An investor with an interest in a high-risk, high-return mining asset needed support to help shape investment strategy and decision making. The operating environment was characterised by a high level of political instability. The project focused on understanding the inside workings of various state
and private stakeholders who were capable, directly or indirectly, of determining the success of the project.

Given the complexity of the asset and the operating environment, our in-country team worked with a network capable of tapping into government, state institutions, the judiciary, the diplomatic community, the private sector, and the security and military apparatus. We conducted discreet interviews and cross-referenced information sourced from different networks. We looked at shifting power dynamics in government and the entire state apparatus that would have a direct effect on the deal. Making use of expertise built over years working in the country, we were able to provide our client with a mix of weekly reports and in-person briefings, giving them the instruments to adjust and optimise their strategy in a very unstable environment.

Our work gave our client a unique edge on its competitors and the capacity to understand and manage a high-risk situation, putting the client in a position to obtain the most favourable outcome.