Pacific region in the annual "The Best 10 Firms to Work For - 2009 Asia Pacific Edition".