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— Service · Brian O'Halloran

GCC Market Entry, Business Development, ICV / IKTVA Localization Compliance, and specialty
product supply

Providing full local representation for international firms entering the Gulf — from market sizing and partner sourcing, In-Country Value strategy alignment ensuring product approval, 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 youget.

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

PRINCIPLE CONSULTANT

Brian is the Owner and Principle Consultant 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. He has deep relationships with Saudi Aramco, SABIC, BAPCO Energies, and an extensive network across the GCC.

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Where this practice has delivered.

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