STRATEGIC ADVISORY

FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE FOR IMPORTANT DECISIONS

Strategic Advisory Meeting ATIB

CLARITY BEFORE COMMITMENT

Significant strategic decisions often involve more than one financial question.

A business, institution or government may be considering expansion, entry into a new market, investment in a major asset, a strategic partnership, reorganisation of an existing operation or the allocation of capital between competing priorities.

Before capital is committed, the commercial objective, financial implications, principal risks, stakeholder requirements and route towards implementation should be clearly understood.

ATIB helps clients evaluate these considerations through a structured financial and institutional perspective, providing greater clarity over the realistic options and what each may require in practice.

STRATEGIC ADVISORY CAPABILITIES

ATIB helps clients examine the financial and institutional implications of important strategic choices before a particular transaction, product or financing route is selected.

GROWTH & EXPANSION STRATEGY

Assess the financial case for expansion, market entry, additional operating capacity, partnerships and the capital or liquidity required to implement the proposed direction.

CAPITAL ALLOCATION

Consider how limited capital may be allocated between existing operations, expansion, acquisitions, debt reduction, shareholder distributions and new strategic opportunities.

STRATEGIC OPTIONS ASSESSMENT

Compare credible alternatives - including organic growth, acquisition, partnership, external financing, asset disposal or a combination of approaches - and examine their financial and execution implications.

PARTNERSHIP & STAKEHOLDER STRATEGY

Consider the appropriate financial and commercial roles of investors, lenders, governments, development institutions, operating partners and other stakeholders required to advance the opportunity.

EXPLORE CORPORATE FINANCIAL ADVISORY

FROM STRATEGIC QUESTION TO EXECUTABLE DIRECTION

Strategic advice is most valuable when it gives decision-makers a clearer understanding of the choice before them and the practical requirements for moving forward.

  • A clearly defined strategic question and intended outcome

  • A stronger understanding of the current financial position

  • Comparison of credible strategic alternatives

  • Visibility over capital, liquidity and implementation requirements

  • Greater clarity over stakeholders, risks and dependencies

  • A practical direction towards financing or transaction readiness

A strategic engagement may ultimately identify the need for detailed financial analysis, external capital, an acquisition, a disposal or a structured financing solution. Where this occurs, the mandate may progress to the relevant ATIB capability, subject to mandate acceptance, assessment, approval and service availability.

STRATEGY SHOULD LEAD TOWARDS EXECUTION

Strategic advice should not end with an abstract recommendation. It should give decision-makers a clearer understanding of the realistic options, the capital and institutional requirements, the principal risks and the steps required to progress.

ATIB’s Strategic Advisory capability is intended for established corporations and business groups, entrepreneurs and family-owned enterprises, financial institutions, governments, public bodies, state-owned enterprises, institutional investors, project sponsors and international organisations evaluating African opportunities.

Detailed financial analysis may be addressed through Corporate Financial Advisory. A defined funding requirement may progress to International Capital Raising, while a transaction or project mandate may require Mergers & Acquisitions or Structured & Project Finance.

DISCUSS A STRATEGIC MANDATE