Service
Market Entry and Government Relations Advisory
We help banks, corporates and investors enter African markets and build the government and private sector relationships that make it work.
Discuss this serviceWho it is for
- Financial institutions and corporates entering Ghana and West Africa
- Gulf, European and US businesses expanding into Africa
- African businesses expanding into the Gulf, Europe or the United States
- Development partners and foundations launching programmes
What we deliver
- Market assessment: regulation, competition, partners and entry options
- Stakeholder mapping and introductions to regulators, ministries, CEOs and partners
- Licensing and entity set-up roadmap, working with local counsel
- Partner and acquisition target search
- Launch support, including events, media and senior-level positioning
How it works
Diagnostic
Market assessment and stakeholder map
4 to 6 weeks
Entry
Introductions, licensing roadmap, partner search
3 to 6 months
Launch
Launch programme and ongoing relationship management
Ongoing
What you receive
- Market entry report
- Stakeholder map
- Licensing and set-up roadmap
- Monthly progress report
What we need from you
- Clear entry objectives and budget
- A senior sponsor on the client side
- Decisions on entity structure
Key terms
- Exclusive for the agreed market and period
- ACP provides advisory and relationship services; it does not make payments to officials or offer improper inducements
Scope and fees are agreed per engagement and confirmed in a signed engagement letter. Talk to us about your requirement and we will prepare a written proposal.
Track record
- Exclusive market-entry adviser to Coris Bank International for Ghana
- Long track record of brokering relationships with heads of state, senior officials, United Nations entities and private sector leaders
Who leads it
Kingsley Osei Amponsah (CTO and Group Operations Manager), Roberta Annan, Joycelyn Aba Obuwah (Business Development Manager)
Let’s talk about your business.
- Telephone
- +233 (0) 302 935 194
- Offices
- Accra and Mauritius, with partner offices in Abidjan, Lomé, Johannesburg, Geneva and London.