Corporate expansion

International expansion opens access to new markets, talent, research expertise and finance, and it can let a company scale quickly. It is also time-consuming and complex, and the scoping, analysis and execution involved can absorb a considerable amount of your time and resources, even if you have done it before.

We help businesses expand into new markets and manage the risk that comes with it. We fast-track the set-up process and de-risk the journey so that you can focus on winning new business. With experience of helping hundreds of companies expand internationally and an extensive network of international contacts, we specialise in supporting scale-ups with their expansion, either directly or through investment promotion agency programmes.

For companies expanding into the UK, we provide a holistic solution through the wider Gateley group so that you can concentrate on running your business while we do the heavy lifting. For companies expanding out of the UK, we project manage the relevant in-market support and help you navigate market opportunities, costs, regulations, property, compliance and building a team.

Who do we help?

We support businesses from high-growth start-ups through to global conglomerates with their UK and overseas investments. We are people-centric, client-focused and commercially minded, and our familiarity with public sector initiatives and processes means we can quickly identify the right opportunities for funding and support.

How can we help?

Accessing Government funding and support

Government support for inward investment is substantial but rarely obvious. We identify the funding and support available for your project and help you access it:

• releasing working capital by using Government support on SME access to finance;
• working with export agencies to fund your customers’ purchases of your goods;
• identifying funding and support for bespoke training programmes for your staff;
• identifying funding, support and collaboration partners for research and development;
• optimising Government support for your business and navigating State Aid compliance.

In-market facilitation, establishment and introductions

Our in-market facilitation brings your management team up to speed on local market and business issues and expands your support network as fast as possible. We help with the registration and establishment of your business and its supporting systems, so your management team can focus on business development, and we can provide ex-pat management support and introductions to in-market providers.

We make introductions to in-market Government representatives free of charge, to help you access all the support available. We never accept fees, and we never charge for Government introductions. We only work with legitimate and transparent Governments seeking legitimate business investment through due process.

International reach

We have advised UK businesses on expansion projects across the world and have local contacts in:

• Asia Pacific: Japan, India, China, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, the Middle East and across Southeast Asia
• Europe: UK, Germany, France, Spain, Poland, Portugal and Turkey
• Latin America: Brazil, Chile and Argentina
• North America: USA, Canada and Mexico

We are equally experienced in supporting international businesses expanding into the UK, across every aspect of market entry.

Compliance with local regulations

As part of Gateley, we benefit from the complementary services offered by the experts at Gateley Legal who can provide clients with invaluable advice on compliance with relevant local regulations.

Sector experience

Our industry experience includes advanced manufacturing, business shared services, digital and creative, life sciences, cleantech, financial services and professional services. 

Recent delivery

• Department for Business and Trade, Turkey: identified and supported a defence company opening a UK manufacturing facility.
• Radical Sports Cars: supported UK-based Radical Sports Cars into the USA through mapping market to demand and strategic introductions. 
• Paragon Engineering: introduced Wolverhampton-based Paragon Engineering to MOOG, a $4bn US aerospace company. Tailored export support resulted in Paragon being awarded £220K contract and being supported with 5S training which will add an additional £1M to Paragon’s annual turnover.
• Covatic: helped Covatic with US market entry, enabling a £6m R&D collaboration with Birmingham City University.