In the current economic scenario, the concept of “shareholder value” is gaining paramount importance. Wealth maximization is gaining impetus over traditional profit maximization. Having realized its importance, Indian companies too are in constant pursuit of value creation. This constant endeavor on their part is leading to constant evaluation of alternatives to meet their strategic objectives.
Selecting the right partner is critical – especially in challenging times. akasam is one such choice where a dedicated team of professionals provide high-value financial and business advisory services to every business need of clients and to keep them on growth track. We at akasam take every opportunity to partner with the management in identifying their end to end project constraints and provide them with best suited solutions.
Our Services
Our intimate knowledge of corporate finance related issues and in-depth industry knowledge enable us to support clients in key areas such as:
Debt Sydication
akasam has a broad based debt syndication desk that provides the entire range of debt placement services which includes project debt syndication, corporate debt placement etc. We assist organizations to optimize their financial leverage on debt as an instrument to raise capital through structured financial products. Our strong relationships with lending institutions allow us to bring innovative structuring to these transactions and to assist in quick closure of deals at competitive terms.
Debt Restructuring
Corporate debt restructuring is one of the alternatives available to a company which has brighter future prospects but is being weighed down by past debt burden to reduce the debt and to resurrect itself.
We help clients in dealing with their cash flow problems and financial distress, to reduce and renegotiate its delinquent debts in order to improve or restore liquidity so that it can continue its operations. This involves restructuring institutional term loans by extension of maturity; interest rate reductions and currency swap and get better terms of sanctions.
Project Appraisal
Our project management experience covers the full spectrum from process package preparation to project economics and financial evaluation. The activity includes planning & scheduling, cost estimation, cost control & monitoring, break-even analysis, sensitivity analysis, rate of return, payback and other criterion for viability appraisal and evaluation of project investment.
Preparing Concept Plans and Feasibility Reports
Our professionals have high level exposure to the operational, commercial, financial, legal as well as administrative core competencies required to advise clients to scheme out new projects. Our team works in close proximity with clients to understand their ideas and prepare concept plans and/or feasibility reports.
Advice on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)
We are actively engaged in rendering services of external commercial borrowings. Our team has professional competency to handle different forms of ECB facilities at comparatively reduced rates of interest. The financial assistance provided under this route can be used to boost the performance of the organization.
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) includes bank loans, suppliers’ and buyers’ credits, fixed and floating rate bonds and borrowings from Multilateral Financial Institutions such as International Finance Corporation, MNC banks etc.
We help our clients in raising funds through a combination of these sources. We also partner corporate in raising mezzanine debt financing and placing convertible instruments with investors.