Who We Are

Inwa Advisers is a boutique consultancy, with a strong client focus, established in Singapore in 2013

We specialise in matching international corporations to business solutions and partners in Asia

Our focus is on new market entry strategies, including greenfield projects, JVs, partnerships, acquisitions

We work with clients on business restructuring and problem solving, and disposals

We help companies to raise long-term private capital with reputable investors internationally

Our People

Our two key professionals each have more than 30 years’ investment and advisory experience, most of it in Asia, based out of Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore

We collaborate on all assignments, and have together advised corporates on initiatives in India, Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Europe

We combine experience in corporate finance, direct investment, private equity and investment management, and have worked together successfully since the mid-1990s

Both of our key staff managed direct investment funds for the Korean government in 2000-2004, restructuring SMEs in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, and serving on numerous boards

Inwa Advisers has an established network of trusted associates, based locally in Asian markets, with whom it co-operates on specialist advise, expertise and introductions

 

Adrian Cowell

  • Founder of Inwa Advisers
  • 30 years in Japan, Korea and Singapore
    • Inwa Advisers, Rexiter Capital Management
    • Kleinwort Benson, Sumitomo Bank
  • 7 years with Inwa Advisers on strategic advisory assignments & transactions across Asia
    • Original full market entry strategy for F&B in India
    • Advised and executed cross border M&A transaction in industrial materials
    • Other mandates in India, Indonesia, Korea, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
  • 15 years experience in corporate finance with Kleinwort Benson
    • London, Tokyo, Seoul
    • Cross border M&A, advisory business, capital markets
  • Senior portfolio manager and analyst with Rexiter Capital Management
    • Asia ex Japan, GEM, Korean equity funds
    • Manager of Arirang Corporate Restructuring Fund for the Korean government
  • Grindlay Brandts/ANZ Merchant Bank

Christopher James

  • Founder of Inwa Advisers
  • 17 years living in Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore
    • Kleinwort Benson Investment Management
    • Rexiter Capital Management
  • 7 years with Inwa Advisers on strategic advisory assignments & transactions across Asia
    • New market entry, M&A, JVs, partnerships, capital raising, restructuring etc.
    • India, Indonesia, Korea, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
  • Experienced portfolio manager and company analyst
    • Indian Subcontinent, South East Asia, Greater China, Korea
    • Listed equities, private/direct investment, restructuring
    • Manager of Mukoonghwa Corporate Restructuring Fund for the Korean government
    • Senior manager in JV with India’s Tata Group (1994-1997)
  • Founding director of GEM boutique Rexiter Capital Management
    • Managing Director of Rexiter Singapore