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XPC: Make your match in Thailand

By Karl Cryer
-    Dec 17, 2015
Credit : GMI Post

Founded by a group of financial experts and management consultants with a combined experience of more than 200 years, Cross Pacific Connections (XPC) in Bangkok has been offering valuable local knowledge and advice to foreign companies wanting to invest in Thailand.

XPC takes pride in the quality of its advise to investors wanting to grow their business in Thailand.

While the Canadian-owned firm also matches Thai investors with overseas companies looking for partners, XPC has seen interest mostly from foreign companies planning to expand in the particular Southeast Asia market, traditionally considered one of the region’s more stable economies.

In advising its clients, XPC provides the latest research on the latest trends in business and offers its extensive network to connect private investors with national and regional government offices.

“It’s important to forge relationships when you come into Thailand. When you come to do anything, you need to see it both from the buyer’s and seller’s perspectives,” said Founding Partner Peter Van Haren.

Van Haren added that while XPC handles mostly multinational giants, it has also seen a growth in interest from SMEs and boutique firms. It has connected venture capitalists and investors with its startup clients in the country, most of which are based in Japan, Australia, Canada, and parts of Europe.

“We would like to ensure that there’s a good relationship maintained between the local companies and future partners. We’re working with embassies, as well as groups like chambers of commerce to make sure that there is a sustained interest in Thailand,” explained Van Haren.

Aside from its offices in Thailand and Canada, XPC maintains a core of professional contacts in Southeast Asia and has associates across the rest of Asia, Europe and America.    

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