Business Advisory, business consulting, strategy consulting, market research, marketing research, company research, project research
Contax Partners' Business Advisory provides Consulting Services to customers operating in the Energy and Energy-related space, including Oil & Gas, LNG, GTL, Petrochemicals, Refining, Power, Water, Wastewater, Metals, Mining and Renewables within the Middle East, including the GCC and Iraq.
A robust approach to research and market intelligence, a deep understanding of the Middle East and a thorough identification of fact-based insights to solve client problems are at the heart of the Consulting and Advisory Services provided by this Group.
Customers being served by Business Advisory extend all parts of the Energy value chain from project owners to contractors, suppliers and service providers wishing to expand their Middle East portfolio, identify and acquire new business or enter the region for the first time. The Group's services extend across three key areas:
1. MARKET ANALYSIS AND INTELLIGENCE
This area covers services that are directly related to assessing and analysing the Middle East market
- Market Trends, Dynamics and Forecasts - assessments of relevant trends and changes in the marketplace that need to be understood by companies operating in the market in order to help them plan a successful strategic direction in the future
- Market Entry Strategies - market assessment studies, market sizing, barrier to entry analysis, customer procurement habits/preferences, local partner identification and company establishment practices
- Opportunity Identification - identification and assessment of opportunities which exist in the market, an understanding of how to stock and manage one's opportunity pipeline and a view of how to successfully target specific opportunities
- Post Project Award Market Monitoring - regular monitoring of critical project inputs/suppliers, early warning signal and risk assessment during project execution to enhance risk mitigation strategies
- Custom-made market-related solutions
2. PROJECT ANALYSIS AND INTELLIGENCE
This area covers services that are directly related to assessing and analysing projects
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Project Planning and Execution Market Assessment - energy project workload trending and projections, project bidding and execution 'sweet spot', critical input supply and demand analysis, resource peaks and availability, cost escalation patterns
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Project Feasibility/Viability Studies - concept validation, detailed market feasibility studies
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Project Contracting Strategy Assessment - 'best fit' contracting strategy for a given project/contractor
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Project Status Assessment - GCC project Capex market overview, 'likelihood of progressing' tiering analysis, deep dive project assessment
3. COMPANY ANALYSIS AND INTELLIGENCE
This area covers services that are directly related to assessing and analysing companies
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Company Due Diligence - acquisition/partner market scan, acquisition/partner due diligence
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Contractor Due Diligence - pre and post award EPC and subcontractor due diligence
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Contractor Benchmarking - pre and post award EPC and subcontractor assessment and benchmarking to ensure 'best fit' for a project and increase the chances of successful project execution
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Competitor Analysis - high level and detailed competitor assessments and SWOTs to ensure a company fully understands the competitive landscape and their position
Contax Partners provides the fact based analysis, insights and strategies to ensure optimisation of your business goals