MIDDLE EAST
Middle East Agribusiness and Investment Advisory Services
Prime Consulting has a strong presence in the Middle East, with one of the company’s three main headquarters based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. This location provides direct access to the wider Middle East and North Africa region and supports work across agribusiness, food systems and investment advisory.
Much of Prime Consulting’s work in the Middle East focuses on helping clients make successful investments across the global farm to market supply chain. Assignments often involve supporting offshore investment decisions, structuring commercial arrangements and ensuring projects are technically sound, commercially viable and well managed.
Investment and advisory services
Support includes feasibility studies, commercial due diligence and advice on structuring investment vehicles. Prime Consulting also assists with identifying suitable farm properties or processing assets for acquisition or partnership.
Additional services include:
Development of business plans and farm designs
Facilitation of sale, purchase and investment partnership agreements
Management of shipping and logistics for agricultural products
Provision of independent directors or senior technical advisors
Development of risk management plans
Operation or supervision of businesses on behalf of investors through management services contracts
Project Spotlight - Oman Biosecurity Project
An ambitious biosecurity project for Oman’s livestock sector is going ahead following technical input from Prime in the feasibility and design stages.
Prime collaborated with UK-based firm Altra Capital to design and test the feasibility of a proposed partnership between the Government of Oman and the private sector to establish new Animal Quarantine Centres across the country.
The proposal included replacing existing facilities and upgrading the country’s total quarantine capacity through new sites
Experience
Assignments in the Middle East have included:
Feasibility analysis for animal health investments
Identification and evaluation of offshore agribusiness investment opportunities
A feasibility study examining applications of geothermal desalination technology
Feasibility assessment and technical design for a large scale sheep farming expansion
Technical advisory support for agri product processing businesses