ThirdWay Advisory operates at the intersection of sustainable development and commercial business, converging the private and public sectors towards the development of innovative, inclusive and sustainable finance and business solutions.
Sustainability is a bedrock of ThirdWay’s mission of thinking anew and acting anew. With our planet coming under increased stress, we work with all stakeholders to create and finance opportunities that deliver economic, social and environmental returns. Our work ranges from creating innovative financing solutions that support businesses throughout their financial lifecycle to helping our clients develop and implement successful sustainability strategies.
ThirdWay Partners offers a full suite of strategy and investment advisory services and has worked with partners from the:
Development Community & Public Sector: Governments, Donors, NGOs and Foundations
Private Sector: SMEs, leading local businesses, multinational corporations
Investor Community: Development Finance Institutions, Family Offices, Private Equity Firms
Advisory Services:
ThirdWay Partners has a proven execution track-record having advised on mandates in over 25 countries across 4 continents:
Aquaculture Business Market Building & Roadmap Development
Led a market assessment for a large-scale aquaculture producer in southern Africa. This route to market analysis determined the most efficient market entry strategy and corresponding sales structure to support requirements of meeting increased production targets. In addition, an analysis of current existing outgrower programs produced a feasibility study to how the business could provide inputs to local producers, to support their own enterprises
Geography: Africa
Services: Market Building
Sustainable Forestry Business – Capital Raise & Structuring Support
Acted as an exclusive corporate finance advisor for a leading forestry business across multiple geographies. ThirdWay led negotiations for a complex debt restructuring with both development and commercial creditors. The firm provided financial analysis support to match ongoing debt service with the company’s forecast cash flow profile, and led meetings with senior stakeholders. This was followed on by engaging with investors for a growth capital raise
Geography: Africa
Services: Capital Raise & Structuring Support
Multinational FMCG Bottler - ESG & Sustainability Strategy Development
Designed the sustainability strategy for one of the largest bottlers on the African continent. This included the conceptualization of six impact initiatives led by the company’s executive team. Initiatives span from developing sustainable local supply chains to optimizing waste collection and conversion. This work engaged with senior development stakeholders to form key implementation and financing partnerships for the business across its countries of operation
Geography: Africa
Services: Market Building
International Nutrition NGO - Creation of International Policy Framework
Created an Index to provide insights into existing nutrition and food policies within 30 selected countries in Africa and Asia. These insights are used to facilitate discussions between governments and stakeholders to better support private sector players in the food sector. Ultimately this index helps drive key investment into the sustainable food sector and supports in addressing food security bottlenecks
Geography: Global
Services: Market Development