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Dynamic organisations need a broad range of advisory services to support their ambition and growth.

As your business grows, our advisory services are designed to help you achieve your goals.  Successful growth often means navigating a complex array of opportunities, challenges and risks.

Our experienced consultants are available to help you understand, adapt to and overcome the various obstacles that may stand in the way.

Why Multibusiness?

Because you know your own businesses, we’ll listen to your needs. As part of the advisory process, we ask questions and pay attention to your responses. Rather than relying on off-the-shelf services that could loosely fit a range of clients, challenges and markets, we develop solutions tailored to your organisation and its unique requirements and objectives.

As a global organisation of member firms, we offer:

  • integrated cross-border solutions
  • strong collaborative networks
  • centralised tools, methodologies and delivery models.

We offer a broad range of Advisory services, which include:

  • business risk services
  • capital markets
  • corporate governance advisory services
  • due diligence
  • forensics and investigation services
  • CARE fraud and ethics hotline
  • governance, risk and compliance services
  • human resource consultancy services
  • information technology services
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • operational improvement services
  • project finance
  • purchase price allocation
  • share and business valuations
  • strategic services
  • succession, wills, trust and estate planning
  • technology assurance services
  • technology risk advisory services
  • transaction advisory services
  • valuations

Business Consultancy Services

Staying ahead of disruptive change

Powerful forces such as globalisation and rapid technological change are disrupting traditional business models. By working with Multibusiness, you’ll better understand these forces and their impact. We can formulate solutions to keep you ahead of disruptive change.

We offer a full suite of services to address the biggest challenges businesses face across any sector or global market: sustaining and financing growth, managing risk and talent, optimising operations and protecting value.

Our solutions

Strategy & performance improvement

We deliver strategy development and performance improvement services at every stage of your growth journey.

Financial management

We can help you improve your financial processes and systems, and transform the finance function so you can focus on informing decision makers and enhance business understanding.

Productivity improvement

We deliver systematic improvements across people, processes and technology right through the supply chain.

Technology strategy & management

We engage, specify and deliver scalable solutions across the business, including finance, the supply chain, human resource functions and cyber security.

Human capital

We support businesses with the strategy part of the human capital challenge, from organisation design to training and managing cultural change.

Change and programme management

We deliver large-scale transformation programmes, such as ERP deployment and post-merger integration, and ensure that change is fully integrated and sustainable.

Talk to us

To find out more about how the team can help you stay ahead of disruptive change, contact Peter Mtisi, global head of business consulting.

Business Process Solutions

Helping you focus on growth

As organisations grow, back office processes and meeting reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions can become a distraction. We remove the burden of back office operations and worries about compliance to enable you to focus on growth.

With first-hand experience of local reporting requirements in over 50 locations worldwide, we provide a consistent international service through a single point of contact.

We are the leading adviser to dynamic organisations, providing a full consultancy and delivery service for organisations looking to improve their finance and accounting business processes.

Our solutions

Back office outsourcing

We provide outsourced accounting, payroll, HR and tax services to domestic SMEs or local branches of international organisations. If you face complex tax and payroll challenges, our tax, global mobility and wealth management specialists provide expert advice.

Global compliance partnering

Our global compliance partnering solution delivers all local statutory financial reporting, centralised statutory audits, tax compliance (corporate, sales and payroll), payroll administration and local country filings for multinational organisations through a single point of contact.

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Shared Service Centre (SSC)

Our BPO solution allows large organisations to fully outsource their finance and accounting processes. We also advise on optimising finance and accounting processes, including building a full-scale BPO delivery capability or setting up an SSC where this is our recommendation.

Talk to us

To find out more about how the team can help you focus on growth, contact your nearest Multibusiness Offices or our global leader of business process solutions.

Cybersecurity

As organisations become increasingly dependent on digital technology, the opportunities for cyber criminals continue to grow.

The explosion of data generated by digital technology, combined with a new degree of connectedness among organisations, means that there is ripe opportunity for the technologically savvy and criminally minded to take advantage.

Cyber-attacks are more focused, skilful and ambitious. Geographical borders are meaningless. Regulators and stakeholders are increasing the pressure on organisations to manage these risks and cyber security is now a top of the boardroom agenda.

Our solutions

Prepare

We help you understand your current exposure to cyber security risk and support you to develop an effective security capability. Our services include cyber security risk and threat assessments; security policy development; security process or technical assessments; and third-party cyber security assurance.

Protect

We develop and implement the technical framework and broader processes required to protect. We can help you with security architecture; security technology implementations; security process design and implementation; identity and access management; privacy and data protection; data classification; enterprise application integrity; business continuity and disaster recovery; and penetration testing.

React

We work with you to support and monitor your cyber security operations, and help you to respond rapidly and forensically in the event of a security or data breach.

Change

We can help you improve and better manage your cyber security capability. Our services include security programme strategy and planning, security governance; and security awareness.

