Grasp the Chinese opportunity, companies advised
MIDLANDS businesses must do more to engage with Chinese investors or risk being left behind and miss out on valuable growth opportunities, according to Clearwater Corporate Finance.
The call to action comes as Birmingham-based Clearwater announces that it is to lead a UK delegation to the Global Investment Summit in March. The event will be hosted by global mergers and acquisitions advisory organisation IMAP in Beijing.
The Global Investment Summit is one of the leading events in the foreign investment calendar and will provide a platform for entrepreneurs and advisers from the Midlands to meet with Chinese businesses, investors and M&A professionals.
Mike Reeves, managing partner at Clearwater and IMAP board director, said: “While parts of our domestic economy continue to struggle, other parts of the world are growing strongly. Businesses in the Midlands need to seize the opportunity that the booming emerging markets present, in terms of trade, inward and outward investment.
“Our UK delegation will enable our clients and ourselves to tap into these markets and will prove to be a great vehicle for them to gain inspiration from their peers from around the world.”
The Summit is co-sponsored with the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), one of the leading executive ministries of the State Council of China, and the China Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA).
Clearwater is one of the sponsors of TheBusinessDesk.com’s inaugural Midlands Business Masters awards.
Nominations are now open for the awards, which as well as rewarding company success, will highlight all that is good about business in the Midlands, including the outstanding personalities who make the region’s economy thrive.
An independent panel of respected business experts will judge the awards which will celebrate and honour the most successful businesses and entrepreneurs in the region.
The six awards categories are:
West Midlands Newcomer – Best new business initiative in the region
West Midlands Manufacturer – Celebrating the region’s top manufacturing firms
West Midlands Pride – Most meaningful philanthropic initiative by a business, organisation or leader
West Midlands Innovator – Most creative or original business thinking
West Midlands Ambassador – Greatest contribution to business in the West Midlands
West Midlands Exporter – Recognising overseas trade success
If you would like to submit a nomination please click here.
The shortlist will be decided by the judging panel and announced on the website. Readers will be invited to cast the final vote for the winners.
Tickets for the Midlands Business Masters, which will be held from noon to 3.30pm on May 10 at The Town Hall, Birmingham, are available for £125 per ticket plus VAT. To buy tickets please click here.
