International Consultancy Group

What International Consultancy Group does

International Consultancy Group Incorporated, LLC. (ICG) is a privately-held international trading and consulting firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Warwick, Rhode Island, with regional offices in Fortaleza (Brazil), Dakar (Senegal), and London (UK), plus wholly-owned subsidiaries in Ghana, South Africa, and Brazil. The company operates as an international broker of innovative market development services targeting bottom-of-pyramid (BOP) consumers across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and Brazil — a stated addressable market of 4–5 billion people. ICG delivers its services through six operating divisions: International Commerce (commodities trading and import/export brokerage), ICG/Telecom (telecommunications infrastructure co-ownership), ICG/Energy (solar and wind energy infrastructure co-ownership), ICG/Water Resources (clean water solutions), ICG/Fedbiz Procurement (US federal procurement access), and ICG/Emissions Trading (carbon credits marketplace). It also distributes physical products across six categories including agricultural commodities (sugar, cashew nuts, shea butter, rice, urea fertilizer), medical supplies, construction materials (notably the exclusive Midwest Industrial Supply soil-stabilizer line for Africa and Brazil), electronics, innovative consumer products, and general merchandise.

ICG makes money through a diversified revenue mix spanning transaction fees on commodity trading and import/export deals, professional service fees for business-development consulting, and managed-services revenue from infrastructure co-ownership arrangements. Pricing is universally quote-based and pay-as-you-go, with no publicly disclosed price list. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging direct sales via the corporate website, regional sales teams, and exclusive channel-partner agreements, with enterprise field sales targeting governments, large distributors, and multinationals. Customer segments include emerging-economy BOP buyers, US federal procurement (a ~$200B annual addressable spend), manufacturers seeking emerging-market distribution, and African energy/telecom partners. The company has no disclosed funding history, no public financials, and no AI/ML or software-product technology stack beyond a conventional corporate website — its value is anchored in distribution rights, regional relationships, and operating subsidiaries rather than proprietary technology.

Name

International Consultancy Group

Legal name

International Consultancy Group Incorporated, LLC.

Website

https://icgroupusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

International Consultancy Group is a Rhode Island-based private international trading and consulting firm that brokers commodities, consumer goods, and infrastructure partnerships (energy, telecom, water) between manufacturers in the Americas/Asia and buyers in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and BOP markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Trade and Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG), Global Trade & Customs / Trade Compliance (BPAHAHAG)

Keywords

• International trade
• Import export brokerage
• Business development consulting
• Emerging market distribution
• Commodities trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Import/Export Trading: ICG facilitates international trade between manufacturers/producers in Brazil, North America, and Asia with buyers in emerging markets. Revenue is generated through commodity trading margins, distributor fees, and transaction facilitation for products including agricultural commodities, medical supplies, construction materials, electronics, and general merchandise.
2. Business Development Consulting: Consulting services for multinational firms on BOP market strategies including product redesign, pricing, positioning, marketing and distribution strategies for emerging economies. Revenue generated through professional service fees.
3. Telecommunications Infrastructure Development: Subsidiary focused on building and co-owning telecommunications infrastructure networks in African countries. Revenue from infrastructure deployment, service partnerships, and co-location arrangements.
4. Energy Solutions: Subsidiary providing solar and wind energy solutions for African markets. Building and co-owning energy service networks with local partners. Revenue from energy infrastructure projects and renewable energy technology deployment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

International Consultancy Group is an international broker of commodities and innovative market development services that facilitates import-export trade between manufacturers in Brazil, North America, and Asia and buyers in emerging economies, while also providing business development consulting to multinational firms pursuing bottom-of-pyramid (BOP) market strategies. The firm operates multiple service divisions covering international commerce, telecommunications infrastructure, renewable energy, water resources, federal procurement, and emissions trading, distributing agricultural commodities, medical supplies, construction materials, electronics, and general merchandise.

