Hill & Associates is a leading risk mitigation consultancy firm founded in 1992 that is headquartered in Hong Kong and Singapore with 18 offices across Asia and representative offices in the US and UK. The company focuses on providing risk mitigation services to clients operating in emerging and unfamiliar markets in Asia. Key services include risk intelligence, asset protection and enterprise risk management, corporate intelligence, and fraud prevention and integrity risk management. The company aims to help clients safely and efficiently operate in difficult markets through a combination of expertise and local knowledge.

1. HILL & ASSOCIATES
COMPANY PROFILE

2. Introduction
Founded in 1992, Hill & Associates has become one of the world’s leading risk
mitigation consultancies while maintaining a unique focus on emerging and unfamiliar
markets. We are headquartered in Hong Kong and Singapore and have a
comprehensive network of wholly-owned subsidiaries, with permanent staff, providing
complete coverage of Asia from Japan to Pakistan. We serve other geographies
through long standing and trusted partnerships. By combining the expertise of our
world-class professionals with our deep local knowledge, we are able to assist our
clients in operating safely, efficiently and without disruption in some of the world’s
most difficult markets. We address a wide range of business risks and develop
comprehensive solutions for both prevention and response.
Why Use Hill & Associates?
• We have impeccable ethical standards and we are exceptionally discreet
• Our company is focused entirely on providing risk mitigation advice and support
for our clients, this is not a sideline for us
• We are not just an advisory firm, we have direct experience of operating a multi-
national business in the geographies on which we advise
• We can create uniquely credentialed, multi-disciplinary teams from our staff of
risk management professionals in order to apply a wide range of backgrounds
and experience to client engagements
• Our risk mitigation approach focuses on facilitating business opportunities and
improving operational resilience, without impeding business objectives
• We have unparalleled presence in Asia – 18 offices in 14 countries as well as
representative offices in the US and UK
• We have great depth in the countries where we operate – altogether over 300 full
time staff
• We work to internationally recognized standards and, where appropriate, have
staff trained by relevant accreditation bodies
How We Are Organised to Serve Clients
Our business activities are organized geographically but are overlaid by four Service
Lines, staffed by our most highly qualified operating executives who have
responsibility for the consistency and quality of service delivery throughout the
company as well as the ongoing development of new concepts and services. These
Service Lines are:
• Risk Intelligence
• Asset Protection & Enterprise Risk Management
• Corporate Intelligence
• Fraud Prevention & Integrity Risk Management
Risk Intelligence
The transnational nature of many modern businesses exposes corporations and their
employees to risks which are often unforeseen and / or misunderstood and therefore
mismanaged owing to the unfamiliar environment of the country in which they occur.
Increasingly international business seeks to maintain an enhanced level of
awareness of situations and events in countries where they have operations or to
which their employees may be travelling. While there is a wealth of information in the

3. media and public domain, little of it is sourced and presented with risk mitigation in
mind or in ways which will facilitate effective decision making, particularly in a crisis.
Hill & Associates’ local presence and knowledge allows us to present factual
information with meaningful interpretation and analysis of events in order to assist
clients identify, forecast, assess and understand changing risks and by so doing
reduce their overall exposure and when necessary initiate appropriate risk mitigation
measures.
Our Risk Intelligence services include:
• The Asia Security Bulletin
• Country Risk Reports
• Travel Advisories
• Special Reports
• 24-hour Emergency Call Centre
Asset Protection & Enterprise Risk Management
Today’s extended enterprise creates new and unfamiliar risk exposures, which often
go ignored or undiscovered until it is too late. Outsourced and ‘just in time’ business
models, which rely heavily on information systems to leverage global networks of
suppliers, subcontractors and customers are changing companies’ risk profiles out of
all recognition. The resulting interdependencies and shared risks cannot be
managed by traditional solutions anchored in a single geography or function. In this
dynamic business environment, Hill & Associates’ strategic risk management
approach balances a global risk perspective with an enterprise-wide view of key
business processes and in-depth knowledge of local conditions and circumstances.
As well as designing the processes and systems to address assessed risks, we can
provide comprehensive support in program implementation and incident response
from our own local resources. In addition, company executives and other employees
may be required to travel to unfamiliar or potentially hostile locations in order to
transact business. Offsite meetings and corporate participation in major events can
also expose groups of employees to varying degrees of risk. Hill & Associates can
assist clients with all aspects of travel and event security, ranging from full hostile
environment protective security to executive travel facilitation and including major
event risk management and protection of individuals and sensitive information at
offsite meetings and events.
Our Asset Protection & Enterprise Risk Management services include:
• Enterprise Security & Business Continuity Planning
• Capital Projects Risk Management
• Contingency Planning & Crisis Management
• Information Security
• Travel Management and Venue Protection
Corporate Intelligence
The search for superior financial returns is increasingly driving companies and
investors to seek opportunities in emerging markets, which often have less
developed sources of information, different ethical norms, and weak legal
protections. Undertaking thorough due diligence is an essential part not just of the

