MEC International Ltd was founded in 1983. to provide services to the private and public sectors based on deep understanding of the political, commercial and cultural characteristics of a range of foreign markets, starting from the Gulf region (including Iraq and Iran), and including the Middle East, the Muslim world and the former Soviet Union. It draws on the skills and experience of its directors and some 40-50 senior consultants to offer clients an unparalleled network of high-level contacts in both commerce and government. Operating on a taskforce basis, it can rapidly put together teams capable of tackling problems inside and outside its traditional area of activities: it has, for example, recently worked successfully on projects relating to Korea, China and India.

MEC’s services include business development and partnership identification, publications, due diligence and confidential investigations, conferences and seminars, and corporate communications.  Publications include major reports for government and corporate clients (recent examples include petrodollar investment, Chinese energy policy and business prospects in Libya), and a number of free newsletters covering business developments in various regions.

We specialise in problems which require creativity and discretion and areas which are politically sensitive. One example is Libya, where we have been active for eight years, establishing MEC's reputation as the leading authority on the market and advising and supporting companies entering what can for a newcomer still be a fairly difficult environment. Another example is due diligence inquiries, which require great local sensitivity in many Middle East markets. We have been able to identify individuals and assess their reputations and integrity, assess a company’s key relationships, investigate questionable practices, determine business and other risks and assist with asset tracing and debt recovery.

More detail at www.meconsult.co.uk