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How Actis Leverages its network of Industrial Advisors
11 January 2023
Actis has a rich heritage across many of the countries and businesses we operate in. We have a deep, sectorspecific knowledge base which has allowed us to source assets and provide robust, sustainable returns for our investors for many years. This has enabled us to build an unrivalled track record in the markets we operate in.
Noting the competitive advantage that such deep insight had provided, while acknowledging the market shifts and a broader strategy in the newer funds, we decided to supplement our own expertise with a network of external experts who we can call on to help our portfolio companies as they develop their strategies. In particular, as we developed our long-life infrastructure fund ALLIF, we saw the need to expand our expertise and insights into wider asset classes, including areas such as roads, bridges, district cooling and other infrastructure.
We therefore decided to expand and institutionalise the Actis Industrial Advisor Network. The individuals involved are not Actis employees: rather, they are a select group of highly experienced subject matter and sector specific experts who are thought leaders in their fields. We call on these individuals to supplement our directors, deal teams and management teams to provide deeper, more extensive knowledge of the sectors and/or geographies involved.
All are champions of industry, with prior C-suite experience, who have a proven record and a strong reputation in their sector. Currently, we have access to advisors with particular expertise in areas such as digital infrastructure, roads, power, district cooling, Commercial and Industrial energy contracts, amongst others. We are looking to supplement this network, and find a number of individuals in geographies including developed Asia and North America, as well as in fields such as energy trading and others.
Having such a network brings a number of benefits. The advisors help improve the level of board engagement, through complimentary skill sets and gravitas with the management teams. They are able to bring much deeper experience to bear on projects that our portfolio businesses are undertaking. They offer a far more holistic input: by using them prior to the deal as well as during operations, they offer continuity of understanding around core challenges and opportunities facing the business plans and can support the company’s evolution over time.
A 50 strong and growing network. Champions of industry, with prior C-suite experience, who have a proven record and a strong reputation in their sector.
