2-6 Week Sprint

Client: Tech-Focussed Real Estate Investment Trust

Real Estate deal team requested geopolitical diligence for a data centre investment in South Africa to address political and regulatory risks, especially prospects of ‘expropriation without compensation’.

• Defined scope of work and assessed deal sensitivities
• Preparatory briefing to bring deal team ‘up to speed’
• Expert roundtable with political, regulatory and legal input
• Investment Committee paper

Outcome: Client lowered its planned bid to reflect the ‘geopolitical risk premium’ associated with the acquisition, primarily due to concerns about long-term trends (and thus exit multiples).