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Monday, May 21, 2018

The GIA Story - Takeoff Partners
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Global Intelligence Alliance Group (GIA) was a boutique international market intelligence and advisory company offering market monitoring, intelligence and analysis services and consulting. In September, 2014 GIA was acquired by M-Brain Group for ~EUR17.7 million (USD22.9M). The company had 11 offices in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.


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History

Early History

GIA was founded in 1995 by Markko Varnaas, Jouko Virtanen, Pekka Korpi, Ville Vanhala and Leif Backman. The firm focused heavily on the Finnish market initially, then on the European markets before embarking on aggressive international expansion.

Acquisitions

GIA completed several acquisitions as part of its global expansion, including:

  • Fusion Consulting based in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai (in 2008)
  • DeskResearch Nederland in the Netherlands (in 2008).

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Clients

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


Indonesia Leads Asia to Global Development | Changemakers
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Research & Publications

GIA consultants and analysts regularly published research and articles about business issues, market dynamics and market intelligence best practices.


Pushback: Why the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance Should Keep ...
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References


Indonesia Leads Asia to Global Development | Changemakers
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External links

  • Official website

Source of article : Wikipedia