# Asia Group Advisors

> Asia Group Advisors is a Singapore-headquartered strategic advisory firm that helps companies, governments, foundations and industry groups enter and operate in Southeast Asian markets. Its work combines political and economic analysis with government engagement, licensing support, coalition-building, crisis response and hands-on execution. Founded by Adam Schwarz in 2013, AGA was acquired by Access Partnership in April 2025, adding its locally based policy specialists to a wider global public-policy platform.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Singapore, Singapore
- **Founders:** Adam Schwarz (Founder & CEO)
- **Products:** Macroeconomic and geopolitical insights, Market entry and execution, Government relations advisory, M&A advisory support, Crisis management
- **Notable:** Won Public Affairs Asia's 2016 Gold Standard Award for New Consultancy of the Year., Helped make sustainable fisheries an explicit target in Indonesia's 2015-2019 Financial Services Master Plan through a campaign with Transformasi and philanthropic support., Built an office and affiliate network spanning major Southeast Asian markets plus Washington, DC.

## Products & services

- **Macroeconomic and geopolitical insights** — Political and business intelligence, impact analysis, thought leadership and geopolitical strategy on trade, security, investment and socioeconomic shifts.
- **Market entry and execution** — Market analysis, political-risk assessment, partnership identification, permits, licensing, investment incentives and public-tender support.
- **Government relations advisory** — Strategic communications, stakeholder mapping, government engagement, local partnerships, third-party activation and policy advocacy.
- **M&A advisory support** — Acquisition-target screening, pre-bid advice, due diligence, regulatory compliance, government engagement and investor relations.
- **Crisis management** — Business-continuity planning, rapid-response intelligence, risk management and public and media relations strategy.

## Achievements

- Won Public Affairs Asia's 2016 Gold Standard Award for New Consultancy of the Year.
- Helped make sustainable fisheries an explicit target in Indonesia's 2015-2019 Financial Services Master Plan through a campaign with Transformasi and philanthropic support.
- Built an office and affiliate network spanning major Southeast Asian markets plus Washington, DC.
- Joined Access Partnership in April 2025 with more than 40 policy experts based across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
- Public case studies report successful product registration and import approval in Indonesia, a senior-official-endorsed technology launch in Vietnam, and resumed operating capacity for clients during Malaysia's Covid-19 controls.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Access Partnership acquired Asia Group Advisors. AGA continued operating as 'Asia Group Advisors, an Access Partnership company' until further notice.
- **2025-04** — The combined offer added strategic global access, economic-impact analysis and public-sector advisory to AGA's Southeast Asian policy and advocacy work.

## Links

- Website: https://asiagroupadvisors.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asia-group-advisors/

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