What China Integrated does

China Integrated is a privately held, Shanghai-headquartered professional services firm founded in 1997 by Nicolas Musy, providing integrated consulting solutions to international companies establishing and operating businesses in China, Hong Kong, and Mongolia. Its service portfolio covers the full client lifecycle — market entry strategy, subsidiary and WOFE establishment, operations set-up, growth support, and acquisition advisory — delivered through approximately 25 in-house professionals with functional specialization across FDI, finance and tax, legal and IP, HR, IT, executive search, and M&A. The firm's track record includes serving more than 400 international firms and establishing subsidiaries for over 100 of them across 30 years, with named clients spanning medical devices (Ypsomed, Straumann), precision and industrial manufacturing (Mikron, Leister, Bühler, Affolter), building systems (Jansen), retail (Migros), and logistics (Gebrüder Weiss).

Beyond core advisory, China Integrated operates CI Cloud, a global data centre service providing cross-border IT management and cybersecurity compliance for international companies operating in China, with named end-clients including Fortune 500 firms. The firm is a member of Swiss Centers (co-founded by Musy in 2001), Switzerland Global Enterprise, and IPG, and runs five offices — Shanghai (HQ), Beijing, Hong Kong, Ulaan Baatar, and Marin, Switzerland (EU regional HQ) — to deliver services directly across both origin and destination markets. Revenue is generated through quote-based professional service fees for consulting, implementation, and ongoing advisory engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed and there are no external funding rounds or institutional investors identified. The firm also publishes the annual Swiss Business in China Survey and The China Integrated Analysis, which provide thought-leadership content and a proprietary data advantage in the Swiss-SME-in-China niche.

Name

China Integrated

Legal name

China Integrated Co. Ltd

Website

https://ch-ina.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

China Integrated is a Shanghai-headquartered professional services firm that helps international companies — primarily Swiss and European SMEs and enterprises — establish, operate, and grow businesses in China, Hong Kong, and Mongolia, supported by a CI Cloud IT/data-centre practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Business Consulting and Market Entry Advisory

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF), Systems Integration & Implementation Services (BPAEAAAB), Network, Infrastructure & Data Center Integration (BPAEAAAK)

Keywords

• Market entry consulting
• Subsidiary establishment services
• China business advisory
• Cross-border data management
• International expansion services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Integrated solutions for international companies including market entry strategy, operations set-up, growth support, and acquisition advisory services in China, Hong Kong, and Mongolia. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for consulting, implementation, and ongoing advisory engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

China Integrated provides integrated consulting solutions that help international companies establish and develop their businesses in China, Hong Kong, and Mongolia, covering market entry strategy, subsidiary establishment, operations set-up, growth acceleration, and acquisition advisory. The firm bundles cross-functional capabilities (legal/IP, HR, finance/tax, executive search, PR, IT/ERP) and also operates CI Cloud, a global data centre service for cross-border data management and cybersecurity compliance.

Product overview

China Integrated operates primarily as a consulting and professional services firm rather than a software product company. The main product/service offering is CI Cloud, a global Data Centre service provider that provides data management services to international companies operating in China. CI Cloud offers IT professional services and addresses legal issues arising from cross-border data protection and cybersecurity laws compliance. The company also produces research publications including the annual Swiss Business in China Survey (2022-2025) and strategic analysis reports on China's economic development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CI Cloud: A global Data Centre service provider established by China Integrated and IT professionals, providing data management services to end clients including Shell, GM, GE, and China top IT/Internet enterprises.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully served over 400 international firms
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Swiss Centers ChinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001China Integrated founder Nicolas Musy established Swiss Centers China in 2001. The partnership provides a platform to support Swiss companies in establishing operations in China, offering shared resources, networking, and collaborative support for international business development.
• Switzerland Global EnterprisecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMember of Switzerland Global Enterprise network, which supports Swiss companies in their international business development. The partnership helps promote Switzerland as a business location and supports companies seeking to expand abroad.
• IPG (International Partnership Group)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMember of IPG network, an international partnership organization supporting business development and networking across markets.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dezan Shira & Associates: Asia-focused business advisory specializing in market entry, legal, tax and operational support for foreign companies investing in China and the rest of Asia — directly comparable in service mix, client type (SME to mid-market multinationals) and cross-border advisory model.
• Acclime: Asia-headquartered corporate services and market entry firm offering incorporation, tax, HR, and compliance support across multiple Asia markets. Closely overlaps with China Integrated's full-service 'set-up and operate in Asia for foreign SMEs' proposition.
• InCorp Group (Ascentium): Asia-wide business services platform covering company formation, accounting, tax and HR in markets including China, Hong Kong and Singapore — a direct competitor for cross-border SME entry and back-office support.

Broad incumbents

• BDO China: Mid-tier international accounting and advisory network with full China coverage — competing for the same foreign-SME audit, tax, payroll and ERP implementation engagements, especially via Switzerland and other European origin markets.
• Deloitte China: Big-4 advisory with strong China presence across consulting, tax, audit, ERP and risk advisory. Overlaps with China Integrated's enterprise advisory, ERP, M&A and compliance offerings, but at vastly larger scale and broader scope.
• TMF Group: Global provider of corporate services, accounting, tax, HR and payroll for companies expanding internationally. Comparable to China Integrated's subsidiary-establishment, finance/controlling, HR and payroll service lines, but at much larger scale across many jurisdictions.

Emerging players

• Swiss Centers China: Founded by China Integrated's own founder; supports Swiss companies entering China via shared-resource clusters (e.g. Swiss Centers in Wuxi). Adjacent ecosystem partner and partial peer in destination-side cluster/infrastructure support.
• AHK Greater China (German Chamber of Commerce): Chamber-style advisory serving German and European SMEs expanding into China via market entry, legal, HR and event services. Comparable mission and customer base to China Integrated, with a different (German/European) origin-country affiliation.

Others

• Eurasia Group: Global political-risk advisory and research firm. Comparable in producing geopolitical / China-business intelligence that European corporates use for investment decisions; adjacent rather than directly competing on service delivery.
• EuroCham China: European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, providing policy advocacy and business support to European companies in China — an ecosystem counterpart relevant to the same European-SME client base that China Integrated serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ch-ina

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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