Strait & Arrow Group / Strait
We open the door to new markets, and make sure you walk through it prepared.
Market entry, trade facilitation and country corridors between Australia, the Gulf, South Asia, Africa and Europe.
We know the ground, the people and the process, so you don’t learn them the expensive way.
Who we work with
Australian businesses expanding offshore, international firms entering Australia, and the investors behind them.
How we engage
A structured retainer or a success fee, because we are invested in your growth. An in-market track and a wider regional track let you build one market while testing the next.
What sets us apart
Proven routes into our five corridors: relationships on the ground, verified partners and live mandates, not theory.
Market entry in five stages, from first look to first customer
Market attractiveness, demand, competitors, and the political, legal and regulatory context.
The right entry model: agent, distributor, joint venture or local entity, with licensing and tax in view.
Local partner search, introductions and due diligence, so you work with people who can deliver.
Go-to-market plan, first customers and the in-country presence to support them.
Operating model, funding and acquisitions to grow the market position, delivered with Arrow.
Both directions, equally.
We take Australian businesses into the Gulf, Asia, Africa and Europe, and bring international businesses into Australia. The same discipline applies either way; the local knowledge is what changes.
- Out →Construction materials into Saudi Arabia
- ← In3D construction printing into Australia
The world
into Australia
Australia
to the world
Where Australian demand sits and how to reach it
Which market first, and the case for entering it
Australian entity, distribution and licensing options
Local entity, JV or agent under Gulf and Asian rules
Australian distributors, integrators and first customers
In-market partners, sponsors and government stakeholders
Standards, certification and approvals
Local content, visas and registration requirements
Sales representation and early reference projects
Tenders, first contracts and an in-country presence
From counterparty to contract.
We help buyers and sellers in energy, agri-food and resources find each other, verify each other and close with confidence. Trust is earned before any introduction is made.
Counterparty verification
KYC, company checks and fraud screening before any introduction, because in commodity trade the first risk is the counterparty.
Deal structuring
Commercial terms, supply agreement review, and payment and escrow structures that protect both sides.
Execution support
Supplier sourcing and evaluation, pricing, documentation and coordination through to delivery.
Five corridors where we have relationships on the ground
Each corridor combines local relationships, market knowledge and a live pipeline, so clients start with introductions rather than cold calls.
From first market to funded growth
Enter
Market entry case, structure and verified local partners.
Trade
Counterparties, contracts and supply through our corridors.
Build
The operating model to run and grow the new market.
Fund & transact
Capital raising and acquisitions to scale the position.
Strait opens the door. Arrow builds, funds and scales what you create on the other side.
Why clients cross with us.
- 01
Relationships on the ground
Established contacts across Saudi Arabia and the GCC, South Asia, Ghana and Greece, so you start with introductions, not cold calls.
- 02
Experience across industries
Construction, energy, agri-food, resources and technology businesses taken into Saudi Arabia and the GCC, South and Southeast Asia, Ghana, Greece and Australia.
- 03
Verify before we introduce
Every counterparty is checked before an introduction is made. In cross-border trade, protecting your reputation comes first.
- 04
Built to scale with Arrow
When the new market takes off, the same group builds the operating model, raises the capital and runs the acquisitions.
Let’s talk about your next market.
Book a 30-minute discovery call to explore your market entry, a trade opportunity or a corridor introduction, and how Strait can help you cross with confidence.
Elie EliasManaging Director · elie@straitandarrow.com.au
Level 57, 25 Martin PlaceSydney NSW 2000, Australia
Strait & Arrow Group Pty LtdACN 610 573 227