Eastbridge Partners facilitates your internationalization to penetrate global markets, find new clients, suppliers and channel distributors.
Contact Eastbridge Partners to expand globally with local partners.
About Eastbridge Partners
Founded in 2023, Eastbridge Partners is a Barcelona-based advisory firm specializing in connecting businesses between Spain and Southeast Asia.
The firm focuses on M&A, strategic partnerships, and market entry for small and mid-sized companies that prioritize trust, cultural fluency, and effective execution.
Eastbridge Partners combines strategic insight with deep cultural understanding to help clients navigate cross-border opportunities.
The team’s experience across both European and ASEAN markets enables clients to identify aligned partners, structure sustainable deals, and execute collaborations that deliver measurable results.
Services
High-Value Matchmaking and Deal Facilitation
Eastbridge Partners identifies, qualifies, and connects investors, buyers, and distributors, leveraging cultural fluency and proven processes to convert introductions into long-term commercial relationships.
Market Entry and Representation
The firm supports ASEAN companies establishing operations in Spain and Spanish firms expanding into ASEAN markets.
Services include market access strategy, institutional coordination, and on-the-ground representation to ensure sustainable growth.
International M&A and Partnership Advisory
Eastbridge Partners advises SMEs on buy- and sell-side mandates, joint ventures, and alliances between Spain and ASEAN. The firm provides discreet, efficient guidance through valuation, negotiation, and execution phases.
Leadership Team
Elianna Paner
Strategy and International Partnerships Lead
Elianna Paner oversees strategy and international partnerships at Eastbridge Partners, with expertise spanning international affairs, institutional relations and market expansion between Europe and Southeast Asia.
Her background includes collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines on infrastructure development, as well as contributions to education and SDG initiatives in Thailand and Vietnam.
Elianna’s work across government, global programs, and research on smart cities and urban governance informs her forward-looking approach to connecting institutions, companies and markets across regions.
Victor Horcasitas
Business and Institutional Lead
Victor Horcasitas brings over two decades of international experience in business development, technology, and communications.
Based in Barcelona, he leads Eastbridge Partners’ institutional relations and partnerships across Spain, working with chambers of commerce, investors, and Catalan companies to connect them with global opportunities.
Fluent in English, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages, Victor combines strategic acumen with cultural fluency to build trust-based relationships and guide clients through complex market expansions and cross-border investments.
Laia Lara Burgos
Project Manager - Business Development and Market Research
Laia is a specialist in international business expansion, dedicated to "Go On", an international project that leverages strategic market analysis to facilitate the global growth of client companies.
Laia's extensive experience includes successfully guiding and executing trade missions to diverse global markets, notably Finland and Costa Rica, since 2023.
Laia is currently focused on developing market entry strategies for Spanish companies seeking to expand into Asia, particularly India and South Korea by planning and coordinating localized intelligence studies in the pharmaceutical, wellness and food and beverage sectors
Gisela Sila Perez
Project Manager - International Business Strategy and Market Entry
Gisela is an expert in international business strategy, dedicated to the "Go On" project, that specializes in the globalization of enterprises achieved through rigorous market research and the execution of customized trade missions.
Gisela's leadership has driven successful international initiatives in diverse markets, including northern Europe and Central America.
Gisela concentrates on strategic expansion into the Asian market, particularly India and South Korea, demonstrating her local market expertise in identifying and connecting with target clients, channel partners and market research reports and market insights.
Bridging Spain with Southeast Asia
Since its founding in 2023, Eastbridge Partners has established itself as a trusted bridge between Spain and Southeast Asia. In a short time, the firm has completed eight cross-border projects and advised twelve companies on strategic expansion, M&A and partnerships. Actively operating in two key markets, Eastbridge Partners continues to build meaningful business connections grounded in trust, cultural understanding and precise execution.