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For those evaluating Venezuela from abroad

We read the country from the inside so your committee can decide on solid ground. To invest, or to build a business.

Illustration: four executives look through a window at a refinery, a port and power towers at sunrise; one points at the port. Three reports lie on the table.

When we get the call

  • The committee wants a reading no report contains

    Public reports arrive late or contradict each other. You need someone who reads the country in real time.

  • The thesis hinges on a scenario

    A political or regulatory shift moves the outcome. Scenarios have to be modeled before committing capital.

  • You need a local partner

    Entering takes allies, suppliers and permits. It is not clear who to trust.

  • The numbers do not add up

    Two sources give two different numbers. Your committee needs to know which one carries more weight, and why.

Step 0 · One hour

Exploratory conversation

One hour with a partner, with no commitment. We understand your thesis before proposing anything.

Thesis and horizon
What do you want to achieve in Venezuela, and over what time frame?
Risk appetite
What loss can you tolerate, and which scenario do you rule out?
Constraints
Sanctions, compliance, and the internal policy of your fund or parent company.
The decision
What does your committee have to decide, and by when?

Two weeks, shaped by your decision

Same calendar as our assessment: discovery, analysis and delivery on day 10.

Evaluate an investment

For the fund or investor who has to say yes or no.

A memo for your investment committee

  • Country and sector scenarios, with their likelihood.
  • Players, regulatory framework and sanctions that touch your thesis.
  • Every figure with its source and its confidence level.
  • What is not known, stated plainly.
  • Go/no-go criteria for your committee.

After the memo

Advisory before the committee
A partner joins the discussion and answers the committee’s questions.
Country monitoring
After the decision, we track the scenarios your thesis rests on.
The memo only
The memo has value on its own. Your team takes it from there.

Build a business

For the company that has decided to enter and needs to do it right.

A market-entry plan

  • The market, its size, and who really competes.
  • Possible local partners and how to evaluate them.
  • Permits, exchange regime and repatriation.
  • The setup sequence, with its risks.

After the plan

Support during entry
A partner supports the setup as fractional C-suite executive or as adviser.
Advisory per decision
Support on specific critical decisions, without a full-time commitment.
The plan only
The plan has value on its own. Your team carries out the entry.

The six dimensions, read for you

They are the same as in our assessment. What changes is what weighs most in each.

Strategy and positioning
The thesis against the real market.
Technology and platforms
The infrastructure your operation needs, and the one that exists.
Organization and capabilities
Local talent, partners and allies.
Stakeholder management and communications
Regulator, counterparties and reputation.
Scenarios and resilience
Country scenarios and their effect on the thesis.
Finance and resources
Exchange regime, repatriation and value.

See the six dimensions

What we do not do

We do not provide legal or compliance advice. We work alongside your lawyer.

The memo is there to support a decision. Formal opinions and transaction valuations are outside its scope.

What we publish here is the sector library. Each client’s work, with its name and scope, stays between the client and the firm. How we treat that material is how we will treat yours.

What we work with

A library of sector studies, with every figure traced to its source.

See the studiesHow we read each figure

Write to us with your thesis. We reply with a proposal for a first conversation.

Tell us about your case

A partner replies within two business days.

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