Mercator International | Financial Institutions

Financial Institutions

A well-planned and well-executed strategy is at the center of everything we do. We help create breakthrough business solutions with the biggest return on your investments. Mercator can help you identify new investment opportunities, give you the data you need to accurately evaluate assets and come up with a strategy for the right moves to support economic growth.


	Financial Institutions A well-planned and well-executed strategy is at the center of everything we do. We help create breakthrough business solutions with the biggest return on your investments. Mercator can help you identify new investment opportunities, give you the data you need to accurately evaluate assets and come up with a strategy for the right moves to support economic growth.

Our partners and senior associates have worked directly for: Ocean carriers Port authoriities Terminal operators Railroads Intermodal marketing companies Capital investment firms Freight forwarders Airlines Importers and exporters Management consulting firms To learn more about our professional backgrounds, please visit our team page.		Mercator’s partners and senior associates have an average of more than 30 years experience in the international freight transportation and logistics industries. Additionally, members of our team members have worked in investment banking where they were in-house experts supporting the evaluation, acquisition and management of operations in global transportation. You won’t find a better-qualified team to help you to evaluate new opportunities and assess existing businesses to determine the next best steps. Our services help you recognize operational and marketing opportunities to best utilize your assets and increase profits. We will give you the facts you need in order to make the best investments. Our extensive list of contacts gives us access to information that can’t be gleaned from economic data. Mercator has the global market intelligence that no one else can offer. Services Strategic plans Assessment of competing operations Identification of corporate threats and opportunities Formulation of long-term business plans and strategies Cost data and analysis Inland costs and competitive factors Develop on-going marketing strategy Provide information regarding technological changes within the market Financial advisory Development of exit strategies Identify corporate financing alternatives Optimizing capital structure Buy side Identifying target businesses for acquisition Contact target firms to establish level of interest Create valuation model Assist in negotiating purchase agreement Recapitalization transactions Establish valuation for privatization projects Identify sources of new capital Sell side Develop sales strategy and marketing materials Identify and contact potential purchasers Manage interactions with potential buyers Assist in negotiating terms of sale Capital investment analysis and financial planning Expansion and/or development projects Cargo-handling equipment replacement programs Valuations of assets Due diligence studies for sale and purchase transactions Investment analysis for vessel, equipment and terminal projects Profitability modeling and analysis or carrier operations and service Market research and commercial management Trade analysis and cargo volume forecasting Market share analysis and capacity projections New market entry strategies and service planning Projected macro-economic and micro-economic trends within trade lanes Productivity engineering Terminal productivity improvement studies Port facility planning Vessel deployment planning Infrastructure improvement Performance measurement Modal transfer operations assessments Logistics management Strategic designs of international supply chains/distribution networks Locations analysis for warehouses/distribution centers Cargo routing optimizations