Talk to us

To find out more about how the team can help you manage risk and reduce the threat to your business, contact your local Multibusiness Offices

Forensic & Investigation Services

Rapid and customised approach to investigations and dispute resolution

Fraud and corruption pose a growing challenge worldwide. The commercial landscape is changing fast. An ever more regulated environment means organisations must adopt stringent governance and compliance processes. As business has become global, there is a need to deal with multi-jurisdictional investigations, litigation, and dispute resolution, address the threat of cyber-attack and at the same time protect the organisation’s value.

The sheer volume of data generated by modern, digital businesses poses the challenge of quickly identifying the key facts in the context of reputation and regulatory enforcement issues.

Our forensic capability is integrated with our wider advisory services. It’s not an add-on. With the help of our experienced investigators, forensic accountants and computer forensic specialists, our seamless team approach offers you a full range of expertise.

Our solutions

Fraud and regulatory investigations

We investigate suspected fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering. We offer fraud risk management services and fraud awareness.

Expert dispute resolution

We provide independent advice on contract breaches, partnership disputes, auditor negligence, shareholder disputes and company valuations, disputes for corporates, the public sector and individuals.

Digital forensics

Digital forensics and data acquisition services in disputes, fraud and regulatory investigations. Our e-discovery and data analysis can help you identify, collect, recover and preserve electronic evidence quickly and accurately.

Cyber-security

To make sure you receive a rapid response in the event of a security or data breach, we can prepare and provide on-going protection.

Insurance solutions

Supporting you to resolve insurance claims, including business interruption, subrogated claims, product recall, personal injury, fraudulent claims and claims’ reviews.

Talk to us

To find out more about how the team can help you protect your business against fraud and corruption, contact your nearest Multibusiness Offices or our global head of forensic and investigation services

Recovery & Reorganization

Workable solutions to maximise your value and deliver sustainable recovery

The turns of the economic cycle can produce seismic shifts in the outlook for individual businesses and potentially destroy value at speed. We help recovery and reorganisation professionals, companies and their stakeholders devise ways to maximise value and deliver a sustainable recovery.

Our fully integrated, global capability, which includes market-leading teams in all the key offshore financial centres, means we can advise on the most complicated group structures.

Our role in helping develop cross-border restructuring legislation means our clients have access to the latest restructuring solutions.

Our solutions

Crisis stabilisation and turnaround

We can help you create financial stability, assess cash flow and improve short-term liquidity in the early stages. We will analyse the causes of under-performance and assess the strategic opportunities if you are in crisis.

Accelerated M&A

We advise and manage transactions associated with the acquisition or disposal of distressed assets or businesses.

Exit strategy services

We implement the sale or closure of underperforming or non-core corporate entities for the best value.

Corporate insolvency

We advise distressed companies, their creditors and other stakeholders in situations where a business can’t be saved or where a formal insolvency process is required.

Asset recovery and tracing

We identify and recover misappropriated assets, often as part of formal insolvency processes or in support of on-going litigation or fraud investigations.

Operational and financial restructuring

We provide specialist restructuring support, including transforming business processes. We also implement new business strategies, divesting non-core businesses and designing new capital structures.

Financial markets and insurance

If you are in the financial or insurance sector, we can help you with restructuring and exit strategies for both solvent and insolvent situations.

Debt advisory

Our teams have experience of devising tailored funding solutions as part of a sustainable capital structure in line with your strategic ambitions.

Pension schemes solvency

We can advise corporates and trustees on the solvency of pension schemes.

Financial monitoring for regulators

We advise central banks in relation to the solvency of financial institutions. We also work with the European Commission on restructuring plans and state aid.

Talk to us

To find out more about how the team can deliver workable solutions to maximise value and deliver sustainable recovery, contact your nearest Multibusiness Offices or our global head of recovery and reorganisation.

Business Risk Services

Helping you balance risk and opportunity

The relationship between a company and its auditor has changed. Organisations must understand and manage risk and seek an appropriate balance between risk and opportunities.

Our full suite of services can help you strike that balance.

Our solutions

Internal audit

We assess corporate level risk, identify areas of greatest risk and develop appropriate work plans and audit programmes to mitigate these risks.

Sarbanes-Oxley consulting (SOX)

We streamline your efforts towards SOX compliance to improve your efficiency and effectiveness.

Enterprise risk management (ERM)

We can implement this leading approach to managing and optimising risk with a bespoke strategy for identifying, analysing and monitoring potential risk.

Cybersecurity

We will help you assess your security vulnerability, establish or improve your IT security processes and remediate breaches or compliance failures.

Anti-fraud services

We can deter and detect fraud or abusive activity, conduct forensic investigation, uncover evidence and support companies involved in existing or pending litigation.

Anti-bribery and anti-corruption

We can develop, implement and continuously monitor your compliance programmes.

Talk to us

To find out more about how the team can help you balance risk and opportunity, contact your nearest Multibusiness Offices or our global leaders of business risk services

Mergers & Acquisitions

Strategic growth decision making

Globalisation and company growth ambitions are driving an increase in M&A activity worldwide.

We work with entrepreneurial businesses in the mid-market to help them assess the true commercial potential of their planned acquisition and understand how the purchase might serve their longer- term strategic goals.

