Corporate Profile 2015

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1 Corporate Profile 2015

2 Who we are

3 Bowden & Co background Bowden & Co is a boutique corporate finance and investment management practice, with specialist corporate finance expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Business Consulting and Capital Raising. We serve a niche market segment in providing customised and innovative corporate finance solutions to meet the needs of medium to large sized unlisted, private, family owned, entrepreneurial businesses in Southern Africa. At Bowden & Co our corporate finance advice and solutions are results orientated so that they enhance the value of our clients through an absolute commitment to performance and excellence in delivery and implementation. We differentiate ourselves through our ability to produce high quality work specifically tailored to our clients needs. Our results orientated focus is achieved through listening to our clients carefully, understanding their corporate finance challenges and delivering corporate finance solutions that embrace our client s entrepreneurial flair and processes. Our market facing orientation allows us to be attuned to the changes and trends in the marketplace so that we can provide the corporate finance solutions that create opportunities for our clients. The development of strong bonds and long lasting relationships with our clients is a valued part of the work we do.

4 Bowden & Co goals We aim to be the leading corporate finance and investment management firm in the mid-market in Southern Africa; To make a profit for the benefit of all stakeholders; Provide professional, value adding services to our clients; Since people are our greatest asset we treat them with respect and dignity, encouraging them to grow and rewarding them for exceptional performance; Work with entrepreneurs and private and public businesses to achieve growth and unlock value for all stakeholders, ultimately leading to social upliftment and job creation in the economy.

5 What we do

6 Products & services Bowden & Co is an independently owned, corporate advisory, investment management and private investment house. Bowden & Co operates within Southern Africa, across various industries, with a product and service focus in: Mergers and Acquisition advisory services, Strategic Advice and Capital Raising. Specialist private client portfolio management with individually tailored investment strategies. Partnering with business ideas that have significant growth potential.

7 Products & services - Corporate finance Bowden & Co provides corporate finance and strategic advice with specialisation in Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Business Consulting and Capital Raising into the following corporate action inflection points: Mergers and acquisitions Strategic advisory Acquisition target searches Management Buy Outs (MBO) and Management Buy Ins (MBI) Financial valuations Capital raising Research and analysis reports

8 Products & services - Investment management As a natural complementary business to the Bowden & Co specialised Corporate Finance division, the Investment Management division was established in 2009 and has performed well to date, achieving compounding growth for our clients. Our services are catered towards the private client, where we offer a long term focus on investments regardless of the level of financial literacy or capacity of the client. Our focus is the South African equity market both listed and unlisted equities. Our proximity and understanding of the private companies in Southern Africa allows us specific market anomalies with regards to the pricing of listed and certain unlisted but public companies. We take positions in those equities which we feel will lead to an outperformance - Alpha - of the market. We take a personalised approach to private client wealth management. If a potential client is interested in making a new investment our preferred approach is to meet with the prospective client to determine their wealth objectives and how Bowden & Co can best cater to their needs. We can also develop customised investment mandates to meet a client s specific investment requirements. Bowden & Co is an authorised financial services provider, FSB number

9 Products & services - Capital Bowden & Co Capital invests in business partnering and building initiatives with entrepreneurs who have identified market inefficiencies or demand for a new product or service offering and apply our business building mind and skill set with capital to birth and grow exciting companies. We like to associate with true entrepreneurial talents and resilient committed spirits who have a burning passion to see an enterprise grow from a CIPC form to a household name brand.

10 The team

11 Our people

12 Connect with us Bowden and Company (Pty) Ltd tel: fax: st Floor, Oxford Gate Hyde Lane, Hyde Park, 2196 website: