Objective and Scope:

The client, a Dubai-based investment banking advisory firm, wanted to identify the top 50 Indian companies operating in Africa and the top commodity traders headquartered in India for its business development initiatives. For this, it wanted Benori’s support in:

• Preparing a comprehensive list of product-based Indian companies with African operations, as well as a list of Indian commodity traders
• Identifying information on financials, operations in Africa, exports/imports, regional leadership, and others

Approach:

We conducted extensive secondary research to prepare two separate lists of companies covering industries such as automotive, oil and gas, chemicals, FMCG, and pharmaceuticals. We reviewed various sources, including company websites, annual reports, press releases, LinkedIn, Factiva, and Eximpulse, to obtain the required information.

Impact:

The study, completed within two business weeks, helped the client generate potential leads in the region, which it planned to reach out to for its business development initiatives.