Corporate Finance

The world of corporate finance is changing in leaps and bounds. Hardly a week goes by without an innovative corporate finance instrument. With our high level of expertise, we assist our clients to make real breakthroughs by applying the state-of-the-art knowledge in financial engineering. We have the expertise to apply modern financial engineering techniques to develop instruments which are structured to respond to various configurations of cash flow timing and risk. Such financially engineered solutions will usually combine traditional financial instruments such as debt and equity with derivative products such as index-linked instruments. Our experience in this area has been put to use in Ghana to develop a bond instrument for the Government of Ghana whose principal and interest payments are linked to the Consumer Price Index.

Our corporate finance services are highly targeted in the following activity areas:

• Equity and Debt Financing
• Valuation Services
• Mergers and Acquisition
• Treasury Management

Equity and Debt Financing

The development of financial markets, including the establishment of the Ghana Stock Exchange has created new opportunities for the private sector to source capital. Beyond traditional banking services, capital can be raised through private placements and public issues of debt, equity and other hybrid instruments. SEM has world-class expertise to assist companies wishing to raise capital. This includes:

• Financial analysis and the preparation of a comprehensive financing plan,
• Preparation of a private placement memorandum
• The structuring of debt and equity issues
• Structuring and placement of private equity and venture capital funds
• Private placement of financial with institutional and individual investors

Valuation Services

For many reasons, it may be necessary for a company to have an estimate of the value of a business. Using state of the art methods, SEM can provide a formal report of value for a firm. These reports can range from a brief condensed to a few pages or a more detailed package tailored to your needs.

Mergers and Acquisitions SEM assists in:

• Identifying potential merger and/or acquisition candidates and establishing a fit
• Merger feasibility analysis
• Structuring a merger
• Arranging financing
• Merger implementation

Treasury Management

We assist public and private sector clients to manage their resources in the most efficient manner. This involves the following:

• Cash management systems
• Long-term funding
• Short-term investment and borrowing
• Risk management.