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Independent advisory supporting C-suite executives with international joint venture formation and navigating the geopolitical landscape. Founded by a former Deloitte partner, based in Shanghai.
Alan MacCharles
BASED IN
Shanghai, China
Alan MacCharles is the founder of IJV Consulting, an independent advisory firm supporting executives with forming international Joint Ventures and navigating geopolitics at the C-suite and board level. A former Deloitte partner, Alan brings decades of frontline consulting experience to the world's most complex cross-border transactions.
Alan co-authored Unlocking International Joint Ventures with Mark Schaub of King & Wood Mallesons — the most comprehensive practitioner guide to JV formation available. His geopolitical thesis on 'reglobalisation' has been featured in Fortune Magazine and AmCham Shanghai's Insight publication.
In his academic role, Alan leads the Executive Education and Lifelong Learning team at Duke Kunshan University, and has delivered strategy and M&A courses at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) iMBA programme. Academic conference papers have been accepted at the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society.
Deloitte
Duke Kunshan University
Unlocking IJVs
Fortune
FORMER PARTNER
PUBLISHED IN
CO-AUTHOR
ACADEMIC ROLE
What We Offer
Academic / Teaching
Working with universities and corporates, will develop and deliver selected courses based on specific requirements.
Executive Education is delivered through Duke Kunshan University.
Workshop Facilitation
Whether it is a joint venture, geopolitical alignment or another sensitive issue, fully understanding the issue and securing alignment is essential to effective decision making.
We can work with other consultancies or independently to provide facilitation solutions.
Joint Venture Formation
We support our clients in the preparation for joint venture negotiations and during the negotiation stage. We work closely with other advisors such as legal counsel, due diligence, and tax professionals.
Our recent book, Unlocking International Joint Ventures, describes our approach and tools.
Geopolitical Support
Working with executives, we help develop an understanding of the geopolitical environment and how it may impact your business.
Our recent publications in Fortune Magazine gives an overview of the approach.
Unlocking International
Joint Ventures
ALAN MACCHARLES & MARK SCHAUB
Unlocking International
Joint Ventures
The most comprehensive practitioner guide to international joint venture formation. Developed from decades of frontline practice, underpinned by academic research, and co-authored with Mark Schaub of King & Wood Mallesons — bringing together commercial strategy and legal precision in one definitive volume.
Serves as both an executive handbook for C-suite leaders entering JV negotiations and a textbook for advanced MBA programmes on joint venturing.
The Fortune Series
Reglobalisation & the future of trade
A three-part series published in Fortune Magazine examining the forces reshaping global trade — challenging the deglobalization myth and charting the rise of regional coalitions in a reglobalising world.
Drawing on proprietary ‘World States’ and ‘Manifestations & Insurance Cost’ frameworks, the series translates geopolitical complexity into strategic clarity for multinational leaders.