04/Expert Research Capabilities. For over 20 years we have produced independent and insightful market and sector research (including our own Weighted Securities Indexes)
Our research complements both our investment banking and strategic consulting functions ensuring both our team and client research recipients are up to date on the latest corporate and commercial developments that impact their business operations.
Strategic Research Function We are engaged to complete in-depth research assignments that allow clients to plan and position them for priority business decisions.
Recent confidential work has included:
Detailed market entry studies for international corporates considering entry into the Australasian markets and Australian companies considering strategies for market expansion
Macro and micro economic research including market size, market growth and market change for clients considering their next big move.
‘Sector Opportunity Analysis’ including assessment of specific strategies against a basket of potential strategies.
Competitor analysis including market share, market dynamic, financial metric benchmarking and ‘champion product/service’ analysis.
We work cost-effectively and quickly on research assignments. We leverage the extensive research resources at our disposal and ensure that high-quality information is to the client as swiftly as possible.
LCC Asia Pacific’s 2026 Sector Research
Specialist Industrial Services
Cryogenic Services Inside the LNG Train
Cryogenic refrigeration services are critical to the operation of the LNG Train and process. We provide an overview of the market and opportunity.
LNG & Oilfield Services Focus
Macro Economic Research & Opportunity
The Last Mile of Hydrocarbons: Decommissioning of Offshore Oil & Gas
Decommissioning has shifted from an end-of-life accounting provision to a present-day capital allocation problem for an entire industry. Australia's Commonwealth-waters liability is now formally estimated at A$43.6 billion in real terms (A$66.8 billion inflated to 2063), covering 700+ wells, 7,600 km of pipeline and 520 subsea structures. South-East Asia's aggregate liability sits in a US$30 – 100 billion range across 1,500+ platforms and 7,000+ wells.
Marine Industrial Services
Macro Economic Research & Opportunity
Wharves, Ports, Offshore Oil & Gas — The Specialist Services Opportunity
Marine and offshore engineering services represent one of the most defensible specialist industrial services sectors globally — characterised by deep asset-specific expertise, long project cycles, non-discretionary demand and high barriers to entry.
Aerospace & Space Economy
Sector Review & Opportunity
Earth Observation Satellites & Technologies
The satellite and earth observation (EO) sector is experiencing a period of significant capital formation, technological maturation and commercial consolidation. Driven by the convergence of miniaturised satellite hardware, AI-enabled data analytics and growing demand from defence, , mining, agriculture, energy and environmental monitoring customers, the sector has attracted substantial venture capital and growth equity across multiple sub-verticals.
Australia’s Water Sector
Groundwater Quality, Aquifer Stress and the Private Capital Opportunity
Bore Water Contamination In Australia
Bore water quality across inland NSW and Queensland is under chronic and accelerating stress. The 2019–2020 drought drove unprecedented reliance on groundwater at precisely the moment aquifer pressures were falling and dissolved mineral concentrations were rising.
Specialist Waste
Mercury in Oil and Gas: Extraction, Treatment and Opportunities
Asia-Pacific — The World's Most Acute Mercury Challenge
Mercury is the most dangerous naturally occurring contaminant in the oil and gas industry — and Southeast Asia has the highest concentrations anywhere in the world.
This brief maps the problem, the technology landscape, key operators, and the investment opportunity for PE firms and corporate players alike.
Industrial Services, Contracting & Engineering
Order Book Credibility in Industrial Services & Engineering M&A
When the Forward Contract Book Doesn’t Support the Price
In industrial services and engineering acquisitions, a vendor’s financial forecast is only as credible as the contracted revenue underpinning it. Where the forward order book is thin, the gap between projected and contracted revenue must be treated as risk, not aspiration — with potential direct, material consequences for both the proposed valuation and the ultimate deal structure.