Product overview

International Consultancy Group (ICG) is a full-service international trading and consulting firm that operates through multiple service divisions and product categories. The company offers six core service divisions: International Commerce (commodities trading and import-export), ICG/Telecom (telecommunications infrastructure), ICG/Energy (renewable energy solutions), ICG/Water Resources (clean water solutions), ICG/Fedbiz Procurement (federal government procurement), and ICG/Emissions Trading (carbon credits market). ICG distributes physical products across six categories: Agricultural Commodities (sugar, cashews, shea butter, milk powder, urea fertilizer, rice, poultry), Medical Supplies (disposable syringes, gloves, masks, gowns, monitors, scales), Construction Materials (soil stabilizers, 3D panels, AAC blocks, ICF, flowable fill), Electronics & Office Supplies (meter readers, battery chargers, UPS systems, toner cartridges), Innovative Products (telephone displays, flashlights, door locks, skates, electric scooters), and General Merchandise (apparel, footwear, sports items). The company focuses on emerging economies, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Trade / International Commerce Group Services Ground-breaking commodities trading and import-export brokerage for food, agricultural, and general merchandise producers and manufacturers in Brazil, North America, and Asia selling into emerging economies.
• ICG/Telecom Services Build and co-own high performing Video, Wireless, Data and Voice Broadband Transmission Service Networks in African countries, with managed services and co-location arrangements.
• ICG/Energy Services Cutting-edge clean energy solutions focusing on generation, distribution, and management of clean, renewable, and affordable energy for the African continent, including solar and wind energy infrastructure co-owned with local partners.
• ICG/Water Resources Services Innovative clean, portable water solutions and consulting on water resources for emerging economies.
• ICG/Fedbiz Procurement Services Effective federal business procurement services targeting the buying power of the United States Federal Government, including categories from janitorial supplies to complex space vehicles, healthcare, and construction materials.
• ICG/Emissions Trading Services Market-based scheme for environmental improvement that allows parties to buy and sell permits for emissions or credits for reductions in emissions of certain pollutants.
• ICG/Road Concepts Revolutionary road treatment solutions based on Midwest Industrial Supply products (Soil-Sement, EnviroKleen, Road Oyl, EK35, Road Pro NT, Haul Pro, SoLong, SoKleen) for dust suppression, soil stabilization, and erosion control in unpaved roads and construction sites.
• Agricultural Commodities Food and agricultural products including white refined cane sugar, cashew nuts, shea butter, milk powder, urea fertilizer, rice, and poultry products for distribution to emerging markets.
• Medical Supplies Disposable medical supplies and medical equipment including syringes, needles, blood pressure monitors, adhesive bandages, hot/cold packs, hospital garments, stethoscopes, latex gloves, nonwoven products (face masks, surgical masks, caps, gowns), and medical scales.
• Construction Materials Construction materials including acrylic copolymer soil stabilizer (Soil-Sement, EnviroKleen, Road Oyl, EK35, Road Pro NT, Haul Pro, SoLong, SoKleen), 3-D construction system, autoclaved aerated concrete, insulating concrete forms, liquid ready mix flowable fill, and TechBuilt Systems.
• Electronics & Office Supplies Electronic products and office supplies including prepaid meter readers and cards, portable cell phone battery chargers, uninterrupted power supply systems, and printer toner and toner cartridges.
• Innovative Products Innovative consumer products including telephone display system, EM Forever energy flashlight, remote door locks, detachable in-line skates, eGo Cycle 2 electric motor scooter, and skate shoes.
• General Merchandise General merchandise including Diesel jeans, Dockers pants, Levi's jeans, ladies lingerie, designer clothes, socks, shoes, children's wholesale apparel, and sports jerseys and track tops.

Segments4 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.

• Midwest Industrial SupplycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorICG is the EXCLUSIVE Distributor for Midwest Industrial Supply's dust suppressant, soil stabilizer and erosion control products in Africa and Brazil. Products include Soil-Sement, EnviroKleen, Road Oyl, EK35, and related environmental solutions. ICG promotes, markets, and sells these products through their distribution network in emerging markets. The partnership enables ICG to offer environmentally safe, certified soil stabilization solutions for unpaved roads, construction sites, and industrial applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm with practices serving emerging markets and development-focused clients. Overlaps with ICG's strategy and corporate development consulting work at a much larger scale.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting firm with an emerging-markets practice and dedicated sustainability/social-sector work. Represents the broad incumbent against which ICG's strategy consulting offering competes at the high end.
• Cargill: Global commodities trader and agricultural supply chain company with extensive African and Latin American operations. Comparable to ICG's International Commerce trading business at vastly larger scale, especially in agricultural commodities.

Direct peers

• Development Alternatives Inc (DAI): International development consulting firm delivering economic growth, governance, and infrastructure advisory across emerging markets. Comparable to ICG in serving African and Latin American clients with integrated consulting and infrastructure development offerings.
• Chemonics International: International development consulting company operating across Africa, Latin America, and Asia, delivering donor-funded programs in economic growth and infrastructure. Comparable to ICG in its development-consulting model and emerging-market focus.
• Cardno: International infrastructure and environmental consulting firm with operations across Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Americas. Comparable to ICG in providing integrated consulting, engineering, and infrastructure development services in emerging markets.
• Trade and Development Group: International trade and development consulting firm facilitating market entry into Africa and emerging economies. Closely matches ICG's International Commerce division in B2B trade facilitation between Western manufacturers and African buyers.
• Dalberg Global Development Advisors: Global consulting firm exclusively focused on emerging markets and bottom-of-pyramid strategy advisory. Closely comparable to ICG in targeting African, Asian, and Latin American government and enterprise clients with development-focused advisory services.
• RTI International: Non-profit research and international development institute providing consulting and technical services across emerging markets. Comparable to ICG's government and infrastructure advisory work, particularly in Africa and Latin America.
• Palladium International: Global advisory firm operating in 90+ countries with focus on social impact, economic development, and infrastructure in emerging markets. Comparable to ICG in its multi-divisional model spanning consulting, energy, and infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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