GLG Premium Council Partner Firms
Gerson Lehrman Group has formed enterprise-level partnerships with leading Professional Service Firms around the world, to help GLG Clients forge closer relationships with a broader network of global experts. Council Partner firms range from 2-person consulting organizations to 1000+ person advisory firms. Premium Council Partners, like GLG LeadersSM, work exclusively with GLG for expert network engagements.
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- Alliant Emerging Markets
Total Council Members/Experts: 2
Alliant Emerging Markets is the leading consultative political and credit risk brokerage group in the United States with offices in New York and Chicago. Alliant Emerging Markets is part of Alliant Insurance Services, a Blackstone Group company. Its clients include F100, banks, hedge funds, private equity and energy companies. Its principals bring more than 50 years of experience in risk intelligence, analysis and insurance.
- Aura Capital Partners ehf
Total Council Members/Experts: 1
Aura Captial Partners is an independent management-owned consulting and corporate advisory firm serving an international client base of businesses and investment professionals. At Aura, our passion is for assisting our clients’ organizations with genuine value creation through superior strategy, incisive execution and clear communications. We are a small team of experienced executives with multi-disciplinary backgrounds built around our reputation for integrity, hard work and quality. We never sacrifice our own values to make a quick buck or give advice we do not believe in. Our expertise lies in advising and supporting our clients, both in developing their businesses, and with access to the financial resources necessary to support growth through the extensive contact network of own firm and our strategic partners.
- AURIEMMA CONSULTING GROUP INC
Total Council Members/Experts: 15
Since 1984, ACG has offered comprehensive management consulting to the financial services industry with a particular focus on payments, lending and retail banking. ACG delivers critical insights and actionable solutions. The practice includes experts in strategic planning, operations, risk management, finance, knowledge management, alliance development and benchmarking. ACG provides industry trends and changes through Cardbeat®, the firm’s highly regarded market research tool and Industry Roundtables, forums that allow leading industry players to benchmark data and explore best practices. Offering years of experience, focus and an extensive human and information resource base, we’ve worked in over a dozen countries around the globe.
- Bourse Consult
Total Council Members/Experts: 3
Bourse Consult was founded in 2002 by two former exchange CEOs, Lynton Jones (formerly of Nasdaq International, The International Petroleum Exchange and Jiway, amongst others) and Steffen Schubert (formerly of Easdaq and the Munich Stock Exchange). It specialises in providing a diverse range of strategic consultancy services related to the securities markets. Steffen Schubert stepped down from the Group in late 2003 to take on the full-time position of Chief Executive of the Dubai International Financial Exchange. In 2005 two additional former CEOs joined the group, Peter Cox, former CEO of the OM London Exchange, and Hugh Simpson, former CEO of Crest. In 2007 John Mackeonis, a well known former securities regulator, joined the consultancy.
- CARD (Card Analytics, Research and Discussion)
Total Council Members/Experts: 1
CARD (Card Analytics, Research and Discussion offers research and advisory services including surveys of credit card industry managers and executives, in-depth quantitative assessments, forecast models and comparative analytics on the largest players in the credit card industry to industry competitors and the buy side. The firm's proprietary CARD database contains highly detailed financial, operating data for the following companies: Amex, Discover, COF, Citi, Chase, BofA, Wamu, MasterCard and Visa.
- Comil group
Total Council Members/Experts: 1
Comil Group delivers foreign firms integrated services with high quality and reasonable price on market solutions, product development, medical underwriting, medical examination, and competitive intelligence in the field of Japanese life and non-life insurance.
- Ergo
Total Council Members/Experts: 9
Ergo is an independent consulting firm that provides actionable insights and strategic guidance to help our clients succeed in challenging environments. We have developed a unique model that combines internal expertise with a global network of industry professionals and in-country teams that give us critical and timely insight into our client’s most pressing challenges. We collect and distill knowledge from our network and craft custom solutions directly from their insights. We provide vital information about what is being said, thought and done—on oil rigs, trading desks, and factory floors, in coffee shops, boardrooms and the halls of power—right now. Ergo has successfully conducted more than 200 projects in over 80 countries across six continents, in industries such as energy, telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare, banking and finance, retail, and real estate.
- ETF Consultants LLC
Total Council Members/Experts: 1
ETF Consultants LLC provide specialized exchange-traded fund consulting services to ETF issuers, exchanges and other markets, market makers, research organizations and investors.
- ExMor Capital Corporation
Total Council Members/Experts: 2
ExMor Capital is a mortgage industry service company, dedicated to managing capital markets risk for financial institutions originating residential mortgages. ExMor Capital works with firms looking for capital markets expertise in mortgage banking secondary marketing. The firm helps its clients manage interest rate risk, credit risk and maximize execution options. ExMor Capital specializes in helping firms deliver directly to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. ExMor Capital has negotiated proprietary G-fees and exclusive flow servicing arrangements for its clients. The firm also functions as an out-sourced secondary marketing department for clients in addition to and complementing the secondary marketing capacity the client already has in place. The management service provided is intended to become an integral part of each client’s day-to-day business operation.
- INFOAMERICAS CORPORATE, INC.
Total Council Members/Experts: 1
Since InfoAmericas began in 1993, it is recognized for being at the forefront of business intelligence in Latin America. We operate in the region and have in-depth industry knowledge that marries with research tools to create powerful market strategy. Now that InfoAmericas joined Kroll, the world’s leading risk consultant company, we also provide a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial, security and technology services to help clients reduce risks, solve problems and capitalize on opportunities.
- JAVELIN STRATEGY & RESEARCH INC.
