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Provided by The Risk Advisory Group

Designed for senior leaders facing high-stakes decisions in complex political environments, our Commercial Intelligence service adds an advisory component to our usual in-country intelligence gathering. We provide the on-the-ground insights and local expertise to help our clients make decisions with confidence and clarity.

Typical scenarios include:

  • Helping M&A teams identify and evaluate acquisition targets – including assessing political risks that could threaten an asset’s commercial viability;​Working with bid teams to produce compelling proposals that resonate with key government decision makers in major tender, licensing and privatisation processes;
  • Advising corporate strategy teams considering entering new markets on potential political and regulatory hurdles and how best to overcome them;
  • Working with government affairs teams and business leaders during negotiations with governments, state-owned enterprises and regulatory agencies.

Key contacts

Huw Charles, Associate Director

[email protected]

Chambers Review

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Political Risk - Global-wide

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What the Team is Known For

The Risk Advisory Group has extensive experience managing political risk for clients that are seeking to invest in emerging markets. The group's political risk operation sits within its broader business intelligence services, and its global team speaks a wide range of languages. The Risk Advisory Group provides intelligence for clients through country risk mapping, predicting government actions and assisting with responses to legislation.

Notable practitioners

Richard Prior, director at The Risk Advisory Group, is a key contact.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The Risk Advisory Group provide excellent work product, a strong and useful analysis. a comprehensive approach and a tailored project scope.

Political Risk respondent
Crisis & Risk Management

We get a wonderful balance of expertise, opinions, connections and intelligence from The Risk Advisory Group. It's a very well informed, researched and connected view.

Political Risk respondent
Crisis & Risk Management