International Business Venture

What International Business Venture does

International Business Venture (IBV) is a private business consulting and advisory firm specializing in internationalization strategy and cross-border legal services for enterprises and high-net-worth individuals. The firm serves companies at any stage of international expansion — from first-time market entrants to established multinationals — as well as individuals migrating across borders who require international tax, retirement, or inheritance planning. IBV positions a multi-disciplinary team combining business strategy and legal expertise as its core differentiator, delivered through direct office engagement rather than technology platforms.

The firm's service portfolio comprises four integrated lines: Business Development (market identification, entry strategy, relationship setup), Business Structuring (corporate reorganization, feasibility studies, M&A financial advisory, international tax structuring), Legal Services (anti-corruption, contracts, corporate law, litigation, tax law), and International Individuals (international tax, retirement, and inheritance planning for migrating individuals). Delivery is anchored by offices in five strategic markets — Almaty (Kazakhstan), Beijing (China), Lisbon (Portugal), São Paulo (Brazil), and Vancouver (Canada) — covering Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, South America, and North America. In jurisdictions where local regulations prohibit IBV from practicing law directly, the firm refers clients to pre-vetted local law partners.

Revenue is generated through bespoke professional services engagements priced per project rather than under standardized packages; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales driven by referrals, networking, and direct business development, with marketing primarily conducted through the corporate website (ibv.group) and direct office contact. No funding rounds, parent company, ownership structure, or financial performance data are disclosed in available sources, and headcount is not reported, limiting visibility into the firm's scale and growth mechanics. The firm has explicitly identified geographic expansion to additional countries as a core strategic priority.

Name

International Business Venture

Legal name

International Business Venture

Website

https://ibv.group

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

International Business Venture (IBV) is a private cross-border advisory firm offering business strategy, corporate structuring, legal, and individual internationalization services through offices in Almaty, Beijing, Lisbon, São Paulo, and Vancouver for enterprises and individuals engaged in international expansion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Business Consulting

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAOAG

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/M&A, Transaction & Restructuring Advisory

SECONDARYBPAHADAI

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

SECONDARYBPAHAFAL

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Risk, Compliance & Governance Advisory

Keywords

• Internationalization consulting
• Market entry strategy
• Cross-border legal advisory
• International tax planning
• Global business advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Business Strategy Consulting: Professional services revenue derived from business strategy consulting engagements for internationalization initiatives, including market assessment, entry strategy development, and business structuring services.
2. Legal Advisory Services: Legal services revenue from implementing business strategies legal wise, including anti-corruption law, contracts, corporate law, litigation, and tax law. Note: Due to local regulations, in some countries IBV refers clients to local law firms.
3. International Individual Services: Services for individuals including international tax planning, retirement planning, and inheritance planning for those migrating internationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

International Business Venture (IBV) is a business consulting and advisory firm that provides business strategy and legal services specialized in business internationalization. It serves enterprises at any stage of international expansion and multinationals seeking to improve global performance, delivering services through offices in Almaty, Beijing, Lisbon, São Paulo, and Vancouver. Its core offerings cover Business Development (market entry strategy), Business Structuring (corporate restructuring, M&A advisory), Legal Services (anti-corruption, contracts, corporate law, litigation, tax law), and International Individuals (international tax, retirement, and inheritance planning).

Product overview

International Business Venture (IBV) is a business consulting firm offering four integrated service lines focused on internationalization: Business Development (market expansion strategy services), Business Structuring (corporate reorganization and M&A advisory), Legal Services (corporate legal strategy implementation), and International Individuals (personal internationalization services). These services are delivered through a multi-disciplinary approach via offices in Almaty, Beijing, Lisbon, São Paulo, and Vancouver.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Development Strategic services for leading businesses or products to international markets, encompassing internationalization readiness assessment, market identification, market assessment, business relationship setup, and entry strategy definition. Designed for enterprises at any stage of international expansion and for multinationals seeking new geographies.
• Business Structuring Business strategy advisory to (re)structure an international business, including preparation of business plans and pitch decks, feasibility studies, international tax and corporate (re)structuring, and financial advisory to M&A transactions. Aimed at enterprises and multinationals seeking to optimize cross-border corporate architecture.
• Legal Services Legal services to implement business strategies, covering anti-corruption law, contracts, corporate law, litigation, and tax law. In some jurisdictions where local regulation prevents direct provision, IBV refers clients to pre-vetted local law firms.
• International Individuals Services for individuals moving abroad or managing cross-border personal matters, including international tax planning, retirement planning, and inheritance planning. Target users are internationally mobile individuals dealing with multi-jurisdiction tax and wealth issues.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Local Law Firms (Various Jurisdictions)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDue to local regulations in some countries, IBV is unable to offer legal services directly. In these jurisdictions, IBV refers clients to local law firms previously identified by the IBV team as adequate to implement high-level business strategies legal wise. This arrangement extends IBV's service coverage while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Baker McKenzie: Baker McKenzie is one of the world's largest global law firms with a deep cross-border M&A, tax, and corporate structuring practice spanning more than 40 countries. It is comparable to IBV's Legal and Business Structuring service lines, but at vastly greater scale and with full-spectrum legal coverage in jurisdictions where IBV must rely on referral partners.
• KPMG: KPMG's Global Internationalization, M&A, and Tax practices support cross-border corporate transactions and structuring for enterprises across 140+ countries. It serves the same enterprise internationalization use case as IBV but at much greater scale and with an established global client base.
• DLA Piper: DLA Piper is a major global law firm with a strong international corporate, M&A, and tax practice across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. It competes with IBV for cross-border corporate work and offers a much deeper jurisdictional footprint than IBV's five offices.
• EY: EY-Parthenon's Strategy and EY's Global Trade, Tax, and M&A practices advise enterprises on international expansion and cross-border structuring. It is directly comparable to IBV's combined strategy and structuring offering and competes for the same multinational client base.
• Deloitte: Deloitte's global Strategy, M&A, Tax & Legal, and International Expansion practices serve multinational clients with cross-border advisory, very similar in scope to IBV's full-service offering. It is a broad incumbent that operates at a scale and brand level IBV cannot match but addresses the same enterprise pain points.
• PwC: PwC's Strategy& and global Tax & Legal Services advise corporates on international expansion, M&A, and cross-border tax planning. It is comparable to IBV across all of IBV's core service lines and represents the kind of incumbent competition IBV must differentiate against to win enterprise mandates.

Emerging players

• Alvarez & Marsal: Alvarez & Marsal is a global professional services firm specializing in restructuring, corporate finance, and cross-border M&A advisory. It is comparable to IBV's Business Structuring and M&A financial advisory service line, and serves similar enterprise clients with similar cross-border mandates.
• Roland Berger: Roland Berger is a European-origin global management consultancy with a strong international strategy and cross-border transformation practice. It overlaps with IBV's Business Development service line and serves similar enterprises on internationalization strategy.

Direct peers

• Santander Trade: Santander Trade is the internationalization portal of Banco Santander that helps SMEs and corporates expand into foreign markets with market intelligence, regulatory guidance, and advisory support. It overlaps closely with IBV's Business Development service line and serves the same target customer (companies undertaking cross-border expansion).
• TMF Group: TMF Group is a global provider of business setup, compliance, accounting, tax, and HR services to companies expanding internationally across 125+ jurisdictions. It is the most direct comparable to IBV because both serve enterprises going cross-border with a similar multi-disciplinary (strategy + legal + tax + structuring) service mix, though TMF operates at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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