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remove this template message some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable . please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources . unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message global intelligence alliance group former type limited company industry market intelligence and analysis competitive intelligence strategy consulting founded 1995 1995 founders markko varnaas jouko virtanen pekka korpi leif backman defunct october 14 2014 2014 10 14 acquired by m brain group headquarters helsinki finland area served worldwide key people markko vaarnas ceo janne k rkk inen cfo jouko virtanen senior vice president head of americas nicolas pechet senior vice president head of asia thomas rideg senior vice president head of western europe jan kovero senior vice president head of intelligence services saku oikarinen senior vice president global customer management ville vanhala senior vice president research & monitoring services 1 services market monitoring market intelligence market analysis competitive intelligence strategic analysis & advisory revenue 15 million in 2014 owners management team capman group 2007 2014 2 3 4 number of employees 150 website www.globalintelligence.com global intelligence alliance group gia was a boutique international market intelligence and advisory company offering market monitoring intelligence and analysis services and consulting . 5 in september 2014 gia was acquired by m brain group for eur17 .7 million usd22 .9 m . 6 7 8 the company had 11 offices in europe north and south america and asia . 7 contents 1 history 1.1 early history 1.2 acquisitions 2 clients 3 research & publications 4 references 5 external links history edit early history edit gia was founded in 1995 by markko varnaas jouko virtanen pekka korpi and leif backman . the firm focused heavily on the finnish market initially then on the european markets before embarking on aggressive international expansion . acquisitions edit gia completed several acquisitions as part of its global expansion including 9 fusion consulting based in singapore hong kong and shanghai in 2008 10 deskresearch nederland in the netherlands in 2008 . clients edit the company primarily served global 2000 corporate clients investment banks and private equity firms . research & publications edit gia consultants and analysts regularly published research and articles about business issues market dynamics and market intelligence best practices . references edit gia meet our experts . www.globalintelligence.com . gia group . retrieved 14 april 2015 . capman plc group financial statements bulletin 1 january 31 december 2007 . www.capman.com . capman group . retrieved 25 may 2016 . capman exits global intelligence alliance group oy . capman group . 4 september 2014 . retrieved 25 may 2016 . capman exits global intelligence alliance group . the pe hub . buyouts insider argosy group llc . 4 september 2014 . retrieved 25 may 2016 . global intelligence alliance group oy private company information businessweek . www.bloomberg.com . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 25 may 2016 . brief capman oyj capman exits global intelligence alliance group oy . reuters . 4 september 2014 . retrieved 25 may 2016 . a b m brain buys global intelligence alliance group . consultancy.uk . 23 september 2014 . retrieved 25 may 2016 . capman exits global intelligence alliance group . unquote . unquote mergermarket limited . retrieved 25 may 2016 . global intelligence alliance strengthens group organization and adds local presence merges with asian german and dutch partner companies . www.businesswire.com . business wire . 14 october 2008 . retrieved 25 may 2016 . gia completes integration and launches asia pacific subsidiaries . www.prweb.com . retrieved 25 may 2016 . external links edit official website companies portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title global intelligence alliance group & oldid 743860792 categories 1995 establishments in finlandinternational management consulting firmsresearch and analysis firmsdefunct research and analysis firmshidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from september 2016all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles lacking reliable references from september 2016all articles lacking reliable referenceswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from september 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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