- Case Studies

CASE STUDIES AND DETAILS OF OUR SERVICES

Business Consulting

Some of the projects we have undertaken are listed below.

Master and Business Plan incorporating Financial and Industry Assessment

  • Development and operation of an industrial park in Oman: Investment = RM7.0 (USD1.6) billion.
  • Development and operation of an integrated industrial park with centralised utility facilities, commercial, residential and healthcare: Investment = RM4.8 (USD1.1) billion.
  • Development and operation of an integrated multifunction development incorporating global industrial cluster for a State Government: Investment = RM3.5 billion (USD0.8) billion.
  • Development of a mixed industrial, commercial and residential property: Investment = RM1.6 billion (USD380 million).

Business Plan incorporating Financial and Industry Assessment

  • Development and operation of an international seaside resort in Cambodia. Investment = USD250 million (RM1.1 billion).
  • Development and operation of an integrated shopping mall, hotel and residential apartments in Cambodia: Investment =USD200 million (RM900 million).
  • Development and operation of an integrated dry port and global logistic park: Investment = RM350 million (USD80 million).
  • Establishment and operation of a manufacturing of industrial brown paper using agricultural waste: Investment = RM250 million (USD60 million).
  • Development and operation of a worker’s accommodation in UAE: USD50 million (RM220 million).
  • Establishment and operation of a clinker and cement manufacturing plant: Investment = RM200 million (USD45 million).
  • Development and operation of an international ferry terminal and provision of ferry services: Investment = RM100 million (USD23 million).
  • Development and operation of an integrated logistics and regional e-fulfilment hub with capital investment of RM100 million (USD23 million).
  • Operation of a maritime security base for a Federal Government authority under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) arrangement: Investment = RM60 million (USD14 million).
  • Business plan for the registration as a Capital Market Services Provider

Feasibility Study incorporating Financial and Industry Assessments

  • Operation of an upstream iron and steel mill: Financing = RM400 (USD90) million
  • Development and operation of an international convention and exhibition centre: Investment = RM150 million (USD34 million).
  • Development and operation of a dry port and multimodal logistic centre: Investment = RM120 million (USD27 million).
  • Joint-venture operation for the import and distribution of a bulk commodity: Working capital = RM100 million (USD23 million).
  • Development and operation of an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) hub for oil rigs and other floating structures: Investment = RM80 million (USD18 million).
  • Establishment of a kiln-dried salt processing plant: Investment = RM80 million (USD18 million).
  • Establishment of a plywood mill in Vietnam: Investment = USD20 million (RM90 million).
  • Establishment of a paints and coatings manufacturing plant in Vietnam: Investment = USD10 million (RM45 million).

Information memorandum

  • Issuance of high yield USD Sukuk: Amount = USD300 million
  • Sourcing of debt financing and equity investment for acquisition of a hotel and property development in China: Project amount = RM880 million (USD200 million).
  • Sale of an equity stake of a chain of high-end restaurants in Hong Kong and China: Amount = USD50 million (RM220 million).
  • Issuance of commercial paper/medium-term notes for a public listed company: Amount = RM200 million (USD45 million).
  • Sale of an entire consumer packaged goods subsidiary of a public listed company to potential acquirers in US, Japan and India: Valuation = RM80 million (USD18 million).
  • Sale of an equity stake of a chemical trading company in Singapore: Valuation = USD18 million (RM55 million).

Commercial due diligence

  • Acquisition of a resort in Laos by a public listed company.
  • Acquisition of an equity stake in a public listed metal recycling company by a private equity firm and a South Africa investment bank.
  • Acquisition of an equity stake in a company that provides inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) of power generation equipment by a private equity firm.
  • Acquisition of an equity stake in an education service provider by a private equity firm.
  • Acquisition of an equity stake in a food manufacturing company by a private equity firm.
  • Acquisition of an equity stake in a trading company by a private equity firm.
  • Acquisition of an equity stake in an industrial automation manufacturer company by a private equity firm.
  • Acquisition of an equity stake in an education company by a private equity firm.

Others

  • Marketing plan for launch of a nationwide high-speed broadband internet services.
  • Marketing plan for launch of a nationwide business network services.
  • Business diversification into the oil and gas industry resulting in the creation of a RM1 billion-ringgit (USD230 million) division within a public listed conglomerate.
  • Valuation of business and intellectual properties in the form of trademarks for a public listed company.

Corporate Finance and Investment

To-date, we have assisted approximately 100 public listed companies in their corporate exercises, most of which were for their IPO.

We are one of the most established business consulting and market research firms in assisting companies in their corporate exercises.

Market and Industry Research

We provide both industrial and consumer market research.

Industrial Research



Our industrial research is used to assess the outlook of the industry, as well as to obtain pertinent and timely information on industry performance, operating conditions, regulatory requirements, barriers to entry, opportunities and threats, market size and competition.

Our industrial research is commonly used for the following purposes:

  • Master plan;
  • Business plan;
  • Feasibility study;
  • Marketing plan;
  • Information memorandum;
  • Commercial due diligence;
  • Business opportunity evaluation;
  • Industry prospect assessment;
  • Independent industry assessment for IPO, RTO, M&A and other corporate exercises.

Consumer Research

Our consumer research includes the following:

  • Go-to-market research and planning;
  • Product and service acceptance study;
  • Market needs and acceptance analysis;
  • Consumer usage, attitudes and perception;
  • Brand assessment;
  • Customer satisfaction benchmarking and indexing.