Asia Group Advisors

What Asia Group Advisors does

Asia Group Advisors (AGA) is a private strategic advisory firm specializing in public affairs, government relations, crisis management, economic and geopolitical analysis, and mergers and acquisitions support across Southeast Asian markets. Founded in 2013, the firm operates from eight regional offices — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, with Bangkok covering Laos and Cambodia — plus a Washington D.C. office housing founder and CEO Adam Schwarz. Its client base is exclusively enterprise-grade, spanning technology, biopharmaceutical, financial services, sustainability, natural resources, and non-profit organizations that require regulatory navigation, stakeholder mapping, and government engagement in markets where policy risk materially shapes commercial outcomes.

The firm delivers its services through five interconnected practice areas: Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Insights, Market Entry and Execution, M&A Advisory Support, Government Relations Advisory, and Crisis Management. Engagement is delivered through senior-led, bespoke project teams drawing on a network of more than 40 policy experts and a wider affiliate and partner ecosystem, with no standardized product, software platform, or API offering. There is no publicly disclosed pricing; engagements are customized per client scope, and marketing is conducted through the firm's Insights newsletter, website content, and LinkedIn presence rather than digital performance channels.

On April 2, 2025, AGA was acquired by Access Partnership, creating a combined public policy platform with global reach; the firm continues to operate under the 'Asia Group Advisors, an Access Partnership company' brand, and Adam Schwarz remains as CEO alongside a leadership team of regional managing directors, country directors, and senior advisors including former U.S. Ambassador Ralph L. 'Skip' Boyce. Revenue model is enterprise professional services billing; no revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

Asia Group Advisors

Legal name

Asia Group Advisors

Website

https://asiagroupadvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Asia Group Advisors is a Singapore-headquartered strategic advisory firm providing government relations, market entry, M&A, crisis management, and geopolitical intelligence services to multinational enterprises across Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Affairs Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Corporate Finance Advisory (Strategic Finance, Capital Structure & Recaps) (FSAEAGAE), Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

Keywords

• Public affairs consulting
• Government relations advisory
• Market entry advisory
• Geopolitical intelligence services
• Crisis management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory Services: Revenue generated from providing strategic advisory services including market entry support, government relations advisory, mergers and acquisitions advisory, crisis management, and macroeconomic/geopolitical insights to enterprise clients operating in Southeast Asian markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Asia Group Advisors is a strategic advisory firm providing five core service lines — Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Insights, Market Entry and Execution, Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Support, Government Relations Advisory, and Crisis Management — to global businesses, non-profits, and public entities operating across Southeast Asian markets. Services are delivered by 40+ policy experts through eight offices spanning Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the United States.

Product overview

Asia Group Advisors is a strategic advisory firm offering a unified portfolio of consultancy services rather than a technology product platform. The core offerings consist of five interconnected service lines: Macroeconomic And Geopolitical Insights (providing political/business intelligence and geopolitical strategy), Market Entry And Execution (supporting expansion into Asian markets), Mergers And Acquisitions Advisory Support (covering deal lifecycle from target screening to regulatory compliance), Government Relations Advisory (encompassing policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement), and Crisis Management (addressing business disruptions and reputational risks). These services are delivered through a network of eight offices across Southeast Asia plus Washington D.C., leveraging deep local networks and policy expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Macroeconomic And Geopolitical Insights Advisory service providing political and business intelligence, impact analysis, geopolitical strategy development, and thought leadership to help enterprise clients anticipate and leverage global and regional geopolitical shifts in Southeast Asia.
• Market Entry And Execution
• Mergers And Acquisitions Advisory Support
• Government Relations Advisory
• Crisis Management

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Access PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2025Access Partnership acquired Asia Group Advisors on April 2, 2025, positioning the combined entity as Asia's preeminent public policy consultancy. The acquisition adds AGA's team of over 40 policy experts to Access Partnership's global capabilities. AGA staff now operate under the name 'Asia Group Advisors, an Access Partnership company'. This acquisition enables AGA clients to access global support alongside Access Partnership's presence in Europe and the U.S.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vriens & Partners: Southeast Asia-focused government affairs and public policy consultancy with offices across ASEAN, competing directly with AGA for market-entry and regulatory advisory mandates in the same territory.
• BowerGroupAsia: Pan-Asia government affairs and strategic advisory firm helping companies navigate policy and regulation across Asian markets, directly overlapping with AGA's public affairs offering.
• The Asia Group: Washington- and Asia-based strategic advisory firm providing market entry, government relations and geopolitical insight across the Indo-Pacific, closely mirroring AGA's service portfolio.

Others

• Access Partnership: Global tech policy and public affairs consultancy that acquired AGA in 2025; adjacent as parent/platform combining overlapping policy advisory capabilities across regions.

Broad incumbents

• APCO Worldwide: Large global public affairs and strategic communications firm with an Asia presence, offering overlapping government relations and advocacy services as part of a broader portfolio.
• Teneo: Global CEO advisory, communications and strategic counsel firm whose government affairs and crisis management offerings overlap with AGA's, though at far larger scale.
• Edelman Global Advisory: Global public affairs and advocacy advisory arm of Edelman providing government relations and policy services that overlap with AGA in Asian markets.
• Kreab: International public affairs and strategic communications consultancy with Asian offices, competing on government relations and policy advocacy mandates.
• FTI Consulting: Global business advisory firm offering strategic communications, government affairs and M&A/regulatory advisory in Asia, overlapping with AGA's broader consulting scope at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Klareco Communications: Singapore-headquartered strategic and financial communications firm serving Southeast Asia, overlapping with AGA's crisis management and stakeholder engagement services in the same region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asia-group-advisors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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