FOR OIL PALM HARVESTING TOOL MANUFACTURER
Client
Agricultural Equipment Manufacturer
Products & Services
- Strategic Business Planning
- Pre-IPO Planning
- Organizational Structure
- Corporate Direction Setting
Description of Project
Client
The Client is one of the fastest growing agricultural equipment manufacturers in Malaysia. Its core products are its patented harvesting poles and sickle system. The Client currently serves the Top 15 palm oil producers of the world, encompassing markets across Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, India, Africa and South America.
Background
Due to its rapid growth in business, the client recognized there is an imperative need to devise a business strategy that will navigate the company for its future growth as well as a Pre-IPO plan that will prepare the company for its listing exercise.
Challenges & Expectations
There are various operation processes that was being done manually and lack of standard operating procedures to guide the production of oil palm harvesting tools.
The client did not realize the significance of the problem as the business was growing fast and the situation had not affect the business performance yet. We were determined that for the company to be sustainable in the long run, it would require a leaner and standardized business process.
Our Role on the Project
Scope of Services
- Business Plan & Financial Modeling.
- Pre IPO Planning & Readiness.
- Submission for Enterprise 50 Awards to increase client profile.
- Deal Support for strategic collaboration with the largest palm oil and rubber conglomerate in the country
Solutions / Outcomes Delivered
- Worked to expedite the IPO preparatory work which included a diagnostic review of the firms operations and financials, and made recommendations to improve business performance.
- 5-year strategic business plan backed by comprehensive research, competitor analysis and expansion plans / strategies.
- Instrumental in client being named Malaysia’s top 10 most enterprising, privately-held company for 2009 by preparing the E-50 submission and business plan.
- Currently project managing a synergistic joint-venture with a large conglomerate that would lead to KESB’ market dominance in Asia Pacific
