Corporate Finance & Transaction Advisory
Specialist advisory services for complex transactions across the capital structure.
SIBK's Corporate Finance and Transaction Advisory practice works with corporates, entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and public sector clients on complex transactions. We hold no proprietary capital, so our advice has no competing interest. Advisers work a mandate from first meeting to completion.
Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory
Buy side, sell side, and merger advisory across sectors.
Buy Side Advisory
We advise acquirers through the full acquisition process: screening targets, structuring the deal, valuing it, negotiating terms, and carrying it to completion.
- Target identification and strategic fit assessment
- Valuation analysis and financial modelling
- Transaction structuring and deal negotiation
- Due diligence coordination and management
- Regulatory filing support
- Post acquisition integration advisory
Sell Side Advisory
We act for shareholders and corporate vendors selling all or part of a business. Trade sale, structured auction, or management buyout. The objective is the best achievable outcome with the least process risk.
- Business preparation and vendor due diligence
- Information memorandum and marketing materials preparation
- Buyer identification and process management
- Bid evaluation and negotiation support
- Structuring of sale and purchase agreements
- Regulatory approvals and completion management
Mergers & Corporate Restructuring
We advise boards and shareholders on mergers, demergers, restructurings, and business combinations. This covers fairness opinions, independent valuations, and scheme of arrangement advisory.
- Strategic rationale and options analysis
- Fairness opinions and independent valuations
- Scheme of arrangement and statutory merger advisory
- Shareholder and board advisory
- Regulatory engagement and process management
Capital Raising Advisory
Debt and equity capital raising solutions across the capital structure.
Equity Capital Raising
We advise companies raising equity capital through private placements, rights issues, and structured equity transactions. The work covers initial structuring, investor engagement, and closing.
- Capital structuring and equity financing strategy
- Preparation of investor materials and financial projections
- Investor identification and roadshow support
- Negotiation of investment terms and shareholder agreements
- Regulatory filing support
- Private placements and rights issue advisory
Debt Capital Raising & Structured Finance
We help clients access debt capital markets and structured finance, including bond issuances and project finance, structuring debt to fit the business objective rather than the other way around.
- Debt structuring and optimal capital structure analysis
- Bond and note issuance advisory, including listed debt
- Syndicated loan and club deal facilitation
- Project and infrastructure finance advisory
- Islamic finance structuring: Sukuk and Murabaha
- Lender identification and term negotiation
- Prospectus preparation and CMA filing support
Private Equity & Venture Capital Advisory
We help growth-stage and established businesses raise private equity and venture capital, advising on deal structuring, valuation, and investor relations.
- Growth equity and venture funding advisory
- Investor pitch and business plan preparation
- Valuation and term sheet negotiation
- Fund structure and co investment advisory
Why SIBK for Corporate Finance & Transaction Advisory?
- Independent advice. We hold no proprietary capital, so there's no conflict between our advice and our balance sheet.
- Regulatory expertise. Deep, working knowledge of the CMA and the cross-border regulatory landscape across East Africa.
- Transaction track record. Experience advising on M&A, capital raises, and transactions across the financial sector.
- Sharia structuring capability. Specialist expertise in Sukuk, Murabaha, and other Sharia compliant transaction structures.
- End-to-end execution. We stay on a transaction until it closes. That includes the difficult middle parts, not just the opening and the announcement.
Considering a Transaction?
Speak to our Corporate Finance team about a mandate, restructuring, or capital raise.