The FDI Location Advisor is an AI-enabled decision support tool for senior executives, boards, and advisors evaluating geographic options for investment, expansion, or relocation. It structures complex location decisions by presenting an executive-level summary first, followed by rigorous, side-by-side analysis across taxation, incentives, labor markets, regulatory environment, infrastructure, operating costs, and risk.
Outputs are designed to support strategic discussions and board deliberations, translating fragmented location data into clear, comparable insights and actionable conclusions.
Representative use cases
- Evaluate alternative jurisdictions for regional or global headquarters
- Compare near-shore and offshore locations for operational expansion
- Assess long-term regulatory, labor, and tax risk across competing regions
Example prompts
- Compare Dublin and Amsterdam as locations for a European headquarters. Provide an executive summary followed by detailed analysis suitable for a board presentation.
- Valencia versus Nice for foreign direct investment: assess tax regime, incentives, labor availability, regulatory complexity, and risk.
- Analyze Texas, Florida, and California as headquarters locations, including fiscal environment, labor laws, incentives, and long-term competitiveness.
Methodology
Approach
The FDI Location Advisor applies a structured, multi-factor assessment framework to compare jurisdictions on a consistent basis. Analysis is organized around an executive-level synthesis followed by deeper factor-by-factor evaluation.
Core dimensions assessed
- Fiscal environment: corporate tax regimes, incentives, grants, and subsidies
- Labor market: availability, cost, skills, flexibility, and employment regulation
- Regulatory environment: complexity, predictability, compliance burden, and risk
- Infrastructure & access: transport, logistics, digital infrastructure, and market access
- Operating environment: cost structure, business climate, and scalability
- Risk factors: political, regulatory, fiscal, and execution risk
Output structure
- Executive summary with key trade-offs and implications
- Comparative tables and narrative analysis by dimension
- Qualitative risk assessment and directional scoring (where applicable)
Use guidance
Outputs are intended to support strategic decision-making and board discussion and should be complemented with jurisdiction-specific legal, tax, and operational due diligence.
