Valuations and Complex Modelling Support for an Investment Bank

The client – investment banking team of a large commercial bank in the GCC
Key challenges faced
- Limited bandwidth of onshore bankers, restricting focus on deal-making and client-facing activities
- Need for specialist services for complex financial modelling and valuation assignments
- Longer turnaround time for deal closure
- High cost of skilled onsite staff with relevant experience

Acuity Knowledge Partners created a ﬂexible engagement model to address these challenges
Appointed product specialists to provide support on financial modelling for M&A, leveraged ﬁnance, due diligence, project feasibility studies and project ﬁnance
The team developed an understanding of the client’s requirements through continued engagement
The key focus was on delivering high-quality and insightful valuation analysis, primarily on complex projects, enabling faster deal execution
Customised analysis was carried out for business valuations, deal execution and project viability, primarily supporting on complex ﬁnancial models and management presentations, across different sectors

The team assisted in developing and validating complex financial models. With Acuity Knowledge Partners onboard, the client was able to timely analyse the transaction structure and identify gaps and key risk factors to models and discuss them with the stakeholders
Discerning and insightful analyses on complex projects delivered through an experienced team, along with real-time support on live transactions, enabled the client to execute more transactions
The support led to seamless onshore and offshore transitions, with the Acuity Knowledge Partners team eventually working as an integral, extended part of the onshore team, leading to higher volume delivery, ad hoc projects and support on marketing and discussion materials across different sectors

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