Setting strategic direction

Halkin Consulting specialises in providing strategic advice to corporate management and investors, primarily in the transport and logistics industries. Its expertise covers:

• Advice to senior management on strategy formulation, market entry and acquisition search
• Assessment of the performance of existing businesses and the potential for improving performance
• Developing corporate and business-unit growth and turnaround strategies, often working with the management team
• Advising on organisation issues, and organisational restructuring
• Advising on and facilitating post-merger integration, usually working with teams from the two companies
• Providing ongoing advice on financial transactions, including business assessments of potential acquisitions, and advising on business aspects of leasing and project finance
• Providing full strategic and business due diligence, financial modelling and general bid support for financial transactions, including M+A, privatisations, concessions and leasing
• Assisting in bidding and negotiating for acquisitions, concessions and bundles of assets

Halkin can provide advice throughout Europe, either on its own or working with its partners in the European Partner Group (EPG). EPG was founded in 2004 by 5 ex-partners of Mercer Management Consulting, with the aim of providing a pan-European strategic consulting capability in the transport and telecommunications industries. This focus ensures that EPG can provide strong industry knowledge to its clients.

Halkin also has a close working relationship with other consulting firms and independent specialists, who can provide a range of specific expertise, such as financial modelling, operational and technical experience in different industry sectors, economic and regulatory advice, and knowledge of specialist capital markets.