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Corporate Finance 

Our Corporate Finance services support organisations, shareholders and investors in evaluating transactions, funding requirements and strategic financial decisions. We provide objective financial advice that helps clients assess opportunities, understand material risks and execute transactions with discipline. Our engagements receive senior attention throughout, supported by experienced transaction professionals and specialist capability across the HLB network for South African and cross-border matters. 

Why It Matters

Transactions and capital decisions can materially affect ownership, funding capacity, financial performance and shareholder value. Boards and investors require reliable analysis of value, assumptions, funding requirements and transaction risks before committing capital. Independent corporate finance advice supports objective evaluation, informed negotiation and decisions aligned with the organisation’s long-term objectives. 

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Our Corporate Finance Services

Our services support clients across the transaction and capital lifecycle, from evaluating opportunities and funding requirements to transaction completion and restructuring. Explore our Corporate Finance services below.

We advise shareholders, management teams, investors and corporate groups on acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Our support may include transaction preparation, buyer or target identification, valuation, financial modelling, due diligence coordination, structuring, negotiation and assistance through completion.

We assist organisations in evaluating and pursuing equity, debt and hybrid funding aligned with their capital requirements, financial position and strategic objectives. Our support may include funding strategy, financial modelling, feasibility assessment, investor or lender materials and engagement with potential capital providers, subject to applicable regulatory and licensing requirements.

We perform buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence to provide greater clarity over a business’s financial position, performance and cash-generating capacity. Our analysis may cover earnings quality, revenue, costs, working capital, cash flow, capital expenditure, debt, financial controls and significant assumptions.

We prepare business valuations for transactions, shareholder decisions, restructuring, financial reporting and other commercial purposes. Depending on the circumstances, our analysis may apply income, market or asset-based methods, including discounted cash flow, comparable company multiples, precedent transactions, net asset value and sum-of-the-parts analysis.

We advise organisations and shareholders on financial and transaction restructuring intended to improve capital stability, address funding constraints or support changes in ownership or operating structure. Our work may include recapitalisations, refinancing, covenant assessment, shareholder reorganisations, management buy-outs and transaction-related restructuring.

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To discuss your organisation’s transaction, capital raising, valuation, due diligence or restructuring requirements, please contact our Corporate Finance team. 

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