OUR EXPERTISE
We proudly stand as a leading think tank and advisory Center supporting policymakers and corporate leaders as they navigate through complex governance, risk, sustainability, compliance and strategy priorities.
We do not believe in generalist advice and reject one-size-fits-all solutions: our modus operandi is rooted in crafting bespoke solutions suited to the cultural, legal and organisation-specific landscapes of our clients.
Our team comprises specialised experts, pooling together distinct expertise in thematic, regional, and industrial domains for every project. Leveraging decades of experience working with regulators, companies and investors, our core service portfolio includes:
RESEARCH
ADVISORY
TRAINING
OUR SERVICES
We deploy deep, country specific governance, economic, and strategy expertise to serve a diversity of global clients in the public and private sectors.
Public sector entities trust us with the development of regulatory frameworks, from crafting national corporate governance codes to formulating governance frameworks for state-invested firms.
Private clients solicit us to create bespoke governance and integrity frameworks in the transaction context transactions or normal course of business.
Professional services firms including law, audit, and investment firms call upon us for our guidance transactional and restructuring operations necessitating specialised insight.
We are sector-agnostic and have advised clients across industries including financial services, healthcare, petrochemical, manufacturing, services and beyond.
CORPORATE CLIENTS
For our corporate clients, we are called to develop and evaluate governance frameworks and strategies, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory standards
STATE AND SOVEREIGNS
We support governments, sovereign funds and state-owned enterprises in the development of tailored strategy and governance frameworks
REGULATORY ENTITIES
We support stock exchanges, securities regulators and Central Banks and governmental bodies, to develop regulatory frameworks and strategies
NON FOR PROFIT SECTOR
We actively engage with foundations and international organisations and other NGOs to support their initiatives and advance their priorities
- Desing of environmental, social and governance strategies;
- Bespoke governance, risk, compliance and strategy evaluations;
- Conduct of governance audits and support with regulatory actions;
- Re-design of corporate governance frameworks and procedures;
- Review and optimisation of risk management processes and tools;
- Design corporate disclosure and investor communication;
- Facilitation training and retreats for board menbers and executives;
- Structuring governance for group companies and joint ventures.
- Design of custom legal governance frameworks for SWFs and SOEs;
- Development of regulatory frameworks for sectoral regulators;
- Advisory to governments on improvement of their integrity ratings;
- Development of SOE legislation, ownership policies, disclosure policies, etc;
- Restructuring boards of state-owned firms;
- Provision of training to directors and executives of SWFs and SOEs;
- Support in restructuring and privatisation of state-invested companies;
- Structuring and establishment of governance regimes for SWFs.
- Development of rules and regulations for listed companies;
- Establishment of disclosure platforms and systems for listed companies;
- Development of concepts for attracting listings and portfolio investment;
- Support to research on critical capital market development issues;
- Development training for market participants and listed firms;
- Revision/development of corporate governance codes and regulations;
- Review and development of regulations on market integrity rules;
- Training on the above issues based on international practices.
- Support to the development of governance practices in NGOs;
- Development of governance and economic research for and on the NGO sector;
- Support to donor organisations in executing their national projects;
- Creation of partnerships between national and international stakeholders;
- Training senior executives on governance practices in the NGO sector;
- Coordinating governance and execution of complex multi-donor projects;
- Executing GRC-centered donor projects in lower income countries.
CORPORATE CLIENTS
For our corporate clients, we are called to develop and evaluate governance frameworks and strategies, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory standards
- Desing of environmental, social and governance strategies;
- Bespoke governance, risk, compliance and strategy evaluations;
- Conduct of governance audits and support with regulatory actions;
- Re-design of corporate governance frameworks and procedures;
- Review and optimisation of risk management processes and tools;
- Design corporate disclosure and investor communication;
- Facilitation training and retreats for board menbers and executives;
- structuring governance for group companies and joint ventures.
STATE AND SOVEREIGNS
We support governments, sovereign funds and state-owned enterprises in the development of tailored strategy and governance frameworks
- Design of custom legal governance frameworks for SWFs and SOEs;
- Development of regulatory frameworks for sectoral regulators;
- Advisory to governments on improvement of their integrity ratings;
- Development of SOE legislation, ownership policies, disclosure policies, etc;
- Restructuring boards of state-owned firms to ensure greater effectiveness;
- Provision of training to directors and executives of SWFs and SOEs;
- Support in restructuring and privatisation of state-invested companies;
- Structuring and establishment of governance regimes for SWFs.
REGULATORY ENTITIES
We support stock exchanges, securities regulators and Central Banks and governmental bodies, to develop regulatory frameworks and strategies
- Development of rules and regulations for listed companies;
- Establishment of disclosure platforms and systems for listed companies;
- Development of concepts for attracting listings and portfolio investment;
- Support to research on critical capital market development issues;
- Development training for market participants and listed firms;
- Revision/development of corporate governance codes and regulations;
- Review and development of regulations on market integrity rules;
- Training on the above issues based on international practices.
NON FOR PROFIT SECTOR
We actively engage with foundations and international organisations and other NGOs to support their initiatives and advance their priorities
- Support to the development of governance practices in NGOs;
- Development of governance and economic research for and on the NGO sector;
- Support to donor organisations in executing their national projects;
- Creation of partnerships between national and international stakeholders;
- Training senior executives on governance practices in the NGO sector;
- Coordinating governance and execution of complex multi-donor projects;
- Executing GRC-centered donor projects in lower income countries.
OUR CREDENTIALS
Our experts engage with clients across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America, and are able to engage clients in Arabic, French, Russian, Italian and other languages, ensuring a truly global footprint.