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Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Analysis of oil & gas offshore markets
Key benefits: Client was able to plan a specific competitive strategy and product portfolio for each market region
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Analysis of logistics warehouse services
Key benefits: Insight to the warehousing market, including competitive situation, which helped in assessing the market’s investment potential
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Analysis of the insurance market in Northern Europe
Key benefits: Better understanding of the future threats and opportunities in the insurance market
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Lassila&Tikanoja M&A entry to Swedish market
Key benefits: Received an objective evaluation of sustainability of target companies and their businesses leading to improved understanding of market environment and possibilities provided by acquisitions
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Company and person profiling during M&A process for European shipping company
Key benefits: Exclusive details for the negotiation discussions with the target’s management in addition to understanding the background, roles and responsibilities of target persons
Strategic Analysis – Commercial due diligence
Commercial due diligence on gasoline powered hand-held gardening equipment for PE investor
Key benefits: Client gained 3rd party opinion on the attractiveness of the target, its current standing in the marketplace relative to competitors, and its growth potential. Client decided to not pursue the investment in the target company directly as a result of these findings.
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Imports, exports and transportation data for Nordic logistics company
Key benefits: Customer gained hard statistical facts on imports, exports, and transportation regarding their key markets
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Competitive landscape analysis of transactional printing markets in Europe
Key benefits: Identification of key players and their strengths and weaknesses coupled with a comparison of markets in terms of consolidation and development of each market
Strategic Analysis - Competitive intelligence
Investigated production technology and expansion strategy of pharmaceuticals firm
Key benefits: Gained a detailed understanding of the competitor's production capabilities, volumes and sales strategy, supported by documented evidence allowing the customer to fine-tune its own marketing strategy taking into account the likely competitive entry into key markets around the globe
Rapid Response Research
Data pack on actual and forecast laser industry market figures for a consulting company
Key benefits: Received global actual market figures and market forecasts for different areas of the laser industry
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Market potential analysis for a new chemical product
Key benefits: Ability to make informed investment based on market potential and development estimates, and to formulate business strategy based on segment attractiveness analysis
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Competitive landscape analysis on mobile authentication technologies
Key benefits: Gained understanding on competitive landscape with regards to competing technologies and vendors in addition to strategic insight on competitive structure and emerging demand sectors
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Property & casualty insurance market study
Key benefits: Unique understanding of the current state and outlook of the global P&C insurance market - insight that was a key input in the client’s strategic planning process
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Profiling potential M&A targets in the healthcare sector
Key benefits: Ability to evaluate target companies for possible synergies based on understanding of their latest technological developments and patenting activity
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Analysis of the global luxury electronics market
Key benefits: Ability to formulate successful business strategy based on improved understanding of own market positioning, strengths and weaknesses
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Global market study for stainless steel fittings
Key benefits: Client gained unique understanding of market size, distribution channels, competitors, and demand drivers – insight that was a key input in formulating the client’s corporate strategy
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Global analysis of primary energy sources
Key benefits: Comprehensive understanding of global energy sources and information to help customer create a technology strategy and act as input for research & development
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Market attractiveness analysis for machinery industry
Key benefits: Ability to identify most attractive market entry segments and recognize the most attractive customer prospects operating in these segments
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Supply chain analysis in the mobile phone industry
Key benefits: Ability to plan post-acquisition business strategy based on comprehensive understanding on the supply chain dynamics and developments
Intelligence Desk - Price Monitoring
Broadband price and media monitoring for competitive advantage
Key benefits: Client was able to rise from 2nd position to 1st in the just less than a year from GIA starting to provide the service
Rapid Response Research
Gambling market data pack for telecommunications operator
Key benefits: Customer got hard facts to base their decision on going forward with the venture
Strategic Analysis – Competitor Deep Dive
Operational model analysis of six large pharmaceuticals companies in Nordic countries
Key benefits:The research allowed the customer to see the operational differences between large pharmaceuticals companies in Nordic countries and use this information as a benchmark when planning their own operational model for the region
Strategic Analysis – Market Sizing & Forecasting
FM radio market penetration assessment for telecommunications protocol in 24 countries
Key benefits: The customer gained an understanding of the penetrations of the two technologies in 24 countries and was able to use this information in its strategic product roadmap decisions
Intelligence Desk – Social Media Monitoring
Continuous monitoring of interesting phenomena & weak signals in social media
Key benefits: Client is kept continuously up to date on relevant public discussion around themes that are key to their operation. Especial focus is given to weak signals that might give early warnings of new emerging trends and new directions in public opinion.
Strategic Analysis - Industry Analysis
Strategy support for telecom operator
Key benefits: Dedicated GIA analyst supported customer’s strategy process by doing secondary research and business analysis in customer premises
Intelligence Desk – Media monitoring
Discussion Forum monitoring for global mining and metallurgical solutions provider
Key benefits: Client gains a quarterly overview and analysis of comments on the discussion boards and forums about the company’s financial status and stock price development over the last financial quarter as well as future outlook.
