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We work alongside the whole food & agriculture chain assisting clients in solving their financial and strategic matters.

The food & agriculture industry is facing its ultimate challenge: to grow and ‘feed the planet’ while pivoting from productivism to sustainable production. How can companies active in this industry create value and improve profitability while maintaining the long-term equilibrium of the agribusiness value chain? Getting a clear picture of this complex world takes more than just clear thinking: it takes Accuracy.

Accuracy professionals are trained to assess market changes and quantify their financial impact, while taking into account a client’s specific conditions. They have gathered extensive experience alongside the entire food & agriculture industry, from agricultural cooperatives coping with the challenge of optimising their harvest quantity and quality to food processors trying to reach optimum efficiency. Accuracy already works with numerous players in the industry, including growers and processors of flowers/plants, wheat products, potatoes, sugar beet, dairy, eggs, fish, meat and wine & spirits.

STARTING UP THE ENGINE 3.0

Throughout the value chain, new entrants and disruptive business models are reshaping the automotive industry.

Some major groundswells are about to flood the automotive industry’s engine: despite Dieselgate, Volkswagen became the world’s largest carmaker in 2016; environmental concerns and new means of transportation are progressively pushing traditional fuel cars out of city centres and paving the way for new vehicles, new engines and new types of drivers, including non-human ones.

Traditionally, the car industry requires massive investment but changing times have made the returns uncertain if not inexistent… Carlos Tavares recently said “diesel won the technological battle but lost the political one”—difficult to accept when 60% of PSA cars sold last year were diesel.

New entrants and disruptive business models (car sharing and new mobility, autonomous cars, hydrogen engines, etc.) are reshaping what was one of the most stable industries with huge impacts on other industries too: energy production, insurance (who would be liable in an autonomous car accident?), recycling, etc.

Accuracy experts help you collect, validate, analyse all sorts of data (from operational to financial, both internal and open source) in order to make documented, supported decisions in a challenging environment. This may encompass understanding a new business model, quantifying market potential, modelling different development scenarios, assessing financial impacts, assisting you in reshaping your company (whether it be a carmaker or a supplier) to invest in new technologies or accompanying you in turnaround situations.

Players in the chemical and raw materials sectors face global challenges. Their businesses are typically cyclical, subject to volatility, very capital intensive, and highly regulated with ever tighter environmental controls. What’s more, technological breakthroughs are impacting the industry.

Accuracy teams have the ability to help them keep pace with global competition whenever a decision requires strong financial analysis. We have worked for the largest industrial groups in the sector to support them during M&A operations, commercial and legal dispute management, construction delays and claim monitoring. The combination of our international reach and broad range of financial and construction expertise are our key assets to deliver value added to our clients.

The consumer goods industry is pressured on all sides: experiencing a decline in consumption in mature markets and pressure on margins, it must face new challenges brought by the digitalisation and personalisation of purchase processes with an impact on marketing & sales, product assortment and even distribution channels. The capacity to leverage the massive amount of business data available could make or break the future leaders of the industry.

Accuracy’s experts are dedicated to help industry players create value through various projects, be it data-driven, advanced analytics providing actionable insights; strategic planning and change management; or operations optimisation and monitoring.

As governments and project owners struggle to meet the huge demand for new assets, there is increasing pressure to deliver infrastructure and construction projects faster and for lower cost.

Rarely does a week pass without news of a new record-breaking building or construction project – a larger bridge, a taller skyscraper or a stadium of architectural supremacy. But similarly, rarely does a week pass without news of yet another project that has run out of money or been shelved at the outset.

The global construction and infrastructure sectors are faced with unprecedented challenges in our current climate. Each week, the population living in our cities grows by 1.5 million, and developing countries are swallowing much of the world’s construction resources. Global investment in the infrastructure and construction sectors is at an all-time high and set to increase, yet governments and project owners face a lack of funds and shortage of skills meaning planned investment still falls short of what is needed. Supply chains suffer from low confidence in the pipeline of projects and under investment in new technologies.

But these challenges open up huge opportunities for those involved in the roll-out of new energy plants, utility networks, factories, transport routes and buildings. There are compelling rewards for those who are prepared to ride the waves.

This is where Accuracy’s experts come in. We work across the project life cycle from initiation to closeout. Our experts are accomplished engineers, project managers and consultants, having delivered and advised on many of the world’s most iconic projects. We combine our experience with factual analysis to support key decisions. We help to maximise the commercial value of projects before they begin, optimising business cases and capturing innovation. We bring greater control to projects in their delivery phases, minimising costs and time, and we recover losses if projects go wrong.

15.000 scientists are convinced that soon it will be too late to shift course away from our failing trajectory, and time is running out, they say.

Sure, the question is asked whether we will be able to feed 10 billion people on Earth but, before that, will they even have water? Over the last 25 years, the amount of fresh water available per head of population worldwide has reduced by 26%.

Carefully managing our basic resources is at the very heart of the Energy & Utilities industry’s concerns. How can we continue producing more and more energy for a growing population without exhausting our planet’s resources or harming the population with air pollution or global warming? Some countries massively promote renewables, while others consider they are entitled to reach the development rate of western countries before moving towards environmentally friendly (and expensive) energy sources.

