Our services
Hyacinth Advisory operates across strategic intelligence, transnational market entry, and portfolio value creation. Our engagements are tailored, independent, and built around the specific context of each client. Below is an overview of what each practice area covers and who it is designed for.
Strategic market intelligence
For executives and investors who need decision-grade intelligence, not generic market commentary.
In complex, fast-moving environments, the gap between information and actionable insight is significant. Most market research answers the wrong question, at the wrong level of granularity, for a generic audience. We do the opposite.
Our market intelligence work is structured around a specific decision or strategic question and designed to give the client a clear, well-evidenced view on which they can act with conviction.
Examples:
Corporate strategy support, competitive landscape analysis, sector entry assessment, strategic options evaluation
Macro intelligence for sophisticated investors: thematic research, regional market analysis, scenario planning
Regulatory and geopolitical intelligence relevant to cross-border business decisions
Ad hoc research mandates for boards, investment committees, and senior leadership teams
Transnational go-to-market
For European businesses entering Asia and Asia-based companies expanding into Europe. End-to-end strategy and execution, delivered in partnership with Swiss Advice Asia.
Entering a new market across a significant cultural, regulatory, and commercial distance is one of the most complex growth challenges a business can face. The cost of a poorly planned or under-resourced market entry, in time, capital, and management attention, is substantial. We exist to reduce that risk and accelerate the path to viable market presence.
In partnership with Swiss Advice Asia, we provide integrated support that spans the full market entry journey, from initial feasibility through to active market execution.
Examples:
Market sizing, opportunity assessment, and entry strategy
Regulatory mapping and compliance structuring for the target market
Partner identification, vetting, and introduction
Distribution channel strategy and commercial model design
In-market execution support and progress management
Reverse corridor: Asia-based companies entering European markets
In partnership with
Portfolio value creation
For private equity sponsors, corporate owners, and management teams who need to move performance, not just measure it.
Owning an asset is not the same as improving it. The gap between a business's current performance and its potential is rarely closed by strategy documents alone. It requires structured diagnosis, prioritised initiatives, and the operational and commercial discipline to execute.
We work with portfolio companies and corporates at the point where performance improvement is the priority, whether that is entering a period of active value creation post-acquisition, responding to margin pressure, or preparing an asset for exit.
Our approach is grounded in the same analytical rigour we bring to our intelligence and market entry work. We identify where value is being left on the table, build the case for change with evidence, and support implementation at the level of detail that makes a difference.
Examples:
Operational excellence: cost structure analysis, process efficiency, procurement and supply chain optimisation
Commercial excellence: pricing strategy, sales force effectiveness, channel and go-to-market optimisation
Revenue growth initiatives: new segment identification, product-market fit assessment, commercial model redesign
Organisational effectiveness: spans and layers analysis, capability gap assessment, performance management frameworks
Exit preparation: EBITDA normalisation, value creation story development, management presentation support
Many of our client relationships begin with a conversation that does not map neatly onto a single service line
If you have a strategic challenge, a growth ambition, or a planning need and are not certain where to start, we would welcome the opportunity to understand your situation and advise on where we can add value.