Managing finance properly to ensure a healthy growth and to obtain an attractive return is an important objective for most companies. The sustained economic development in China has created a huge amount of opportunities for investors, but due to the insufficiency of market economy development in certain regions, investors are seeing potential risks on the way to wealth. Lack of experience and knowledge of the market is very dangerous and it is indispensable for investors to undertake pre-entry appraisals and studies.

Investment consulting and feasibility study has been one of the traditional businesses of CIEC since its founding. CIEC has extensive experience in conducting investment appraisal in various industrial sectors and has accumulated useful case studies. CIEC was the earliest adopter of the UNIDO methodology among the domestic firms and participated in the writing of method of appraising investment projects in construction sector entrusted by the government department. CIEC has provided consulting for a number of M&A transactions.

CIEC can provide clients with following services:

Investment opportunity study:
When an investor intends to enter into certain business but feels uncertain about the entrance, we can use our data and tracking capacity to make research on the industry, identify the opportunities and provide with the options for clients to select.

Feasibility study or business plan:
Based on the study on the national and local policies and regulations, CIEC can use our modern and scientific method to provide clients with feasibility study or business plan for various investment plans, including venture investment.

Investment advisory:
CIEC has over ten years of experience in conducting investment advisory business for overseas investment funds. With our knowledge of the local market and of the international business practices, We can provide with overseas investment managers a series of services right from the project road show to investment project identification, appraisal, project negotiation, project portfolio programming, financial advisory, project supervision, management consulting and even investment withdrawal.

Identification of Chinese partners for joint venture projects:
CIEC has been maintaining a sound relationship with various industry institutions and provincial economic and trade commissions, thus having an advantage in searching and selecting joint venture partner for foreign investors. We can help with the partnership negotiation and problem solving before the marriage goes steady.

M&A transaction consulting:
We can help clients formulate M&A strategy, establish the selection criteria for M&A objects and make evaluation, conduct auditing, undertake negotiations, design asset structure, make financing plans and program the business structure after the transaction.