We at Accuracy assist numerous industry leaders in the Energy & Utilities industry in some of their most critical situations. We have significant industry expertise in renewable or non-renewable, nuclear, solar, wind, regulated or non-regulated energy production and distribution. We also work for the best-in-class water and waste industry leaders. Our assistance covers any type of situation in which figures and business issues are at the heart of decision-making: review of massive investments projects, construction disputes, sale or purchase of assets, debt restructuring or business plan modelling.

Our expert team assists our clients in coping with their transformation challenges and securing their business decisions with figures.

Increased regulatory pressure. Fierce competition. Low interest rates. Radical change in consumer habits. These are just some of the challenges facing banks and insurers, impacting their business models and narrowing their return on equity. This demanding transformation context requires players to shift strategies, turning threats into opportunities in order to embrace the future of finance.

Accuracy’s expert team assists banks, insurers, investment funds and others in determining their financial and strategic path through figures, a decision-maker’s greatest ally. Accuracy combines complex modelling know-how, corporate finance expertise and solid sector knowledge to serve its clients in three primary situations: asset acquisitions/disposals, risk & capital management and development & rationalisation projects.

At a glance, Accuracy is the best partner to (re)connect strategy and finance to navigate through the sector’s complexity, transformation and pitfalls.

Although never in the spotlight, our consultants work at the heart of the luxury industry to give meaning to figures.

The luxury sector, a dream world where creativity trumps rationality, is constantly evolving. New clients, new territories, new technology; all of these impact company strategies for communication and marketing. Key challenges face the industry: modifying sales channels, maintaining savoir-faire and creativity, dealing with growing capital intensity …. Accuracy’s teams are well-equipped to deal with these challenges.

Accuracy covers the entire luxury sector: fashion houses, hotels, perfume brands, yacht construction companies, wine & champagne cultivators, jewellery & watchmakers and many more. We work with specialised funds, large multinationals and independent houses, using our experience, collaborating with designers, CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors … to translate their vision, their strategy, their needs into figures.

Our consultants work at the heart of the Media and Entertainment sector, assisting clients throughout the industry.

The Media and Entertainment sector is currently undergoing deep technological and operational changes which have transformed its business model and the related financial issues. This industry therefore requires specific knowledge and expertise in order to respond to the challenges it currently faces.

Accuracy has developed specific expertise to address valuable intellectual property assets, current digital transformation and convergence between traditional content, platforms, broadcasters and internet service providers. This knowledge has been implemented throughout the entire industry value chain, from production, broadcasting and publishing to distribution, advertising, libraries and more.

Accuracy’s experienced teams across all its offices work all over the world with key media players, including internet service providers, content producers, broadcasters and publishers. All this positions Accuracy among the top advisors in the Media industry.

Partnerships between the public and private sectors have had a rocky history, but whether PPP, P3, 3P, PFI or PF2 is your thing, they are set to stand the test of time.

Maintenance of the London Tube network, a new light rail project in Kuala Lumpur, a new hospital in Canada: looking at the recent history of high-profile failures in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), anyone might be forgiven for thinking that all PPPs are ill-fated. But as governments across the globe struggle to meet the growing demand for public services and public infrastructure, partnerships between the public and private sectors are here to stay – increasingly becoming the only route to deliver and fund exciting ventures that otherwise would not reach the drawing board. As developed nations refine their PPP methodologies to build on the lessons of the past, developing nations take their first steps to establish regulatory frameworks and explore the PPP model.

Navigating the complexities of these partnerships can be tricky for both private and public sector participants. How much risk should be passed to the private sector? How does the public sector keep the control it needs? How does the project demonstrate value for money and drive efficiency?

At Accuracy, we are trusted by our clients to answer these questions and more, from the tender stage through to financial close and beyond. Our team of project experts, financing specialists and modellers support private and public sector parties entering into partnerships. We define project requirements, apportion risk, and establish performance and incentive structures. We structure the right financing, create models for demand scenarios and shareholder returns, interface with lenders and prepare tender submissions.

Accuracy provides clear recommendations to real estate players to facilitate effective decision-making in complex situations.

Real estate markets are becoming increasingly sophisticated, notably since demographic shifts, competition from emerging markets, sustainability, innovation, smart buildings and the shifting financial ecosystem will all have major implications for real estate investment and development.

In this context, real estate players need advice from independent experts in order to analyse and assess financial and business factors and risks of often-complex operations.

Accuracy aims to assist real estate players (Institutional investors, REITs, developers) to realise the full potential of their assets and respective businesses, by giving a quick, tailored and expert response in the following situations:

• Acquisition or sale of a portfolio of assets or companies
• Real estate outsourcing (e.g. through sale & leaseback operations)
• Portfolio strategy
• Pre-litigation or litigation of any nature
• Funding or refinancing issues
• Decision-making (business planning, yields analysis…)
• Project and risks assessment
• Project management oversight advisory

As physical retail transforms and e-commerce booms, our consultants work to make sense of the change and provide invaluable advice.

