Public Private Partnerships (PPP)

Grant Thornton Strategic Solutions is a leading specialist consultancy in South Africa and Africa with a PPP/Project Finance focus.

We are currently the Lead Advisor for three National Treasury registered PPPs in South Africa. In addition we have undertaken diagnostic assessments of existing PPPs and have acted as subcontractors for a number of PPPs, offering financial modelling and tourism, hospitality and nature reserve market expertise.

• Business Risk Services which has significant experience in internal audit and forensic assignments for major national, provincial and local government entities.
• Corporate Finance which has significant transaction support experience over a wide range of sectors.
• Assurance and Tax for accounting treatment and tax advice.

Outside of South Africa the PPP Unit is supported by Grant Thornton International’s Government and Advisory Team based in the UK whose sound experience has secured them a first-class track record in providing professional services for PPP projects across the public sector spectrum. The team is one of the largest in the industry and has advised on over 400 deals that have brought more than $50 billion of private sector funding to public sector projects. Because this world-class team has a unique understanding of the processes involved and qualities required to win PPP deals, it is no surprise that they were recently ranked first overall by number of deals won/closed in Europe.

How we work

A significant component of any PPP Transaction Advisory assignment is the development of a feasibility study – our management consultants are feasibility experts. We have a profound understanding of developing sustainable business cases for projects, ranging from training centres, support facilities to education facilities such as universities and business schools, industrial estates, multi-use complexes, shopping centres, convention centres, stadia, residential estates, apartment complexes, hotels, resorts, nature reserves and lodges.

We have also developed business cases for precincts which included residential, commercial, retail and recreation / entertainment components. Thus our team is skilled in undertaking feasibility assignments or business case development assignments at various scales and of various types.