Our services
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Due Diligence
Before entering into a business partnership, merger or acquisition, or simply as part of prospecting, it is essential to conduct thorough checks on the background, reputation and solvency of the parties involved. Surcouf Afrik Strategies is there to provide decision support regarding a designated target: this involves identifying the favorable and unfavorable aspects and subsequently identifying the threats, weaknesses and risks linked to a project.
The means implemented, which combine open and semi-open sources, searches carried out deep in the web, exploration of databases and, above all, requests for relevant human contacts in the field, are agreed with the client on the basis of an explicit commercial proposition.
Customized studies
Beyond the due diligence, Surcouf Afrik Strategies Ltd can enlighten its clients on the risks linked to the business environment and in particular political, security or compliance risks. Surcouf Afrik Strategies adapts to the needs of its clients by producing alert notes or situation reports established thanks to its knowledge of the field and its contacts.
Business support and Public Affairs
Any commercial project in Africa requires an environmental study, an analysis of decision-making circuits, and a thoughtful and prudent choice of local partners, whether subcontractors, shareholders, or suppliers. A risk analysis is also absolutely necessary for a company that wants to establish itself on the ground and invest in Africa.
Surcouf Afrik Strategies supports its clients in their commercial projects, even working closely alongside staff dedicated to commercial development. If the client so desires, Surcouf is able to identify and make the necessary reliable contacts, help establish appropriate presentations and language elements, even prepare materially for trips and accompany the client in the field, on the basis of a partnership.
In addition, if large companies are used to discussing and approaching the government authorities and security services of African countries, many innovative companies of medium or modest size are depriving themselves of these opportunities due to lack of experience. Surcouf Afrik is able to support them in their efforts towards these institutional contacts.
Finally, Surcouf will propose to the client, if desired, the measures to take to limit the risks, whether political, security, financial or legal, as part of long-term support.
SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS
Beyond business intelligence, knowledge of the needs of States in terms of sovereign security architecture is at the heart of the know-how of the two partners of Surcouf Afrik Strategies. We are able to carry out, in complete confidentiality, specialized training, organizational audits, and identify private sector partners with proven reliability who can help a State to improve its capacities to identify and characterize the threats that weigh on his safety.
