When Bharat Forge (www.bharatforge.com), the largest Indian automotive forging company decided to consider investing in China, it retained E. J. McKay, first to advise it on its China market strategy.

Professionals at E. J. McKay analyzed the market dynamics and competitive landscape of the Chinese forging sector, and via extensive field work, mapped the profiles of all of the potential target companies with proprietary and first hand information, meanwhile considered multiple options such as acquisition, joint venture, Greenfield, long term partnerships, and even no-action as an option.

When the Bharat Forge board accepted our strategic recommendation to pursue an acquisition of the largest Chinese automotive forging company: FAW Forging, E. J. McKay continued the engagement, advising and representing Bharat Forging in acquiring a controlling stake in FAW Forging and forming an equity joint venture with First Auto Works (www.faw.com), the largest automotive group in China. The merger created the second largest automotive forging company globally, through which the Bharat Forge group is well positioned to become the largest automotive forging company globally.

In this engagement, E. J. McKay's role started from being the trusted board room strategy advisor, using fieldwork generated facts and data to formulate business strategy, to assistance in operational, legal and financial due diligence and completed the assignment with the delivery of our core product: structuring and executing cross-border mergers & acquisitions transactions that create sustainable economic value for our clients.

When the private equity owner of HyperEdge Corp., a leading Wisconsin, USA based telecom equipment manufacturer, approached E. J. McKay to seek buyers for the portfolio company, E. J. McKay quickly responded by assembling a global execution team.

By mobilizing our resources in China, India, Europe, and the United States, we marketed the company to a broad number of quality potential financial and strategic buyers, eventually resulting in the sale of HyperEdge to Westell Technology (www.westell.com), a NASDAQ listed company, successfully realizing the financial and strategic objectives of HyperEdge's management and shareholders.

When Unistone Electric (www.unistone.com), a leading waste treatment equipment and solutions provider based in Shanghai approached E. J. McKay to seek growth capital, E. J. McKay studied the company and find that Unistone operates in a sector which we like: environmental protection, and possesses leading technology, and has a management team which we trust.

Upon undertaking the engagement, E. J. McKay studied the waste treatment businesses in depth, prepared the private placement memorandum of Unistone, and generated keen interest among a select group of quality investors.

The placement of private equity investment in Unistone Electric was a success. Today, the company is the largest player in kitchen waste treatment and solutions in China, with products distributed domestically and internationally. E. J. McKay is also pound to be associated with a company engaged in positive environmental and social causes.