Insight

Periplus Research provides deep-rooted insight and strategic advice in under-examined markets—where surface indicators mask the deeper currents that drive outcomes.

Our relationship-based networks—spanning Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia—are built on long-standing proximity to decision-makers, native-language dialogue, and otherwise inaccessible operational access from provincial, coastal, and institutional centres.

Institutional clients rely on our integrity, discretion, and unconflicted approach. We advise on market and stakeholder insight, government relations and political risk, and transactions and deal strategy—addressing fundamental asymmetries for decision-making, negotiations, and scenario planning.

Institutions

• Global corporations navigating governance challenges and regulatory asymmetries
• Sovereign wealth funds positioning across strategic resources and market transitions
• Private equity and infrastructure funds entering complex, high-friction economies
• Development finance institutions ensuring integrity in governance-sensitive contexts
• Financial institutions conducting pre-transaction investigative due diligence
• Law firms requiring insight into regulatory compliance, arbitration, and litigation
• Foreign ministries establishing discreet channels for strategic dialogue