Commercial advisory organised around the decision you need to make.

NCDF Commercial Services Limited supports businesses and institutions across diagnosis, growth strategy, capital readiness, financial modelling, data-room preparation, market entry, partnerships and implementation. Engagements are scoped around a defined question, deliverable and next decision

Business Diagnostics

Use a Business Diagnostic when performance is under pressure, growth has stalled, management is considering a major decision or the underlying constraint is not yet clear.

Scope may include

  • Business model and value proposition
  • Customer, market and competitive position
  • Revenue model, pricing, channels and sales performance
  • Cost structure, working capital and operating economics
  • Organisation, governance and decision rights
  • Commercial risks, dependencies and execution capacity

Typical outputs

  • Diagnostic summary and issue tree
  • Priority constraints and evidence gaps
  • Management decision agenda
  • Recommended workstreams and 90-day action plan

Entry offer

  • Business Diagnostic

Growth Strategy

Use a Growth Strategy engagement when the business must decide where growth will come from, what must change commercially and how the organisation will execute.

Scope may include

  • Market and customer priorities
  • Value proposition and product/service portfolio
  • Route to market, channels and partnerships
  • Pricing, revenue model and unit economics
  • Capability, organisation and investment requirements
  • Milestones, KPIs and implementation governance

Typical outputs

  • Growth thesis and strategic choices
  • Commercial plan and financial implications
  • Prioritised initiatives and implementation roadmap
  • Management scorecard and review cadence

Entry offer

  • Growth Strategy Sprint

Capital Readiness & Transaction Preparation

Use a Capital Readiness engagement before approaching lenders, investors or transaction counterparties. We assess what the market will see, identify the gaps and prepare management for a disciplined process.

Scope may include

  • Funding objective, amount, timing and use of proceeds
  • Business and investment case
  • Historical financial information and forecast model
  • Ownership, governance, authority and decision process
  • Data room, evidence and management Q&A readiness
  • Likely transaction pathway and preparation sequence

Typical outputs

  • Capital Readiness Diagnostic
  • Prioritised readiness workplan
  • Transaction-preparation pack
  • Management narrative and Q&A preparation
  • Referral recommendation where a separate Securities process may be suitable

Entry offers

  • Capital Readiness Diagnostic
  • Investor Readiness Sprint
  • Transaction Preparation Office

Financial Modelling & Decision Support

Use modelling support when management, a board, lender, investor or strategic partner needs to understand the economics, funding requirement, cash-flow profile and sensitivity of a decision.

Scope may include

  • Model architecture and assumptions register
  • Revenue, cost, working-capital and capital-expenditure drivers
  • Funding and financing assumptions
  • Cash flow, scenarios and sensitivities
  • Decision outputs and management dashboard
  • Model review and documentation

Typical outputs

  • Integrated financial model or review report
  • Assumptions and scenario summary
  • Funding requirement and cash-flow analysis
  • Board or transaction decision outputs

Entry offer

  • Financial Model & Decision Support Scope

Data-Room Preparation & Management Q&A

Use data-room preparation when information must be organised for financing, partnership, governance, due diligence or strategic review.

Scope may include

  • Data-room index and workstream structure
  • Document ownership, completeness and version control
  • Corporate, financial, commercial, operational and governance evidence
  • Information-request tracker and issue log
  • Management Q&A preparation and response coordination
  • Secure access and approval process design

Typical outputs

  • Data-room index and gap tracker
  • Document-owner matrix
  • Readiness dashboard
  • Management Q&A pack and response protocol

Entry offer

  • Data-Room Preparation Sprint

Nigeria Market Entry & Commercial Partnerships

Use this service when a diaspora-owned or international business is evaluating Nigeria, or when an existing business needs new channels, strategic partners or a stronger route to market.

Scope may include

  • Market attractiveness and customer segmentation
  • Competitive and route-to-market assessment
  • Partner profile, longlist, screening and engagement support
  • Operating, regulatory and specialist-advice dependencies
  • Entry economics, risk and phased implementation plan
  • Local stakeholder and implementation coordination

Typical outputs

  • Nigeria Market Entry Diagnostic
  • Route-to-market recommendation
  • Partner map and engagement plan
  • Entry model, risk register and phased roadmap

Entry offers

  • Nigeria Market Entry Diagnostic
  • Commercial Partnership Search

Implementation Support

Use implementation support when the strategy or transaction decision has been approved but management needs an accountable structure for execution.

Scope may include

  • Implementation workstreams, owners and milestones
  • Commercial partner coordination
  • Management reporting and decision calendar
  • Risk, dependency and issue tracking
  • Performance indicators and benefits tracking
  • Executive steering and escalation support

Typical outputs

  • Implementation roadmap and responsibility matrix
  • Milestone and issue dashboard
  • Management reporting pack
  • Decision and escalation log

Entry offer

  • Commercial Implementation Office

How Engagements Are Scoped

Every engagement begins with a qualification discussion and a written scope. The scope identifies the client objective, deliverables, information required, responsibilities, timing, fees, dependencies, confidentiality arrangements and completion criteria.

Where specialist legal, tax, audit, regulatory, technical or engineering work is required, that work is separately identified and performed by appropriately qualified providers.