4. financial transaction but also of ensuring that the acquired business will operate
without disruption subsequently. Hill & Associates offers a service which is tailored
to the client’s particular situation and the dynamics of the deal and which draws on
our extensive network of contacts to access and analyse human intelligence about
the subject of the inquiry. We aim to assist clients in making the difficult reputational
and ethical evaluations, which are key to really understanding the subject and
assessing the transaction.
Our Corporate Intelligence services include:
• Reputational Due Diligence Investigations
• M&A Due Diligence
• IPO Due Diligence
• Private Equity & Hedge Fund Due Diligence
• Compliance Due Diligence
Fraud Prevention and Integrity Risk Management
Frauds experienced by companies in emerging and expanding economies, while
normally following familiar patterns, are often compounded by cultural factors and
distance. In addition increased levels of outsourcing, subcontracting and partnering
exacerbate the difficulty of enforcing consistent ethical compliance throughout the
extended enterprise. Simultaneously businesses face increasing regulatory
pressures and the task of enforcing appropriate standards of accountability and
transparency across their global operations can be challenging. Hill & Associates
assists clients to address these complex issues of fraud, corruption and transparency
both proactively and in response to the discovery of malfeasance or a whistleblower
alert. Active implementation of such measures is not only an issue of corporate
responsibility but can also offer progressive companies direct benefits from
appropriate capital allocation, minimization of dispute resolution costs, and retention
of clients. Additionally, as asset values shift from tangible to intangible, designs,
processes, technological innovations and proprietary knowledge are all assuming
greater importance in business operations. Protecting intellectual property,
particularly in certain Asian markets, has become a significant challenge as has
preventing misuse of designs and brands to produce counterfeit products. Hill &
Associates assists clients to safeguard intellectual property and also to deal with the
consequences of information theft and counterfeiting to minimize financial and
reputational damage.
Our Fraud Prevention and Integrity Risk Management services include:
• Internal Control & Compliance Consulting
• Fraud & Corruption Enquiries
• Fraud Risk Management
• Litigation Support
• IP and Trade Secret Protection
Our Risk Mitigation Philosophy
We view risk mitigation as a business enabler and advocate a strategic approach to
risk management and security in order to ensure appropriate protection of a
company’s tangible and intangible assets. We believe that the measures taken to

5. safeguard against assessed risks must be aligned with the client’s overall strategic
objectives and business drivers. Our risk management approach is designed to
enhance our clients’ competitive advantage by optimizing their investment, protecting
their employees, enhancing their brand and reputation, and adding flexibility and
resilience to their operations. Implementation of these measures often also lowers
costs and improves operational efficiency and quality. In addition to providing this
unique level of consultancy advice, we retain the in-house resources to ensure that
we deliver hands-on assistance in strategy implementation and, if required, in
incident response and mitigation.
Our regional coverage
Rates for all services are available upon request and are based on the scope of work
together with the amount of time required to deliver the engagement, plus any out of
pocket expenses.
For more, see www.hill-assoc.com