International Management and Investments:

The Naissus Group's Emerging Markets practice focuses on helping our clients prosper in an array of available business, investment, and trade opportunities between emerging Serbian and other South-East European markets on one side, and developed Western markets on the other.

Are you a business looking for new markets for your products and services? Or an investor in search of undervalued small- and mid-market targets in an emerging market space? Perhaps interested in low-cost sourcing and off-shoring?

Emerging markets can provide outstanding returns. But they are each unique and challenging. To be successful, businesses must develop an accurate understanding of local markets and prevailing political, economic, and cultural forces and trends.

We specialize in the emerging market of Serbia and other former Yugoslav Republics. The business climate in Serbia has continuously improved over the past decade. It has one of the fastest rates of economic and disposable income growth in Europe. Serbia's infrastructure is undergoing vast transformation. And low labor costs make Serbia's performance-cost ratio among the few highest in the global emerging markets. To help you formulate a well-planned entry decision, we offer the vast expertise of several of our associates who focus on all aspects of doing business in the region:

• Market sizing and forecasting,
• Competitive analysis,
• Search, assessment, and recommendation of business partners,
• Regulation, business administration, and laws,
• Interfacing with local government,
• Bridging the social and business culture

Call us to find out more about our services.

Are you a Serbian or SEE company looking for a means to grow or internationalize? Or a municipality or local government agency searching for effective ways to promote your local economy and investment opportunities to international partners?

If so, contact us, we are here to help.

We assess your business plan for viability with a number of analytical tools that examine your idea, industry, size and structure of the market, your target customers, competition, external influences, and any uncertainty we can think of that could adversely affect your business model. We look into your projections, and help you to finalize substantiated pro-forma financial statements and multiple scenarios for required investment levels and expected returns. Together, we go through available funding alternatives and identify those that fit your specific situation.

With clear messaging about business and investment return outlooks, we can be much more efficient in bringing your company to the attention of investors. We conduct a coordinated campaign through multiple channels:

• Angel investors invested or interested in the region,
• Industry-specific resources – publications, events, conferences, vertical search engines,
• A select group of Private Equity and Venture Capital firms,
• Emerging markets trade consultants, trade groups, regional business associations,
• Diaspora organizations and key business associates,
• And many others, depending on the specifics of your business.

The entire process entails an intensive use of our resources. To be able to provide superior service to our clients, we must be very selective in the investment opportunities that we choose to represent. We look for companies with an accomplished management team and strong growth potential. If you are one of them, give us a call.

Contact Us

info@naissusgroup.com

311 N. Aberdeen St., 200C
Chicago, IL 60607

(+1) 312.878.7383  Phone
(+1) 312.878.7385  Fax

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