Change in the retail landscape is accelerating, with customer behaviour evolving radically and competitive threats emerging from both new entrants and established businesses. Key issues include the capture and interpretation of data, the optimisation of online and offline advertising spend, the impact of sales and promotions …

Accuracy has completed hundreds of projects globally to help retailers tackle their financial and strategic issues, such as M&A, market access and network development, online and store traffic generation, new concepts and formats, store portfolio optimisation, cross or omni-channel strategies, customer segmentation, category management, purchasing synergies and more.

Our clients include luxury and specialty retailers, e-commerce pure players and marketplaces, grocery chains and distribution, apparel retailers, pharmacies, restaurants and hotels.

The Technology & Digital sector is experiencing constant evolution and consolidation: our teams can help.

The Technology & Digital sector is growing more rapidly than any other industry. Tech companies globally are disrupting traditional industries, forging innovative sectors and creating entirely new ways of doing business through business model innovation. All industries require specific knowledge and expertise in the digital sector to respond to the challenges they currently face.

Accuracy has developed both in-depth knowledge in many areas of the tech and digital sector e.g. digital advertising and marketing, e-commerce, media entertainment and software development, as well as in-house expertise on the most recent sector evolutions e.g. data science, analytics. Accuracy’s experienced teams work with key tech players and traditional players looking to make the transition to digital technologies.

What business model for traditional telcos in the context of increased pressure on margins?

Traditional telecom players have faced an important decline of their mobile and fixed revenues over the last few years due to price erosion, customer churn and new competitors such as over-the-top players. Tightened margins combined with significant upcoming capital expenditure has led to an unprecedented level of industry consolidation.

Our clients include strategic shareholders, leading telecom companies and private equity firms. Our deep industry knowledge allows us to assist them in clarifying the objectives behind their strategy as well as in understanding the strategic and financial implications for all types of M&A transactions and legal arbitration processes; key considerations in the current telecoms market.

The transport, logistics and distribution sectors are a backbone to the way we do business and live our lives today. But are these sectors ready for the exacting needs of tomorrow’s customer?

The speed and frequency with which we move people and goods around the globe today is mind-boggling by any standards. A business meeting in another continent, perishable food flown across the world and parcels delivered overnight. The global transportation, logistics and distribution sectors rarely stand still.

Such global industries face the influence of changing global forces. As China embarks on its quest for its Belt and Road Initiative, freight shifts from air and sea to rail and road. Drones are set to play an increasing role in national freight distribution and high speed passenger rail has become the short-haul flight of yesteryear. Customers have come to expect nothing less than perfection: on time and right first time.

At the heart of the success of any business competing in this changing marketplace is its ability to be agile and drive the highest levels of efficiency. And enabling these is an evolving world of data. Data patterns allow companies to predict demand, prepare services or ship products in advance, even before demand arises.

At Accuracy we help these businesses stay ahead in the market. Data-driven decision-making sits at the forefront of our work: whether it’s making sense of overwhelming quantities of big-data, developing smarter algorithms and tools to drive efficiencies from a delivery network or building an agile and sustainable supply chain.

When it comes to transactions and investments, Accuracy can support you from start to finish. Our extensive expertise covers everything from pre-investment due diligence through to post-M&A monitoring of synergies. Our modelling capabilities enable us to perform valuations and support business investment decisions for a huge variety of assets, be they unconventional or more typical, and our project specialists are able to assist players in all manners of project-related issues, including project management and project disputes. We work with corporations and financial investors to bring their transaction and investment strategies to fruition. Take a look below at some of the areas where we can assist you.

Accuracy provides assistance in all kinds of dispute situations and business crises, including pre-litigation, fraud investigations, mediation, litigation, and arbitration, on all continents and in all jurisdictions. Our project specialists are also able to provide support in cases of project disputes. Our ability to act as adviser or independent expert makes us essential to your dispute situations, and, of course, our investigative and forensic expertise add another level of assistance when dealing with potentially sensitive matters.

In terms of distressed situations, we are able to work with all stakeholders; company management, shareholders, creditors, receivers, potential buyers and others all rely on our insightful analyses to make often far-reaching decisions for distressed businesses. Take a look below at some of the areas where we can assist you.

For your corporate strategy and finance needs, we believe that a rigorous, data-driven and fact-based approach is the best way to provide you with the necessary information to make your decisions. Our panel of professionals, with various backgrounds and expertise ranging from strategy consultants and financial modellers to data scientists and valuation experts, among others, can assist you in managing and implementing your corporate and portfolio strategies. We can also support you in your financial planning and financial strategy, including in specialist areas such as providing assistance in preparing an IPO or designing and improving programmes to create value in your business. Take a look below at some of the areas where we can assist you.

Accuracy is ideally positioned to assist you with your business performance needs. We can help you to build long-term competitive advantages, whether through innovating internally or reviewing the innovative capacities of potential targets for acquisition. We can assist you by leveraging on your data to improve your processes and performance, and creating bespoke tools and technology to facilitate your understanding of your business to make informed decisions. The wide variety of professional profiles at Accuracy also makes us ideally suited to support you in your transformation plans, be they related to pricing, footprint, products and more.