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Services & Clients

Information

We provide continuous political, regulatory, economic and geopolitical intelligence. Trusted by global financial institutions, we serve as the primary point of contact for the City of London for Romania and, periodically, for the wider region. Our products include weekly briefings on Romania and neighbouring countries, ad hoc analytical notes, country assessments - briefings and memos, tailored memos, and expert speaking engagements at corporate events.

Image

We design thought leadership strategies, shape message architecture, manage stakeholder perception, and support crisis communication and strategic positioning. Working with both local and international media, we position clients as credible voices in their sectors. Our work helps CEOs and executive teams, as well as political leaders and their staff, perform effectively in what is increasingly a “permanent campaign” for influence and success.

Influence

We support clients on EU and NATO affairs, Brussels engagement, coalition - building, and legislative and regulatory strategy, including diplomatic positioning. With operational presence in both Bucharest and Brussels, we provide direct access to institutional processes. A key focus of our work is the emerging Romania - Moldova - Ukraine strategic triangle, particularly in the context of Ukraine’s future reconstruction and regional integration.

Insights

We deliver executive education and strategic coaching for leaders, family enterprises, and next - generation decision - makers. Our programmes focus on geopolitics, risk navigation, strategic decision - making, and leadership communication. This work is anchored in two dedicated platforms: Eli-Global.org, our leadership development lab, and Superclans.org, which supports major family businesses on succession, governance, narrative, and long - term continuity.

Investments

We facilitate investor access, conduct risk evaluations and due diligence, and craft strategic narratives that support the decision - making process. Beginning in 2026, we will expand from our regional investment framework - CEE+CTIH (CEE Competitive Trade and Investment Hub) - and our national work promoting Romania, to a more granular, local approach. Through our new CCIID model (City and County Image and Investment Development), we will support ambitious communities at home and abroad in shaping their investment identity, improving competitiveness, and attracting high - quality capital.

Internationalisation

We support market entry, export development, and cross - border positioning for companies expanding beyond their home markets. Smartlink also drives the Global Romania initiative (“România Globală”), a platform built on the commitment to promote Romanian companies and entrepreneurs abroad. The platform helps Romanian organisations compete and succeed internationally — and the same expertise and tools are applied to non-Romanian clients seeking stronger global presence.

While our portfolio spans a wider range of industries, the sectors below are those in which we have developed particularly strong credibility, depth, and gravitas.

Finance & Capital Markets
Banca Transilvania · Barclays · HSBC · Bank of America · Deutsche Bank · Citibank · JP Morgan · ING · Erste · Maib Eaton Vance (Morgan Stanley) · Artisan Partners · Promeritum · European Investment Bank · World Bank

Energy, Infrastructure & Industry
OMV Petrom · ExxonMobil · Rompetrol · Nuclearelectrica · Premier Energy · Electrica Windkraft Simonsfeld · Enel · AFV/Beltrame · CRH/Romcim · WOG / PTG

Healthcare & Life Sciences
Novo Nordisk · MSD · Gilead · Johnson & Johnson · AbbVie · Roche · Amgen · Boehringer Ingelheim

Technology, Telecom & Digital Markets
Huawei · Orange / AOMR · Binance · Yahoo · VAR Group / Beenear · Galaxy Backbone · Allegro

Agriculture & Food Systems
Ameropa Grains · Agricover · Al Dahra · Clubul Fermierilor Români

Defense, Security & Reconstruction
Northrop Grumman · NATO · FES

Family Enterprise & Investment Holdings
Selir (Sella Family) · Agricover · Banca Transilvania FB ecosystem

Governments, Diplomacy & Public Sector
Government of Moldova (MAEIE) · European Commission Romanian Permanent Representation · UNDP · WEF

Political Leaders & Foundations
Maia Sandu · Pavel Filip · Victor Ponta · Edi Rama · ALDE · S&D · ELF · FNF · FES · KAS · IRI · NDI · CALD