About groupMAV
Independent judgment for high-stakes China-related business decisions.
GroupMAV works with international companies that need a sober external view of a China-related business decision, operating situation, or investment opportunity. The work is direct: review the decision, verify the facts on the ground, and make the next decision with open eyes.
who we are
GroupMAV was founded in 2006 as Maverick China Research and renamed in 2019. The firm focuses on China-related diagnostic reviews, embedded support, and business due diligence.
The common thread is decisions with real commercial consequences that should not be taken at face value. We are brought in when the facts are unclear, the stakes are significant, and management needs an external view grounded in reality.
Who is behind it
GroupMAV was founded by Boaz Rottenberg.
Boaz has lived and worked in China for more than two decades — as Deputy General Manager of a Chinese industrial manufacturer, in commercial due diligence and local negotiations across multiple acquisitions, and in board and senior management roles across China and other emerging markets.
Past client work has included PayPal, American Express, Visa, Mastercard, SK Telecom, NTT Data, Mettler Toledo, Gardner Denver, Ingersoll Rand, Nokia, Motorola, Intel, eBay, Ingenico, across commercial due diligence, market entry, and operating decisions.
This work comes out of direct exposure to how China-related business decisions are sold internally, executed on the ground, and misread when management is relying on the wrong facts, the wrong partner, or the wrong internal picture.
team capability
Rachel Lee has led GroupMAV's China operations since 2012 and runs on-the-ground work — site visits, verification, interviews, and direct checking.
who we work with
GroupMAV works with international companies, investors, owners, and senior decision-makers dealing with serious China-related business questions.
The fit is strongest when:
the decision matters
the facts are unclear
internal reporting is not enough
the cost of getting it wrong is significant
Unfiltered judgment, when it matters.