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Building tomorrow's investments with you.

Industrial development consulting, partner and funding search, project owner's assistance: we support entrepreneurs, developers and investors from the first idea through to delivery.

Modern office tower
1,200+assignments in industrial companies
48countries where we have a network
280+types of industrial projects
50+qualified consultants and experts

Our services

Full support, from advice to implementation

Industrial development consulting

We advise political and government leaders on setting up industrial development action programmes: coordinating policy, preparing laws and decrees, and working with trade associations, chambers of commerce and banks.

Partner search

The right partner gives a project its value. Our international consultants present and defend your industrial projects before manufacturers, investors and developers, to complete your shareholder base.

Funding search

We identify, structure and put in place the mechanisms for obtaining funding, so that lenders see you as a responsible and competent project sponsor.

Industrial project coordination

Organisation charts, works schedules, engineers and technicians seconded on site: we coordinate your projects to keep to time, quality and budget.

Project owner's services

As project owner or assistant, we handle operational tasks for the developer: administrative and technical conditions, selecting the project manager and subcontractors, contracts, approving plans and disbursements.

Financial engineering

Funding for start-ups, growth and succession, securities issues, guarantees, financial instruments, loans, investment programmes and set-up of assets.

Fleet of construction machinery

Who we work with

From entrepreneurs to investors, a single partner

  • Entrepreneurs seeking equity to start up, grow, transfer or turn around their business.
  • Advisers: accountants, auditors, tax specialists, notaries, corporate lawyers, bankers and consultants. We are their partner for these advisory services.
  • Acquirers, who find through us the companies available for takeover.
  • Developers and investors who wish to carry out financial transactions or need project owner's assistance.
  • Fellow professionals who want to update their knowledge through our network of experts in industrial, hotel and tourism investments.

Our approach

Opening up your capital is an exceptional decision. We prepare it with you.

We advise you on choosing financial partners, structuring the transaction and organising the procedures.

  1. 1

    Request & summary

    You submit your funding request together with a summary note on the project.

  2. 2

    Financing plan

    Our consultants prepare the business plan designed to convince investors.

  3. 3

    Investment committee

    The plan is reviewed, refined and validated with partners at a committee we prepare.

  4. 4

    Memorandum of agreement

    Letter of intent, then a legally binding agreement: audits, expert reviews, contracts, guarantees, timetable.

  5. 5

    Structuring & release

    Loan files, sureties and guarantees, first board meeting, gradual release of funds.

  6. 6

    Investment monitoring

    Regular dashboard, board preparation, experts available for major strategic decisions.

Funding

Private equity, another way to finance your project

Equity funding provided by professionals, aimed at unlisted companies and high-potential projects. It is not limited to start-ups or high-tech.

Our financial instruments

  • Ordinary loans at market rates, co-financing with bilateral or multilateral institutions
  • Special operations funds of development banks
  • Asset deposits and bank guarantees
  • Shares and bonds
  • Mezzanine financing (second-ranking, unsecured debt)
  • Contribution of external funds

Entry & exit

We can take a stake alongside the investor as proof of our confidence. The entry price is set from profitability forecasts, for an expected return generally between 20 and 30% per year. The exit procedure is recorded in a shareholders' agreement.

Exit routes: trade sale · stock-market listing · buy-out by other shareholders · refinancing by another financial investor.

Terms of application (indicative)

Loan typeTermGrace periodRateCoverage
Special loans20 to 40 years—1 to 4%50%, up to 90%
Development loans (State guarantee required)up to 50 years—0 to 0.75%50%
Ordinary loans12 to 20 years2 to 5 years7.4 to 12%50 to 70% of project
Investment loans40 years10 years max1 to 3%70% of project

Our strengths

Field expertise, a worldwide network

Industrial portIndustrial installation

20 years of experience

A team of partners with more than 20 years of development experience.

Over 50 consultants

Qualified, available, and members of several associations and groups.

Presence in 36 countries

Design offices, training centres, maintenance and after-sales firms and construction companies, led by more than 250 sales representatives and business introducers.

A reliable address book

Commercial, technical and financial partners from China, Europe, Canada, Brazil, India…

Quality & compliance

Work compliant with ISO, HACCP, Bureau Veritas, SOCOTEC, APAVE… standards, optimised lead times and constant availability.

Our references

Trusted by international institutions and organisations

World BankPrivate sector support — sub-Saharan Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia
UNIDOBNSTP projects — Morocco, Algeria, Madagascar, Colombia, Brazil
European CommunityAudit of business support systems — sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe
Ministry of Foreign AffairsFrance
Ministry of SMEs and CraftsGabon
Ministry of Industry and TradeNiger · Malaysia
Ministry of Vocational TrainingTunisia · United Arab Emirates
Moroccan Export Promotion CentreMorocco
Japanese CooperationRestructuring of the cotton sector — Burkina Faso
Finnish CooperationRestructuring of the pharmaceutical sector — Morocco, Burkina Faso, Niger
Canadian CooperationRestructuring of textile companies — Morocco

Our ecosystem

A network of financial and industrial partners

Agora International B.S.A. Business Service Assistance Sofadim Group Sodicafrique Group Ltd
BanksInsurance companiesPension fundsFoundationsFinancial companiesSector specialistsIndustrial group subsidiariesFamily groupsTurnaround firms

Code of ethics

Clear commitments to our clients and partners

Confidentiality

No confidential information is disclosed without the prior agreement of those concerned.

Independence & transparency

Prior disclosure of any conflict of interest and a clear statement of our level of dependence.

Loyalty

Loyalty towards partner companies, between consultants, and in the information shared with investors.

Rigorous management

Careful management of entrusted capital, verification of its origin and regular reporting to capital providers.

Professional standing

We refuse any transaction that could damage the reputation of the consulting profession.

Arbitration

Submission to arbitration by the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris and to the courts of our registered office.

Contact

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