Leveraging SEAF’s experience and best practices in establishing funds and building their infrastructure in full compliance with international accounting and governance norms. SEAF can provide advisory services to fund managers or to institutions that plan to establish funds/facilities to support local companies. Its scope includes: fund structuring, due diligence of companies, investment decision/pipeline development, and exit strategy. SEAf presently advises fund managers in Africa and the Middle East.

Local companies play an increasingly important role in job creation and growing the national tax base. SEAF’s Advisory Services group can be a source for counsel on local companies and their economic impact. SEAF is a leading player in global SME development with first-hand, on-the-ground experience promoting the economic development and growth of the SME sector. SEAF’s ability to build success in difficult economic and regulatory environments has made it a primary resource for government, bilateral and multilateral donor institutions looking for developmental solutions and sound advice.