Eastern Investment’s ability to establish itself as a pre-eminent local provider of corporate finance advisory services is due to its:     - Access to top management, by knowing senior managements’ goals/obstacles Eastern Investment can generate deal flow by making proposals proactively. - Access to public sector decision-makers, allowing it to close industry-shaping transactions in a politicized and bureaucratic environment. - Intimate regulatory knowledge, enabling it to craft deal structure and terms appropriately. - Unique style, reflecting an effective blend of an international business ethos with Korean culture, enabling it to effectively manage transactions. - Operating flexibility, as seen by its joint advisories with bulge-bracket Investment Banks, allowing it to capitalize on opportunities for the benefit of its clients. - Discretion, which ensures that deals close with minimum publicity, reinforcing client goodwill, ensuring repeat business.