Market strategy & entry
Corporate set-up, regulatory navigation and access to local talent — fast-track employment visas, coaching and mentoring for the team you place in the region.
Hong Kong · Greater China · Europe
China to the World.
A senior-led advisory firm opening doors between Europe and Greater China — from first strategy to operating on the ground.
Who we are
For four decades we have helped European companies navigate China and Asia — not with reports, but with relationships built over a lifetime in Hong Kong.
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Connecting Europe and Asia
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Years of institutional memory in Greater China
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Senior partners. A small number of mandates at a time
Positioning
What we are.
- 一Senior-led, with a small number of mandates at a time
- 二Relationship-first — warm doors, not cold calls
- 三Thirty years of institutional memory in Greater China
- 四Culturally bilingual: East and West
- 五Honest — we tell you what is and isn't achievable
What we are notA volume-driven consultancy · A report-writing firm · A replacement for your in-house team · Commodity advisors competing on fee · Available for all comers — we are selective by design.
What we do
From strategy to operational support
We go beyond advice. Our value is execution — opening the right doors, building trust and staying in the room until it works.
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Partner & vendor ecosystem
Licensing and distribution agreements. We identify and vet the partners, suppliers and service providers you need locally.
On-the-ground representation
A senior representative in the region — corporate matchmaking, showcases and ongoing relationship management, without a full office.
Institutional access
Warm introductions to institutions, universities, science parks and government bodies across Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.
Investment access
Public grants, fund managers and family offices — and support towards a Hong Kong listing where it makes sense.
Life Sciences practice
Helping European biotech, medtech and healthtech companies use Hong Kong as their gateway to the Greater Bay Area and Asian capital.
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門 · The gate
A door between
two worlds.
For forty years, Hong Kong has been our doorway — for European companies stepping into China, and for Asia reaching out to the world.
Sector practiceLife Sciences
The Hong Kong window for European biotech
The global pharma order is shifting towards a US–China dynamic. Hong Kong sits in the middle: Common Law, free flow of capital, a pre-revenue listing route and direct access to the Greater Bay Area.
US$0bn
China pharma market today — US$448bn by 2035
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Of global out-licensing deal value
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People in the Greater Bay Area
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HKEX chapter for pre-revenue biotech listings
Sources: KPMG, China Life Sciences Sector Overview and Outlook (2026); ING, Asia Pharmaceutical Report (2026).
Where we work
Built between two worlds
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Hong Kong
Our home. Common Law, free flow of capital and the gateway between international business and Mainland China.
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Greater Bay Area & Mainland
Shenzhen, Guangzhou and the wider GBA — one of the world's largest integrated economies, and the route into China.
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Spain & Europe
Long ties with European — and especially Spanish — companies and chambers, helping them establish and grow in Asia.
How we work
Personal. Senior-led. Long-term.
Discovery & alignment
A candid look at your goals, timeline and Asia reality. We tell you what is achievable — and what is not.
Network mapping
We identify the most relevant institutions, people and intermediaries, and the warmest paths to reach them.
Introductions with context
We make introductions with credibility, prepare your team and help manage cultural nuance in the room.
Execution on the ground
Set-up, partners, agreements and representation — we support you through to operations.
Ongoing support
Relationships in Asia need looking after. We stay available for course corrections and new opportunities.
Warm doors,The China Consultants way
not cold calls.
The team
Your trusted team in Asia
Decades across Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and Europe — in business, finance, innovation and life sciences.
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Juan Dedeu
Founder
Four decades connecting European and Asian markets from Hong Kong as a facilitator of cross-border trade and investment. A founding member of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and former leader of the Spanish Chamber.
dedeu@chinaconsultantsgroup.comIA
Iñaki Amate
Partner
25+ years driving growth across Europe and Asia. Founder of SpaceHK and ECOS COACH; VP Europe Power & Land at Bitdeer. Former EY APAC Partner & Head of Innovation, and Group MD at Fjord/Accenture Song. Chairman, European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
inaki@chinaconsultantsgroup.comMA
Miquel Anglada
Finance & Governance
Senior expertise in finance, governance and operational scaling across Europe and Asia. More than a decade in Hong Kong, with deep connections across the corporate, financial and industrial ecosystem of the Greater Bay Area. ESADE MBA.
miquel@chinaconsultantsgroup.comLS
Luis Segovia
Life Sciences
25+ years in global clinical development and operations. Based in Hong Kong, he has built and led large clinical trial networks across APAC and advises biotech and healthtech companies on scaling into Asia.
luis.segovia@novabioconsulting.comGet in touch
Let's talk
Asia.
Every engagement starts with a candid conversation. Tell us what you are trying to achieve and we will tell you honestly whether — and how — we can help.
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