Acquisition International, October 2025 | 17 PRIMEX: Decades of Excellence in Consulting Leadership ith experience spanning 37 countries across the AsiaPacific region, PRIMEX is one of Asia’s leading international management consulting companies. Boasting more than 35 years of excellence in management consulting, the company serves a broad range of sectors, including agriculture and natural resources; transportation; health, education, nutrition, and social protection; urban and infrastructure development; water resources, irrigation, and sanitation; and climate change and risk reduction management. PRIMEX was founded in 1989 and today stands as a highly reputable Filipino firm with broad-ranging skills and expertise, a quality performance record with international financial institutions and public sector clients and fully developed in-house staff and facilities. Since its inception, the firm has built an esteemed reputation amongst international financing institutions and public and private sector clients alike, both in the Philippines and overseas, grounded in consistently outstanding design and management of development projects. Among a select group of Filipino consulting firms to have successfully broken into international markets, PRIMEX has demonstrated its ability to compete with firms from large, developed countries in bidding for consulting services. Its consistent success in securing contracts from multilateral institutions such as the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank, as well as bilateral agencies including Japan International Cooperation Agency and the United States Agency for International Development, reflects its technical strength, global credibility, and reputation for excellence. Since the early 2000s, PRIMEX has consistently ranked among the top five Philippines-incorporated firms consulting with the ADB, for both technical assistance and loanfunded projects. On its 30th anniversary in 2019, PRIMEX entered a strategic partnership with Oriental Consultants Global, a leading Japanese firm. This collaboration has enabled both companies to expand their project portfolios and broaden their sectoral and geographic reach across the Asia-Pacific region. By combining PRIMEX’s deep regional expertise with OCG’s international footprint, the partnership reinforces PRIMEX’s position as a trusted development partner for multilateral organisations, public institutions, and private sector clients. At its core, PRIMEX is on a mission to provide world-class technical, advisory, and project management services in accordance with the highest standards of professional excellence. To this end, the company is dedicated to the global quality standards as exemplified by its ISO 9001:2015 certification, originally approved in 2010 and recertified periodically since then, with its latest issued in September 2022. Such standards drive PRIMEX’s commitment to delivering quality, professionalism, and integrity across all engagements. This commitment is deeply ingrained among its staff, from top management down to its newest recruits, and is reflected in the ways in which PRIMEX conducts businesses with its clients. Every contract undertaken by PRIMEX has been satisfactorily completed, with none ever terminated early for cause. The high-level management support it provides to its consultant teams, along with its unwavering engagement in end-to-end project implementation, have enabled the company to establish itself as the go-to partner for both government clients and overseas development assistant agencies. Its excellence has been recognised; PRIMEX’s consistent delivery of high quality consulting services has earned the firm multiple accolades over the years, celebrating its technical expertise, client satisfaction, and regional impact. This includes recognition as the Philippines’ Leading Agriculture and Environmental Management Consultancy Firm of the Year 2021 in Acquisition International magazine’s Leading Advisor Awards. Most recently, PRIMEX was named the Philippines Leading Project Management Consultancy Firm of the Year 2025 in this year’s Leading Advisor Awards, affirming its reputation as a trusted and results-driven development partner. Demonstrating a proven track record, a growing international footprint, and a steadfast commitment to excellence, PRIMEX is poised to continue shaping the development landscape across Asia and beyond. Its enduring partnerships, award-winning performance, and deep sectoral expertise position the firm to meet evolving client needs and global challenges with agility and confidence. As it looks to the future, PRIMEX remains dedicated to delivering impactful solutions that drive sustainable growth and inclusive development. Contact: Jennifer Ativo Company: Pacific Rim Innovation and Management Exponents, Inc. Web Address: www.primexinc.org Development consulting plays a vital role in shaping infrastructure, policy, and social outcomes across AsiaPacific. Pacific Rim Innovation and Management Exponents (PRIMEX) is a Filipino firm with a longstanding regional presence, renowned for its technical expertise, sectoral breadth, and consistent delivery of high quality advisory and project management services. We explored PRIMEX’s consulting legacy below, as the firm is named in the Leading Advisor Awards 2025. W
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