PMKConsult has extended its services to the African continent following the signing of a multilateral agreement between Africa-based specialist entities Crane Group Consulting and Property Solutions Africa (PS Africa). The agreement is said to cover real estate transaction advisory delivered by PS Africa, with commercial and project management consultancy delivered by Crane Group Consulting and PMKConsult respectively.
According to a statement, PS Africa has witnessed significant increases in large multinational real estate enquires into Africa in the past several years, with well-known entities including Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Coca- Cola, GSK, Avon, Metrofile, Eversheds, and the WPP Group comprising a part of their client base in the last 48 months.
“Businesses venturing into Africa require several layers of advisory from choosing the right office space or facility to fit their operational requirement to finding the right location to grow their business- all while securing an optimum contract value. Beyond the challenge of finding this ‘trilogy or synergy’ in their desired space, Africa adds its own unique set of considerations such as the hurdle of different legal regional frameworks to navigate. Businesses within any sector also require sourcing and to procure the necessary packages from reputable vendors at standard market prices without hidden costs and unforeseen expenses,” explained Kieron Murray, PS Africa.
PS Africa is said to be one of the leaders in developing and enhancing the service level expertise provided in the real estate industry and is recognised as having pioneered occupier service lines in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Murray added, “There is a huge cost saving measure for clients if we were to deliver RE transaction advise, while accounting for these many other aspects of entering Africa. With the addition of Crane Group Consulting and PMKConsult, we can now assure our clients that our second-to-none-expertise is met with the critical mass required to deliver on large scale remits to offer a full scale and comprehensive service.:
As per the statement, PMKConsult will bring its international expertise to the African market, while Crane Group Consulting leads with its expertise across many African nations having delivered consultancy in the east, west and central regions as well as South Africa.
Kevin Woolley, CEO of PMKConsult states, “While this agreement formalises a collaboration between market savvy and seasoned professionals, this framework is really about cementing the professional relationships between businesses and individuals with a successful history of service delivery. We have previously worked together and have followed each other’s respective business successes with great interest. What speaks true to the way PMKConsult operates is that we lead with the professional relationship and transparency.”
“Our commercial management practice track record has brought many African clients to us, which has given us the opportunity to work in many major African cities, delivering for a wide range of sectors including unique requests demonstrated in our work for a World Heritage site. We have also advised on many mixed-use developments for local enterprises and international companies expanding into the region. With PS Africa and PMKConsult we will be able to tap into the needs of other regional markets and be able to benefit clients with our advisory services with a local presence at the stage of transaction through PS Africa,” commented Siva Veeran, Group CEO, Crane Group Consulting.
Each entity carries a portfolio of local, regional, and multinational clients including Fortune 500’s across a wide range of sectors, the statement explained.
Woolley concluded, “This will benefit our clients because they are getting the very best that our entities have to offer between business partners that believe in the value of integrity, transparency, solid relationships, and delivering our best work collectively.”