Total Council Members/Experts: 7
Javelin Strategy & Research is the leading independent provider of quantitative research focused exclusively on financial services topics. Based on the most rigorous statistical methodologies, Javelin conducts in-depth primary research studies to pinpoint dynamic risks and opportunities. Javelin helps its clients achieve their business initiatives through three service offerings, including syndicated research subscriptions, custom research projects and strategic consulting. Javelin’s coverage topics include security, risk, fraud, compliance, payments, mobile and multi-channel financial services. The company’s client list includes some of the largest banks, credit unions and card issuers, as well as significant technology enterprises in the financial services industry.
- LeadPeople GmbH & Co. KG
Total Council Members/Experts: 2
LeadPeople was founded in 2008 when three top-level managers including one co-founder of a well-known US software firm decided to take their vision to life: to help promising businesses grow. Small and medium businesses in growth or expansion mode face a number of recurring challenges. Mostly these are: lead gen, sales & marketing efficiency, lack of partnerships & alliances, an insecure equity position. To cover such multiple requirements these organizations have to consult a number of players in the market. That’s expensive and time-consuming. The uniqueness of the LeadPeople offer consist of two factors: We offer a compact growth and expansion package including strategy consulting, operative marketing and sales resources, our pan-European influencer and partner network and if needed - venture capital. Secondly LeadPeople works largely with success-based fees and even pre-finances initial costs to meet the constraints of smaller companies.
- LIGHTSPEED ONLINE RESEARCH, INC.
Total Council Members/Experts: 4
Lightspeed Research was launched in May 2000 by the Kantar Group, the information, insight and consultancy division of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), the world leader in communications services. Through our online global panels and products, we deliver valuable data to help businesses make informed decisions. Our panels in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific are actively managed to provide responsive and engaged survey participants. Each panel is thoroughly screened, resulting in thousands of data points worldwide. Deeply profiled Specialty Panels, provide quick access to target audiences. Lightspeed RealRespondents and Lightspeed RealResults fraud prevention programs ensure you receive thoughtful opinions from real survey respondents. Through our experienced and client-focused teams, research projects are delivered on time and to specification. We are experts in survey design consultation, sample management, programming, hosting, data collection and reporting. Lightspeed Research has developed a suite of technology-enhanced products to provide research solutions that that go beyond our global panels to meet specific needs from financial insights, to employee surveys, to mobile research.
- Maximum Value Group
Total Council Members/Experts: 2
Maximum Value Group is a Santa Barbara, California based consulting and advocacy firm assisting clients to maximize the value of their firms. MVG represents shareholders, boards, and management, as well as others who have stakeholder interests.
- Next Horizon, China
Total Council Members/Experts: 3
Next Horizon is a China based professional service firm focused on providing high value and low cost Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) services to clients in Asia Pacific, Europe, and America. Service offerings include: Finance & Accounting • Accounts Payable • Accounts Receivable • General Accounting • Credit and Collections • Tax Filing • Fixed Assets • Financial Planning • Budgeting • Reporting • Compliance Employee-Related • Records Management • Pension Administration • Leave Administration • Expense Claims • Payroll • Recruiting Data Processing Supply Chain • Purchasing Administration • Procurement and Sourcing Support • Vendor Administration • Order Management • Logistics Services • Sourcing Support • Air Freight Administration • Ocean Freight Administration Research & Analysis • Market Research • Investment Research • Data Tabulation • Report Preparation • On-Line Surveys • Information Capture • Ad-Hoc Analysis • Telephone Surveys • On-Line Surveys • Content Management • Competitive Analysis The firm's management team established the first offshore BPO business in the People's Republic of China in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong with locations in Guangzhou, Sydney, Auckland, Singapore, and Macau. Current clients incluse service firms, retailers, manufacturing companies, logistics firms, and consumer products companies. Next Horizon launched in 2007.
- Oak Street Advisors
Total Council Members/Experts: 2
Oak Street Advisors was founded on the principle that mid market companies not only deserve, but also require, the same level of investment banking, consulting services and access to capital markets commonly available only to large companies. Oak Street Advisors was established to provide that level of expertise and experience in a manner tailored to mid-market companies. Whether selling or acquiring a business, or seeking funding or financing, Oak Street Advisors can provide the direction and support typically available only from large banking firms.
- PayEx LLC
Total Council Members/Experts: 2
PayEx is an Omaha-based consulting firm focused on the payments industry serving clients across the entire landscape of the Merchant Acquiring industry. The firm has worked on engagements for a wide variety of US based and international clients including Independent Sales Organizations, Credit Card Associations, Merchant Processors, POS Network Providers, Private Equity Firms, Wall Street Investment Houses, Merchants Internet Gateway Companies, Financial Institutions, Merchant Acquiring Organizations, Payment Processing Software Providers, Clearing Bank Institutions, and Agent Bank Associations.
- Potentia Inc.
Total Council Members/Experts: 1
Potentia is a unique, client focused financial advisory and strategic consulting boutique which serves its global clientele with elite professionalism, continually striving in honouring unparalleled excellence. Potentia was incorporated in the UK in 2000. Since then we have grown our value added services busines in Europe and Middle East.
- Risk Advisors Inc.
Total Council Members/Experts: 1
Risk Advisors, Inc. is a New York City based consultancy that specializes in valuing illiquid hard-to-value securities for hedge funds and financial institutions, enabling these firms to mark-to-market their portfolios accurately in changing and volatile market environments.
- Runci Group
Total Council Members/Experts: 1
Runci Group provides Advisory, Brokerage and Portfolio Management Services to buyers, sellers and investors in distressed consumer and commercial debt. We specialize in finding solutions for owners of distressed receivables, typically through organizing a sale or devising a placement strategy for those wishing to continue to own the portfolio.
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