Overview About CW Advisory CW Advisory is a global consultancy specializing in M&A and transaction advisory, strategic advisory, management and operations consulting. Our deep sector expertise covers industrial, cyclical, utility and infrastructure. Advisory Research CW Advisory works with boards and senior management addressing the most complex issues, including those in functional areas spanning the value chain, including fuels & energy, logistics, organizational, operational due diligence, feasibility assessments, among others. CW Advisory is part of the, a leading advisory, research and media boutique aligned along three pillars: Advisory, Research and Media, with headquarters in Greenwich (CT), USA. Media About The Greenwich, CT USA-headquartered is a leading advisory, research and media boutique aligned along three pillars: Advisory, Research and Media. Our Advisory team is supported by a dedicated, in-house Research team responsible for the firm's market, sector and company research as well as data assessments and analytics. Our Media platform extends into fast-moving industry news services, alerts, market intelligence and managed industry meetings and summits. WE KNOW THE INDUSTRY. LET US GUIDE YOU. CEMENT CHEMICALS ENERGY STEEL METALS & MINING PORTS COMMUNICATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES AGRICULTURE
Advisory services Strategy development M&A / transaction support Long-term strategic planning Target screening and evaluation New business development Transaction management Market entry strategies Commercial due diligence Market scans and in-depth attractiveness reviews Technical / operational due diligence Techno-commercial feasibility studies Financial and valuation support Long-term R&D and innovation planning M&A introductions and negotiation support Capability enhancement Logistics optimization and distribution network design Organizational efficiency and effectiveness programs Post-merger integration value realization and program management Operational competitiveness and capability strategy development Competitive benchmarking Independent board advice advisory.cwgrp.com USA INDIA BRAZIL ROMANIA
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Sectors covered Up-stream building materials (Cement, Lime) Downstream building materials (Aggregates, Ready-mix, Cementitious - Fly ash, Slag) Power & Energy Steel, Minerals & Mining Agriculture & Commodities Paper & Pulp Ports, Logistics & Transportation advisory.cwgrp.com USA INDIA BRAZIL ROMANIA
Advisory Leadership Robert Madeira Managing Director Robert holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is a triple-major (Economics, International Relations and Organizational Behavior & Management) Brown University undergraduate. Robert has extensive functional experience in strategy consulting with Booz & Co where he advised clients across industries on topics including new market entries, innovation, organizational issues, transformation initiatives and efficiency initiatives. He also has experience in investment management with investment fund Arden Asset Management and corporate development / M&A with Citibank where he worked on over $5 billion in transactions across sectors and geographies. In his capacity as the lead of CW Advisory, he works with senior clients across the world on solving some of their most complex management, strategic and investment issues. Recent projects include advising a Middle East sovereign wealth fund on a major investment in emerging markets, developing a fly ash export business for a European national electrical power generator, creating a corporate energy management capability and strategy / roadmap model for a regional cement group and providing transaction support for an Indian cement group considering an investment in a developed market. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and is the founder of the. Robert supervises all of CW s advisory work as well as oversees the management of the company out of Greenwich, CT, USA. WE KNOW THE INDUSTRY. LET US GUIDE YOU. CEMENT CHEMICALS ENERGY STEEL METALS & MINING PORTS COMMUNICATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES AGRICULTURE
Advisory Board Members Sumit Banerjee Advisory Board Member Mr. Sumit Banerjee is former vice chairman of Reliance Cement and CEO of Reliance Infrastructure, and former CEO and Managing Director of ACC Limited, Holcim Group. His career started at L&T in 1979 and during his role as Executive Assistant to a Profit Centre Head in L&T, he had early insights into Management Control Systems. He also spent 17 years in the Aluminium Sector, with Indal/Hindalco. Sumit Banerjee is a seasoned business leader with a strong background in manufacturing and infrastructure, a professional with a lengthy top-management level exposure to core sector industries such as non-ferrous metals, steel processing, cement and infrastructure. Mr. Sumit Banerjee is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, the Founding Chairperson of CII s Cement Division, a member on the Managing Committee of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) and a government nominee on the boards of IIM Lucknow and Construction Sector Skills Development Council. Jean-Michel Allard Advisory Board Member Mr. Jean Michel Allard is an independent expert in the cement industry. Mr. Allard gained extensive experience during his forty-year tenure with Vicat Group, an International Cement Organisation. He served as the Deputy CEO of the Vicat Group for twenty-two years and prior to that appointment, he held several managerial positions within the company. His ancillary assignments included membership on the Board of Directors of Syndicat Français Industrie Ciment (SFIC) and Chairman of the National Commission on Safety for the French Cement Profession. Arun Bhalla Advisory Board Member Mr. Arun Bhalla is the former CEO and Director of Jindal Thermal Power, and former Chief Executive in charge of Power Business Development at Shree Cement Power business unit. Between 2006 and 2010 he held the position of Executive Director of PTC India Ltd, and he is currently an independent director and audit committee member on the board of Indotech Transformer (Prolec-GE India). Arun Bhalla is a knowledgeable insider of the business community, an experienced professional with over 40 years of activity in the sectors of power and automation, and extensive exposure across the complete value chain. Throughout his lengthy career, Arun Bhalla had management roles at various levels with companies such as BHEL, CGEE-Alsthom/Cegelec, NELCO, Bells Controls (Foxboro), Tata Honeywell, Hyundai Electrical Transmission Co, Maharashtra Power Transmission Co and PTC Energy. advisory.cwgrp.com USA INDIA BRAZIL ROMANIA
