Financial & Strategic Advisory

An overview of our Financial & Srategic Advisory services.

As companies grow and evolve, they will likely have increasing needs for addressing capital structure, financing arrangements, management infrastructure and operational issues. Often, existing management has not dealt with these kinds of issues, and, more importantly, it does not have the time or resources to address them.

Capital | Africa's experienced professionals are adept at independently reviewing and evaluating a company's situation in order to identify alternative approaches for management to consider in the context of the company's goals.

CA's financial advisory services are tailored to a client's specific needs. The firm's extensive experience includes:

• Financial analyses to assist management in identifying and validating assumptions and testing profitability impact.
• Evaluation reports based on interviews with management and key personnel.
• Attendance and participation at Board meetings to provide an independent perspective.
• Advice for companies in distressed situations and evaluation of strategic alternatives to address these situations

Strategic Advisory Services
Client strategy development is at the core of CA's activities. CA assists clients in defining goals and developing strategies that will provide the best direction and focus for corporate growth. A major factor that may impact a client's plan to effectively implement or execute its strategies is the diversity of business environments globally. This is particularly true in the emerging markets of East Africa, where culture, regulatory issues and local business practices vary widely - an area where CA has extensive demonstrated expertise.

CA will draw on the substantial local, regional and global experience from its group of professionals and associates to assist clients in the development and execution of strategies that will provide the direction for corporate growth. The firm provides end-to-end support in connection with mergers and acquisitions, alliances, joint ventures and other strategic transactions. CA is committed to establishing long-term relationships with clients that is based on providing clients with result-oriented services directed to corporate growth and profitability.

The development of a strategic plan must be a collaborative effort where CA would work closely with the client's management team. A first step in this process would be to undertake a full assessment of the client's external position in relation to a given market or situation and any regulatory factors that could have an impact on the final objective. This is followed by an assessment of the client's internal resources, capabilities and performance both operating and financial. The foregoing combined with understanding the constituents that drive market factors: viability, strength and competition etc., are critical to identifying strategic issues and evolving suitable strategies. This is a process that is not only analytical but also one that needs to be creative and intuitive in developing the most effective strategies.

Corporate development based on sound strategies should enhance shareholders value in terms of creating and increasing company value. Value-based management has, therefore, become a significant challenge for senior management. CA's advisory services in the area of corporate development are focused on increasing or realising company value (e.g. purchase/sale of a company) through internal and external strategies and opportunities. A synopsis of our financial and strategic advisory services include:

Advisory Services: CA has established a unique financial advisory practice in Tanzania. Clients count on our integrity and financial expertise in a number of financial advisory services.

Transaction Advisory: Fairness, Solvency, Capital Adequacy and other Transaction-Related Opinions; and Valuations of Various Equity Positions.

Financial Consulting: Strategic Alternatives Advisory; Value Maximization; Government and Regulatory Consulting; Joint Venture (JV), Strategic Alliances and Partnerships; and Portfolio Valuation.

Feasibility Studies and Business Plans: Capital | Africa works closely with clients to prepare winning feasibility studies for project finance, structured finance or trade finance capital raising objectives and prepares business plans for entrepreneurs, businesses, large corporates and governmental agencies for financing from commercial banks, venture capital and private equity firms, pension funds, regional and bilateral development banks, international development agencies and multilateral financial institutions.