Corporate Advisory Done Right

LANEWAYCONSULTING

We support you win new business through advising on Strategy, Asia, Export and Government.

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About Our Company

We are a corporate advisory firm focused on providing you consulting support on Strategy, Asia, Export and Government. We support business and government engage commercially within the Asian region. We help companies develop government advocacy and engagement programs based around commercial and business collaboration into Australia and Asia.
GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY

As Government rely on companies to innovate and create employment, so do companies rely on Government to create attractive economic conditions and favourable industry regulations. As a part of our Government Advocacy services we help translate government policy into valuable business insights providing you with understanding to support your business pursuits. 

We support your business with government and help you deliver the right message to ensure government gains a greater understanding of your ideas and issues to optimize your business opportunities and help risk mitigate your business pursuits.


ASIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Leveraging from 22 years in Asia, we can guide you towards identifying new markets in Japan, Greater China, South Korea and across Asia and importantly, help you implement business development in partnership together. 

We are industry agnostic and have assisted the following companies access new business into Asia (from an Australian/New Zealand base) and into Australia from Japan: Swisse Wellness, RMIT University, Ego Pharmaceuticals, Sony Bank, Nomura Research Institute, Eagle Boys Pizza, Jurlique, Servcorp, Treasury Wine Estates, Blackmores, ANZ, NAB, AMP Capital, Toll Holdings, Blake Dawson (Ashurst), ResMed, Amway, Lion Pty Limited, NSW Government, South Australian Government, Victorian Government, Northern Territory Government, Australian Trade Commission, Sanitarium, Cochlear, Gloria Jeans, Greens Foods, LJ Hooker, King Living, Lend Lease, Macquarie, Nestle Australia and IFM Investors. 


VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT VOUCHERS: ASIA GATEWAY PROGRAM
If you are a small to medium Victorian based business seeking to expand your business into Asia, the Victorian Government has designed the Asia Gateway Program which can support you. Laneway Consulting is a registered service provider under the Victorian Government’s Asia Gateway Voucher program. This program offers funding of up to $50,000, on a one-to-one co-contribution basis. Small and medium Victorian based organisations seeking to grow their business with Asia can apply. Services which Laneway Consulting can support you on which fall under this program include:

Market Development Plans
  • Analysing and assessing the market opportunity, including commercial market assessments, competitor landscape assessments, consumer trends analysis, etc.
  • Analysing and assessing entry mode considerations, such business structures and regulatory considerations
  • Undertaking detailed market planning, including analysis of consumer behaviour, product localisation, the sales and marketing environment, etc.
In-Market Support
  • Providing customer centred in-market support to navigate the business environment
  • Including partner profiling, business intelligence, analysis of distribution channels and e-commerce platforms, meetings and negotiations support, etc.

Meet Our Professional Team


Richard Gruppetta Principal

Richard is a Corporate Advisor who leverages both his knowledge on the needs of Japanese companies conducting business into Australia but also his understanding of Japanese and Asian markets, including fluency in the Japanese language. He has senior Australian Government experience giving him knowledge and understanding on the Australian Machinery of Government (MoG). This provides for a high level of expertise to clients, boards and Government entities operating in or pursuing opportunities between Australia with Japan and Asia and on Australian State and Federal Government Advocacy provision.

A network of industry and government peers, Richard supports the development and implementation of two-way Japan/Asia-Australia business growth strategies, supported by strong governance, financial and commercial acumen gained from government, investment banking and from his big four advisory firm background.

A former Japan based Australian Diplomat, having spent 22 years in Japan within the Australian Government and with the private sector leading Japan-Australia business facilitation, negotiation and business development, Richard has significant Australia-Japan/Asia business development skills. This is enhanced from his leadership roles within PwC and Grant Thornton, leading their Asia Practice Groups, supporting Australian business expand business opportunity with the region across from Japan, South Korea, China and South East Asia.

Our Location

We are a Melbourne based corporate advisory firm servicing clients nationwide with inbound focus from Japan, and Australian focus into Japan, China and within the Asian region.

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