Through our highly experienced team, we offer seamless access to a full range of transactional and other advisory services to ensure you get maximum value from your deals. With market-leading teams in all key financial centres, we can advise wherever you are looking to acquire.

Our solutions

Buying a business

We work with you to identify the best target if you are looking to acquire a business.

Private equity advisory

We offer bespoke solutions, from initial investment through performance improvement and growth to exit, for private equity houses, private equity-backed companies and management teams seeking private equity investment.

Exit strategy services

We can project manage and implement the sale or closure of your underperforming or non-core corporate entities.

Performance improvement

We can help to improve your business processes, implement new business strategies, divest non-core businesses and design new capital structures.

Valuations

We will provide an independent view on value for you if you are considering a merger, acquisition or restructuring, or if you require support for a proposed financial structure.

Selling a business

We will achieve the highest possible value for your businesses.

Raising finance

We can help management teams, corporates and private shareholders raise private equity and/or debt finance.

Tax structuring

We can provide advice on the full tax implications of any deal and establishing effective tax structures, taking into account the personal tax planning needs of business owners.

Financial reporting

We will consolidate newly acquired businesses into group accounts (including breaking out recognisable intangible assets from goodwill).

Talk to us

To find out more about how the team can support your strategic growth decision making, contact your nearest Multibusiness Offices or our global head of mergers and acquisitions.

Transactional Advisory

Helping you with successful growth deals throughout your business life cycle

Transactions are significant events in the life of a business, so the stakes are high for both buyers and sellers.

It requires experience, determination and pragmatism to bring deals safely through to conclusion. This is what our dedicated team of transaction specialists delivers.

If you’re a business owner or part of a management team, we can help you prepare for and execute your transactions. With our extensive global network, we can advise on the most international of deals, but always remain focused on ensuring you get the senior attention you deserve.

Our solutions

Exit readiness

We work with you to enhance business value through operational improvements 12– 18 months before a disposal to present the business ready for sale.

Vendor assist

We work with sellers to anticipate and explain any areas on which prospective purchasers may require comfort, thereby helping protect shareholder value.

Bid support

We deliver bid support services throughout the acquisition process and are committed to supporting you at every stage.

Vendor due diligence

Our approach to vendor due diligence balances the vendor’s desire to protect shareholder value, with the need for a robust and independent report to be used by the purchaser and their funders.

Separation and integration

We prepare businesses for sale by separating them from existing operations, and integrate newly acquired businesses, cutting out duplicate operations to release value.

Financial modelling

We build integrated models for pricing and structuring deals, and quantify returns, risks and sensitivities to provide a clear point of view to help you make better decisions.

Transaction tax

We provide practical and pragmatic advice on tax that complements your commercial objectives.

Financial due diligence

We help you make wise investment decisions, providing financial due diligence that is clearly linked to your requirements as purchasers, and also suitable for your funders.

Commercial due diligence

We deliver thoughtful, robust advice based on primary and secondary research combined with quantitative analyses, focusing on the key issues that impact value.

Operational & IT due diligence

We provide specialist operational and technology advice to help a range of organisations in the public and private sectors achieve their deal goals.

Talk to us

To find out more about how the team can help you manage successful growth deals, contact your nearest Multibusiness Offices or our global head of transactional advisory services

Valuations

Robust and commercial valuation advice

For organisations involved in a transaction or a dispute, or embarking on restructuring, the value of the business involved and its assets is always an important commercial consideration.

Our valuation specialists blend technical expertise with a pragmatic outlook to deliver support during transactions, restructuring and disputes.

We also provide robust commercial independent advice on regulatory and administrative matters – valuing businesses, listed and unlisted securities, complex financial instruments and tangible and intangible assets.

With market-leading teams in all the key financial centres, we are perfectly positioned to advise you on complex, cross-border valuations.

Our solutions

Bid support

We deliver bid support services throughout the acquisition process and are committed to adding value at every stage.

Transactions

An independent view on value for mergers, acquisitions, restructuring and proposed financial structures.

Tax

Third-party valuations to enable directors to meet their fiduciary duties and to support proposed tax treatments.

Share option schemes

Schemes for employees and directors, with specialist advice on structuring and valuing such schemes.

Fund administration

We provide third-party valuations for investment funds to support periodic reporting of net asset values or to enable the transfer of assets.

Financial reporting

We get valuations to help consolidate newly acquired businesses into group accounts, including breaking out recognisable intangible assets from goodwill.

Valuations to support asset-backed lending decisions

We provide valuations to support asset-backed financing, including valuing shares and intangible assets, and providing periodic valuations of assets to confirm that the terms of the loan agreement are being met.

Dispute resolution

We offer valuation support for breach of contract, intellectual property disputes, negligence, lost opportunity, matrimonial disputes or where an expert determination is required. We act as independent experts in courts or at arbitration tribunals.

Talk to us

To find out more about how the team can provide robust and commercial valuation advice, contact Peter Mtisi, our global head of valuations.

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