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Spire Research and Consulting is a leading strategic market research consultancy in global emerging markets - the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Russia/CIS. Spire focuses on holistic research and consulting projects which integrate traditional customer research with knowledge of the broader business eco-system; supporting strategic decision-making for market growth and entry. 

Spire was founded by Leon Perera and Koh Ee Mei. Spire’s management team works through its eight country offices, international advisors and local associates in over 30 countries to bring to each project the highest standards of research conceptualization, execution and delivery.

Spire has delivered over 1,000 market research and consulting projects for over 50 Global Fortune 1000 firms, and a number of leading Asia-based enterprises and Government agencies. Its research footprint spans 110 cities in over 30 countries.

Spire’s experience is largely skewed towards 12 key industry sectors, including Information and communications technology (ICT), Chemicals & Materials, Commodities, Healthcare equipment, Building & Construction Materials, Food & Beverage and Renewable Energy. Spire manages a broad range of projects from general market growth and market entry studies to business partner selection and marketing execution. 

Spire has also worked with government agencies located in over 15 countries to support export promotion, foreign direct investment attraction and policy formulation programs.

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India is one of the most important and fastest-growing geographic zones for Spire. It has completed over 150 projects in India and South Asia, primarily for global Multi-Nationals and government agencies. 

Many of Spire’s projects involve researching Indian companies who are potential business partners or acquisition targets for foreign firms. 

Spire’s work has included support for market entry or re-entry strategies as well as growth plans for companies present in India. Industries that Spire India has handled include Automotive, Chemicals & Materials, Commodities, Construction & Building Materials, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial Engineering, Information & Communications, Technology, Life Sciences, Logistics, Power Generation and Renewable Energy. Spire has conducted research in more than 20 key towns and cities located in over 10 states across India.

Merger agreement with YAMADA Consulting Group

Spire is proud to announce its merger with YAMADA Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (YCG) - a subsidiary of JASDAQ, a leading independent consulting group in Japan. The merger, effective from 15 April 2016, makes Spire part of a much larger and publicly listed corporate group, which is expected to create more access to new consulting solutions, economies of scale, investment resources and synergistic business development possibilities.

YCG acquired an 80 per cent stake in Spire Research and Consulting Pte Ltd, the parent company for the Spire Research and Consulting group of companies. Leon Perera, the co-founder of Spire, will continue to serve as the CEO of the group, retaining a 20 per cent stake.

With the merger, the Spire Research and Consulting brand becomes the global brand for YCG outside of Japan.

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