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ブラックピークは戦略的なビジネスインテリジェンスの収集及び査定を行い、お客様がより良い決定を下せるよう支援しております。お客様の投資仮説をテストできる環境を整え、ビジネスまた事業領域の地政学的情勢を理解できるよう、当社は各案件毎に調査手法をカスタマイズしています。当社の調査は特定事業運営の検証、市場潜在力の理解または政治的規制の動向など多岐にわたる案件を対象としております。ブラックピークの現地に対する知見を活用し、お客様に業界最高レベルの市場・政治へのインサイトをお届けします。

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ブラックピークはお客様の地政学的、規制的およびセキュリティー上の課題について、個別に対象を絞った調査を行います。当社は他社とは異なり、隠密調査を行う際に独自の広範囲なネットワークを駆使することができます。当社は特に一帯一路・イニシアチブに含まれる国々において業務を執行した経験を持ち、英語、中国語、日本語で優れた調査と分析結果をお客様へ提供致します。

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当社の世界中に広がる優れたビジネスネットワークまた未発見の情報を入手し分析する能力で、お客様にとって非常に実用的で活用度の高いビジネスインテリジェンスを提供致します。


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上場企業株式調査

ブラックピークは世界的なロングオンリー投資ファンドのお客様へ、海外へ上場している中国企業への特別な投資機会を把握できるよう支援しました。逆張り投資家であったお客様は数々の詐欺やスキャンダルによって価値が下落している企業を求めていました。キャピタル市場および関連業界内での、財務諸表とファイリングの分析を含む詳細な市場調査、複数の管轄区域における公的記録の調査そして調査対象へのヒアリングを通して、当社はお客様の投資の選択、分析及び評価のための知見を提供致しました。

競争相手のインテリジェンス

中国本土における競争が激化する中、市場シェアの低下を懸念した某多国籍一般消費財メーカーからの依頼で、ブラックピークは対象となる主要競合企業の製造過程とサプライチェーンを分析し、利益率の構造と収益性を理解できるよう知見を提供しました。当社はいくつかの手法を組み合わせ、市場環境分析、現地調査を通じた情報収集を敢行、さらに収集した情報の分析を加え、お客様に提供しました。その結果、お客様は自社の弱みおよび強みを認識し、中国における市場の立ち位置を再度確立する事に成功しました。

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ブラックピークはお客様の依頼を受け、エネルギーと直接投資に関する、某国の不透明な政治的構造と政策についてハイレベルな分析を行いました。 当社のチームは、国内の複雑な政治力学とその地域の他の国々との関係を説明するために、国別の専門知識と情報源からの問い合わせを利用した広範のプロジェクトを立ち上げました。 プロジェクトの一部には、国の政治機関の系統的な概要、指導者継承計画のシナリオ分析、およびこれらの軌跡に含まれる政治的リスクの分析が含まれていました。

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