Mergers and acquisition have become one of the fastest approaches to gain competitive advantage, growth and enhancement of shareholder’s value.

AlShall’s extensive experience allows it to assist businesses in identifying core competencies and synergies to execute successful strategic mergers and acquisitions. AlShall teams-up with companies’ top management to develop a general strategy and vision and execute the most appropriate M&A strategy for a given deal. This advice is critical given the widely-cited 50% success rate in M&A deals.

Project Example – Feasibility Study, Strategic Planning, Establishing Companies and Private Equity Placement.

Assignment

Establishing a private sector oil and gas company – AlDorra Petroleum Services K.S.C.C.

Client Name

Promoters of AlDorra Petroleum Services Company.

Client’s Activities

Kuwait-based investment holding with operating subsidiaries within the oil services industry. across the MENA region.

Project Size

USD 42,000,000 (KD 12,000,000).

Assignment Date & Duration

2006, 13 months.

Main Area of Focus

AlShall worked with promoters to envision the corporate concept and take the concept from idea to reality. Primary tasks included setting the strategy, identifying risks, conducting a feasibility study, acquiring the licenses, preparing the legal and financial structure, and placing 100% of the required equity capital.

Services Provided

AlShall conducted a comprehensive feasibility study including all sub-components such as market research, industry trends, supply and demand quantification, competitors, customers, legal framework, identification and quantification of revenue streams, operating expenses, capital expenditures, capital structure, required rates of return and associated risks. Finally, AlShall raised the required equity capital through a private placement with both strategic and non strategic investors. At a second stage, AlShall successfully negotiated and acquired, on behalf of promoters and the company, four oil services companies that formed the nucleus of the new company.

Outcome

The capital was successfully raised and the company established.