Sector Search and Research
Investment offers a means of enhancing market position or entering new markets both at home and abroad. Investment activity can bring tremendous rewards but is not without risks. In order to mitigate these risks we offer a search service at various levels of sophistication. We recognize that good research starts with good design and results in answers to the clients’ questions – providing not just information but insight. Research projects are planned to provide organized data that can be conveniently analyzed, correctly interpreted and appropriately synthesized into practical, useful and beneficial conclusions for the client. Services offered under this area include:
Sectoral Studies
- Definition of industry structure and sectoral parameters, sub sectors, growth and development
- Defining the regulatory and legal framework, infrastructure, market structure, import vs export, distribution channels, technology, competition, etc
- Demand-Supply analysis
- Industry players and their bargaining power, raw material suppliers, spares/parts vendors, channel members, technology suppliers, consumers, competitors, workers, etc and their respective advantages/disadvantages
- Barriers to entry
Target Companies
- Corporate and business review
- Financial structure and shareholding
- Financial analysis
- Market analysis (product/s review, competitive positioning, target markets, channels, promotional strategy, competition, competitive advantage, tariff, etc)
- Organizational structure and human resources
- SWOT analysis
- Potential synergies and value addition for acquirer
- Preliminary screening and prioritization
Investors/ Bidders
- Identification of strategic and financial investors
- Market and financial due diligence of potential investors
- Identification and quantification of synergies
- Developing evaluation criteria and benchmarks
- Investor evaluation and recommendations