Corporate Finance Group
The Group provides funding solution to corporate customers in the top and middle tier of the market. Transactions are structured and offered on short and medium term basis with focus on telecommunication, oil and gas, cement, manufacturing, brewery, food and beverages, infrastructure development etc.
Our clients benefit from our market based pricing, zero ancillary charges (COT) inherent in our financing models and would be trailed by our service delivery quality. As money managers, we advise, structure and fund transactions on a win-win solution that addresses risk both parties are undertaking.
We offer a variety of funding options tailored to meet clients’ needs. Some of the investment products and services are:
- Commercial Paper / Bankers’ Acceptance
- Invoice/Receivables Discounting
- Corporate Bonds and Notes investment
- Leasing
- Asset Backed Financing
- Syndication/Risk Sharing
- Financial Advisory Services
- Other structured financing arrangements
Commercial Papers / Bankers’ Acceptances
This product is designed to provide short term (15-270days) financing to corporate clients with investment grade rating (BBB and above) in a timely and secured manner in line with CBN guidelines on Commercial Papers (CP) and Bankers’ Acceptance (BA).
Invoice / Receivable Discounting
This is a revolving short term working capital facility packaged to discount confirmed receivables of our clients engaged in the supply of goods, services and execution of small- medium scale contracts for reputable companies to meet their financial needs.
Corporate Bond and Notes investment
This product is designed for corporate and state government with investment grade rating BBB and above. ADH invests and trades in the institutional bonds and in the secondary market.
Leasing
This product is designed for companies with sustainable cash flow and good investment grade ratings. ADH helps to finance the acquisition of equipment and machineries for the operation of the companies
Asset Backed Financing
This product is designed to provide short -term financing to corporate customers against a pool of underlying assets that will generate adequate revenue to liquidate the facility.
Syndication /Risk Sharing
This is a medium whereby we provide short term funding to bank’s corporate clients in partnership with the originating banks therefore leaning on the relationship skills and expertise of the bank with the client.
Financial Advisory Services:
This ensures structuring and executing wide range of complex transactions including; valuation, structured finance transactions, MBOs, LBOs and corporate restructuring, mergers & acquisitions and divestitures/sales/auctions. The Team also establishes and maintains strategic dialogue with existing and potential clients provides financial advice and solutions to strategic problems and assists clients in achieving short and long-term strategic objectives.
- Corporate Restructuring: The ADH Restructuring Team assists clients in creating liquidity, providing financial stability for operations while a new financial structure is being worked out and restoring confidence in the company. ADH can act as an advisor on behalf of corporate clients to access the capital markets; provide financing and restructuring advisory services to buyers of distressed companies and/or assets.
- Mergers & Acquisition: Business ownership restructuring such as mergers, acquisitions, buy-ins and buy-outs and privatization of State-Owned-Enterprises are becoming quite common place in the current globalization trend. ADH offers support from strategic planning and analysis through to valuation, financing, negotiation and closing. ADH will also avail the client with post-acquisition reviews and assessment of the transaction in order to provide feed back on achievement of objectives.
- ADH Research Intelligence: The ADH Research Team provides in-depth analyses of markets, companies, industries and currencies locally and/or internationally. The ADH Team is committed to identifying and vigorously analyzing financial information, strategic issues and trends that affects companies, industries and markets and fundamental changes which may have a meaningful impact on future investment value.
- Underwriting: Our strength has been in assisting our clients to raise either equity or debt capital or both and the underwriting of equity and equity-like securities as well as the distribution of such securities to institutional investors. ADH will consider underwriting and where required will assemble a consortium of underwriters.
- Portfolio management: Our asset management unit provides investors with expert knowledge and guidance by acting as wealth managers to investors who desire above average market performance levels, Our objective is to maximize the wealth of our clients by exploring investment outlets that combine optimal returns with modest risk, taking into consideration clients’ needs, investment objective and risk profile/threshold
