Engagements
CLIENT WORK
Selected engagements
Most of our engagements are covered by non-disclosure agreements, so we do not publish client names. What we can describe is who commissions the work.
Clients commission at the point where a regional decision has moved from exploratory to budgeted, instructed by founders, country managers and corporate development teams. Those who approach us from outside the region are mostly European. The rest are Southeast Asian companies moving beyond their home market.
Five-market announcement programme for a regional institution
| Client | Regional institution |
| Based in | Indonesia |
| Market | Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Service | Media Distribution |
| Brief | A coordinated announcement across five markets |
| Scope | Release development to 1,200 words with three revision rounds, translation into Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Thai and Vietnamese, dissemination to Tier 1 outlets in each market, project and coverage report |
| Year | September 2026 |
Ownership and governance review of an Indonesian moral person
| Client | Risk advisory firm |
| Based in | Europe |
| Service | Integrity Due Diligence |
| Subject | Indonesian moral person |
| Jurisdiction | Indonesia |
| Brief | Establish who owns and controls the cooperative, and whether its record and reputation present a risk to the engagement |
| Scope | Ownership and structure including governing board and related entities, background and corporate affiliations of key people, political exposure, criminal, civil and regulatory proceedings, sanctions and watchlist screening, and market reputation in local-language press |
| Date | August 2026 |
| Status | Delivered on a white-label basis |
Background check on an individual in a cross-border transaction
| Client | Risk advisory firm |
| Based in | Europe |
| Service | Integrity Due Diligence |
| Subject | Natural person |
| Jurisdiction | Multiple countries |
| Brief | Verify the subject’s identity, career and corporate affiliations and establish any adverse record |
| Scope | Personal background and identity, employment history and directorships, source of wealth, criminal, civil and regulatory proceedings, politically exposed person status, sanctions and high-risk jurisdiction screening, and public profile |
| Date | August 2026 |
| Status | Delivered on a white-label basis |
Technical hiring for an Artificial Intelligence company
| Client | Artificial intelligence company |
| Based in | France |
| Market | Indonesia |
| Brief | Recruit a full-stack developer in a market where the client had no presence |
| Scope | Screening process designed from scratch, structured interview guide and scoring framework built to the client’s technical and culture criteria, all screening calls conducted on the client’s behalf, written assessment and recommendation for each candidate |
| Turnaround | One week from brief to shortlist |
| Year | May 2026 |
| Status | Delivered |
Independent research series on Southeast Asian markets
| Client | Independent research, self-initiated |
| Market | All eleven ASEAN member states |
| Service | Market Entry Assessment |
| Brief | Apply the assessment method to open regional and sectoral questions, without a client mandate |
| Scope |
Three published reports.
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| Date | June to July 2026 |
| Status | Published in full without a client, as a demonstration of method |