Service
Business Advisory
Owners, boards and investors face decisions that need sound financial analysis: whether to expand, raise capital, acquire a business or restructure. We provide that analysis and help you act on it.
Overview
Owners, boards and investors face decisions that need sound financial analysis: whether to expand, raise capital, acquire a business or restructure. We provide that analysis and help you act on it.
Our Understanding of Your Needs
Decisions about growth and investment are often made on incomplete figures. A business plan without a tested financial model may not convince a lender. Equally, an acquisition without due diligence can bring hidden tax and legal liabilities. Family businesses face their own questions about governance and succession.
Our advice draws on the firm's audit and tax experience. We know where figures are most likely to be wrong, and we test them before you rely on them.
Scope of Service
Business structuring and group restructuring
Feasibility studies and business plans
Financial modelling and business valuation
Financial and tax due diligence for acquisitions and investments
Capital raising support and investor information packs
Corporate governance reviews against the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance
Performance improvement and cost reduction
Succession and governance planning for family businesses
Finance function and ERP systems advisory
Our Methodology
Advisory engagements follow five stages, with a review point at the end of each stage.
- 1
Discover
- Definition of the decision to be made
- Collection of financial and operating data
Output to you: Agreed terms of reference
- 2
Diagnose
- Analysis of performance, market and risks
- Testing of key assumptions
Output to you: Diagnostic findings
- 3
Design
- Options with financial projections
- Valuation or financial model as required
Output to you: Options paper and model
- 4
Deliver
- Recommendation report and presentation to the board or investors
- Support in negotiations, where required
Output to you: Final report and presentation
- 5
Monitor
- Review of results against plan after implementation
Output to you: Implementation review
Deliverables
01
Feasibility study or business plan
02
Integrated financial model (income statement, balance sheet and cash flow)
03
Valuation report
04
Due diligence report with identified risks and price adjustments
05
Governance or restructuring report with an implementation plan
How We Add Value
Our financial models are built to the standard a lender or investor expects, with separate input sheets, clear assumptions and integrated statements. Our due diligence draws on audit and tax experience, so it identifies issues that a purely commercial review may overlook.
We remain available after the report. Many clients ask us to monitor the plan and report progress to the board.
Applicable Standards and Regulations
- IFRS 13 and International Valuation Standards for valuation work
- Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018
- Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020
- Investments and Securities Act 2025 where relevant
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We prepare the business plan, financial model and information pack that lenders and investors require, and we can attend meetings with them.
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