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— Service · Brian O'Halloran

GCC Market Entry &
Business Development

Considered counsel and full local representation for international firms entering the Gulf — from market sizing and partner sourcing to live business development inside Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the wider GCC.

— Scope

What an engagement covers.

  • Strategic market entry and partner sourcing
  • Full local representation in business development and sales
  • Bid management on industrial procurement
  • Regulatory and customs orientation
  • Channel design and distributor agreements
— Outcomes

What clients walk away with.

01

First contract, on the ground

Move from cold-entry to a signed local contract within twelve months — without standing up a regional entity.

02

Named relationships

Engagements with Saudi Aramco, SABIC, ADNOC and tier-one operators are pursued by partners they already know.

03

Boutique cost base

Senior representation at a fraction of the cost of a regional office — the right relationships, when they're needed.

€23mLetter of Intent secured for a European chemical manufacturer entering Turkey via the GCC
— Partner

Led by name.

— Riyadh / Bahrain / Dublin

Brian O'Halloran · MSc, MCIPS

Managing Director

Brian is the Owner and Managing Director of Aontas Advisory. An executive leader and independent advisor with over thirty years of international experience, based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with deep regional expertise across the Gulf. His track record includes a €23m Letter of Intent on a Turkish project, more than SAR 25m in new oilfield-chemicals revenue inside a single year, and named engagements with Saudi Aramco and SABIC. Featured in The Energy Year Saudi Arabia 2023; speaker and panelist at Kingdom Manufacturing 4.0 in 2024.

— Engagements

Where this practice has delivered.

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— Petrochemicals

European Chemical Manufacturer Enters Saudi Market

— Insights

Notes from the field.

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