COMPETENCES:¿What do we do well?

Within the vast world of Corporate & Business strategy the ACN  Experience , skills and capabilities excel in only few area , where we are confident we can meet and often surpass Clients needs and expectations. They are:

Company Governance Processes: Those are the processes and interactions between the stockholders and both the General Assembly and the Board of Directors. This includes scopes, roles, and modus operandi and best practices for both the General Assembly, but above all, the Board of Directors.

Company & Corporate Strategic Doctrine: This is the formulation and/or up date of the Company Basic Policies, Mission and Values as well as the Strategic Doctrine or Strategic Aspiration & Aims. Definition of the SWOT analysis of each business unit and the definition of the Competitive Strategic Advantage. In short all the fundamental thinking before entering in the strategic planning process.

Analysis and assessment of Corporate Structures: In most cases businesses are a Portfolio of profit/Lost centers with a different degree of maturity, potential for growth profitability and use of financial and other resources.  The other related fundamental structure is the Management Organization.

Management of the Strategic Planning and the Operational Planning: We assist in the adaptation to the peculiarities of each environment these fundamental processes.  We assist Senior Managers in the preparation, review and follow up of these processes.

Formulation of Growth Strategies: Innovation, Organic Growth and Geographic Expansion:  Each Business must growth at a proper annual  rate if wants to avoid decline . Growth must be understood in each case: Natural growth, accelerated growth, cancer growth, etc. Normally a Company has several strategic options for growth which could operate in parallel, but with a different particular emphasis as per Corporate overall circumstances.

Geographic Expansion is an obvious way of growth… but is is an art to identify where, how and at what speed. In ACN We  are very competent in this field with more than 40 years experience in North and South America, E.U. & Western Europe, Mediterranean and Middle East countries, South Africa, Russia & Eastern Europe, Pakistan and India.

Acquisitions, Mergers and Joint Ventures: Its another strategy for growth or to finance growth.  However this is an specialty which requires skills and experience to identify what makes sense, when , at what price and under which formula. The ACN team have successfully completed 11 projects in the last 25 years over 8 countries.

Corporate Financing: Our experience is mainly on Equity issuing, Bonds issuing , assessment of financial requirements as well as financing options and opportunities.

ACN normally does not except Corporate &Business Clients  request outside the above indicated areas of professional expertise.