Diagnose
Facts first, fast.
We build the fact base in weeks, not months, combining your data with field research, customer interviews and market evidence.
Strategy and transformation Africa, Middle East, Global
We help leaders across Africa, the Middle East and fast-growing markets make the few decisions that matter most, then stay in the room until they deliver.
Tailored to you
Questions we help answer
Most strategies fail somewhere between the boardroom and the market. We stay for that part. Fewer recommendations, decisions with owners, and results you can measure.
Capabilities that work together
All capabilities-
Corporate Strategy
Where to play, how to win and what to stop doing. We help boards and leadership teams set a direction they can fund, staff and defend.
- M&A and Transactions From target screening to post-merger integration. Commercial due diligence and value creation plans for corporates and investors.
- Growth and Market Entry Sizing the real opportunity, choosing the right entry model and building the commercial engine to capture it.
- Operations and Supply Chain Leaner costs, resilient supply chains and operations that scale. Performance improvement that shows up in the P&L.
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Digital and AI Transformation
Turning technology investment into business results: AI use cases with clear value, modern data foundations and digital products customers adopt.
- Organisation and Leadership Operating models, leadership alignment and the culture that makes strategy executable.
- Sustainability and Energy Transition Decarbonisation strategies that make commercial sense, and new growth from the energy transition.
- Public Sector and Development Policy, programme design and delivery support for governments, development agencies and foundations.
Global perspective.
Local conviction.
CasablancaCairoDakarAccraLagosAddis AbabaKinshasaNairobiJohannesburg
Our deepest roots. We work across West, East, Southern and North Africa with teams who understand informal trade, multi-currency balance sheets and how policy is made, not just what it says.
- Market entry and expansion
- Investor due diligence
- Public sector and development
- Consumer and financial inclusion
CairoAmmanKuwait CityRiyadhJeddahManamaDohaAbu DhabiDubaiMuscat
Ambitious national visions are reshaping entire economies. We help governments, family groups and corporates turn those visions into investable, deliverable programmes.
- Economic diversification
- Giga-project and infrastructure strategy
- Family business governance
- Digital and AI programmes
New YorkLondonLagosCairoDubaiNairobiJohannesburgSingapore
For multinationals and investors looking toward high-growth markets, we bridge head office priorities and local reality, so strategy travels well.
- Emerging-market growth strategy
- Cross-border M&A
- Supply chain resilience
- Operating model design
How we work
Four disciplines we bring to every engagement.
Decide
Fewer, sharper choices.
We frame the real options, quantify the trade-offs and work with leaders until a small set of decisions has clear owners.
Deliver
From plan to performance.
We stay through implementation, standing up delivery teams, removing blockers and tracking value against targets.
Embed
Capability that stays.
We transfer tools, routines and know-how so your teams keep improving long after our work is done.
Industries we know from the inside
All industries- Financial Services Banks, insurers, payments and fintech players competing for the next generation of customers.
- Energy and Natural Resources Oil and gas, power, renewables and mining companies navigating price cycles and the transition.
- Consumer Goods and Retail Brands, retailers and distributors winning young, urbanising and value-conscious consumers.
- Technology, Media and Telecoms Operators, tower companies, platforms and media groups building the digital economy.
- Healthcare and Life Sciences Providers, payers, pharma and investors expanding access to quality care.
- Agribusiness and Food Producers, processors and traders building more productive and resilient food systems.
- Infrastructure and Industrials Transport, logistics, construction and manufacturing businesses building physical capacity.
- Government and Development Ministries, agencies, development finance institutions and foundations driving public value.
Latest thinking
All insights
Planning for growth when nothing holds still
Currency swings, policy shifts and demand shocks make five-year plans look fragile. Leaders who win set a clear direction and build options to adapt.
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Do the most consequential work of your career.
Join a team that solves hard problems in the markets that will shape the next decade. Small teams, real responsibility and partners who invest in your growth.
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