Executive boardroom — Acumen Advisory & Activism
What We Do

Advisory & Activism

Board-level counsel and constructive activism — aligning governance and capital allocation with long-term value creation across Egypt and the MENA region.

Overview

Counsel grounded in conviction.

We advise boards, management teams, and shareholders on strategy, capital structure, and transactions — bringing the same research discipline that underpins our investment mandates.

Engagements are scoped to the client's objectives: from one-off strategic reviews to ongoing advisory relationships.

Financial Activism

Constructive, long-term engagement.

Governance

Strengthening board composition, controls, and alignment with stewardship.

Capital allocation

Active dialogue on strategy, disclosure, and how capital is deployed.

Value creation

Considered positions and clear theses that target durable outcomes.

Core Advisory Mandates

Four integrated practice areas.

Four connected disciplines under one advisory team — from raising capital to executing transactions and steering strategy.

ECM

Equity Capital Markets

  • Capital raising — increases, rights issues, private placements.
  • IPO readiness and EGX listing advisory.
  • Dual and cross-listing structuring.
DEBT

Debt Advisory & Structuring

  • Corporate and project refinancing.
  • Securitization and sale-and-leaseback.
  • Non-bank financing solutions.
M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Comprehensive buy-side and sell-side mandates.
  • Valuation, due diligence, negotiation, execution.
  • Cross-border and domestic transactions.
STRATEGY

Strategic Advisory

  • Governance optimisation and shareholder alignment.
  • Turnaround strategies and growth planning.
  • Tailored to specific client objectives.
Notable Mandates

A record of disciplined activism.

Four mandates delivered across advisory and shareholder activism.

Coldwell Banker
12-month advisory; EGX assessment.
Mansoura Poultry
1-year activation.
Marseilia Group
2-year mandate, delivered in 18 months.
Ahmed Ramadan Corporates
Advisory & activism mandate.