Recent flagship projects CW Advisory supports Investment Corporation of Dubai on US$300mm investment in Dangote Cement investment corporation of dubai CW Advisory provides commercial, technical / operational evaluation for acquisition of quicklime manufacturing company global development bank / investment organization CW Advisory assists integrated cement manufacturer in developing long-term strategic vision and options major regional cement group CW Advisory develops overhead efficiency and effectiveness strategy and operating model mid-sized cement company CW Research supports client in developing fly ash export strategy, go-to-market and business development activity european national electricity generator WE KNOW THE INDUSTRY. LET US GUIDE YOU. CEMENT CHEMICALS ENERGY STEEL METALS & MINING PORTS COMMUNICATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES AGRICULTURE
Recent Advisory projects: Strategy & Markets Recent Client Engagements advisory.cwgrp.com USA INDIA BRAZIL ROMANIA
Select project experiences Industrial equipment market share assessment and forecast Leading niche mining, minerals and cement equipment supplier Developed a detailed global market share analysis for major equipment components; Forecasted demand, market size and probable market shares by type of client and equipment Latin America Lime Market Assessment Major lime producer Assisted the client in conducting an assessment of the lime industry in Latin America, considering demand, trade flows, end-user segment dynamics, production, evolution/ growth opportunities Assessment of Middle East Petcoke Markets Developed an in-depth petcoke demand market strategic assessment and market entry approach of the Middle East markets for a major industrial group Top Saudi Arabian oil company Fly ash growth strategy and go-to-market support Build an assessment for fly ash exporting opportunities for a European power generation operators and supported go-to-market activities European national power generation company Develop raw material strategy for cement group Regional cement group with cement, concrete and aggregates businesses Constructed an integrated policy and strategy for raw materials, including limestone, aggregates, fly ash, slag, gypsum and other minerals considering production and competitive demands Developing a Corporate Energy Strategy South American cement group Developed a corporate energy strategy for a energy-intensive manufacturing group, including energy (coal, petcoke, gas, alternatives) impact model, governance and org design, sourcing model, risk tools, technical / operational efficiency Corporate performance management initiative Constructed a company-wide performance evaluation and developed an integrated approach to enabling best-in-class operations Americas-based industrial group WE KNOW THE INDUSTRY. LET US GUIDE YOU. CEMENT CHEMICALS ENERGY STEEL METALS & MINING PORTS COMMUNICATIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES AGRICULTURE
Select project experiences Valuation of a Cement Group Provided an independent valuation assessment of a cement group on behalf of a consortium of major banks and lenders Consortium of European banks Transaction Advisory and Commercial Due Diligence Middle-Eastern Sovereign Wealth Fund Supported a major Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Fund in evaluating a major investment into a well-known cement group Project included valuation and transaction modeling and commercial due diligence, including demand and price projections Investment due diligence of quicklime producer Global non-profit financial lender / bank Conducted commercial and technical due diligence of lime production unit of major South American conglomerate Evaluation of domestic and export markets as well as lime plan, quarries and technical abilities of the business unit Due Diligence Support Supported a South Asian cement group in assessing attractiveness of an international asset including cement manufacturing, ready-mix and aggregates Major Indian cement manufacturing group Investment option articulation for board of cement producer Regional vertically integrated cement group in the Americas Assisted executive management through workshops and studies to articulate long-term strategic growth options for the corporation, including trade-offs and attractiveness of expansions, new markets and business opportunities and operational and organizational implications Africa Investment Analysis Conducted a strategic review of a region in Sub-Saharan Africa for a cement group considering a $150 million investment in a production unit Regional cement group in India Africa cement market investment assessment Prioritization of cement markets in Africa based on their current and projected attractiveness to pave way for $1bn investment decision on building new production capacity Middle Eastern investment group advisory.cwgrp.com USA INDIA BRAZIL ROMANIA
CW Advisory is a global consultancy specializing in M&A and transaction advisory, strategic advisory, management and operations consulting. Our deep sector expertise covers building materials, infrastructure / ports, energy, metals and mining and other industrial segments. CW Advisory works with boards and senior management addressing the most complex issues, including those in functional areas spanning the value chain, including fuels & energy, logistics, organizational, operational due diligence, feasibility assessments, among others. CW Advisory is part of the, a leading advisory, research and media boutique aligned along three pillars: Advisory, Research and Media, with headquarters in Greenwich (CT), USA. advisory.cwgrp.com inquiries@cwgrp.com +1-702-866-9474 PO Box 5263 Greenwich, CT 06831 USA