Yes, through a dedicated service. Investor search sits outside Overseas Business Matching, which is reserved for commercial partners: distributors, franchisees, licensees, agents, resellers and joint venture partners. Companies seeking investors are served through SJ Digital Media Solutions' M&A advisory and investor platform.

The separation is deliberate. Bringing an investor into a company involves different questions from appointing a commercial partner: the business itself is being evaluated, confidentiality must be managed, and the counterparties are assessed on capital, mandate and value beyond money rather than on distribution capability.

Within the M&A advisory, SJ conducts the assessment and recommendation of suitable investors for the client:

• Assessment of the client's business, growth plan and investment readiness
• Definition of the investor profile that fits: strategic or financial, ticket size, sector focus and geographic mandate
• Identification and qualification of candidate investors through SJ's investor platform and high-level regional network
• Recommendation of the investors best matched to the client's objectives
• Facilitation of introductions and support through the ensuing discussions

The same executive-level discipline that defines SJ's business matching applies here: engagement takes place with principals and decision-makers, not intermediaries, and recommendations are made on assessed fit rather than availability. Companies pursuing both tracks, commercial partners for market growth and investors for capital, work with SJ across both, within one coherent expansion strategy.