The Akra Group

Overview
Akra Group serves clients engaged in business across international boundaries.  Our partners have decades of experience helping clients to reach goals – strategic business goals, immediate operational or transactional goals, and building relationships to expand business opportunities. 

Even in today’s world of Internet-based knowledge and high speed communications, business requires personal relationships to be successful.  Business also requires the kind of knowledge you can’t find on the Internet – the knowledge best described as wisdom.  

There are many maxims about understanding “the meeting before the meeting” or the importance of perspective.  Akra Group was formed to ensure that our clients receive the wisdom of local customs and perspective, strategic goals and direction, and a full understanding of the conditions necessary for business success.  In other words, our clients are never “surprised” at what they find in a business negotiation or operating condition.  Our job is to make sure our clients are fully informed and ready for business success. 

Akra Group is focused to help you with international acquisitions, operations and project development.  We have formed a capital investment division for infrastructure project development in the agriculture, water and energy industries.  Most important, we dedicate ourselves to helping our clients reach their goals in business, wherever in the world they may be.   

When to Call Us
It is time to call Akra Group when you need straightforward, honest, practical advice in business.  That means when you launch a venture or acquisition, during a strategic planning exercise, or when you are under pressure to deliver results quickly or in a confusing or difficult situation.   

Some clients call us when they need a global perspective on an industry, or when a national policy or government action requires a response.  Most often, however, clients call us when they need a partner who provides needed perspective and operations support in complex or difficult environments.  Our principals have dealt with strategic and operational challenges throughout their careers, around the world.  We have operated at the highest levels of government not only in the U.S. but globally, and dealt with crises and meeting complex organizational goals in business and the intersection of public and private affairs. 

What We Do
Akra Group works with clients who want to acquire assets or operations, develop a facility for their operations needs, or need to navigate through challenges for their business in a foreign market.  We work to understand your goals and specific objectives, then develop an operational plan to get you there.  In some cases this may mean simple advice which the client implements itself.  In other cases, Akra Group will take full responsibility for managing an acquisition or start-up, developing a project, or providing on-going management advice to senior executives or on-site managers.  Our project finance team provides creative financing for projects which can be net leased to an operator; Akra Group assumes responsibility for build-to-suit development of the project.  This is especially attractive for a company making an initial market entry.   

How We Work
We work with a network of trusted professionals who are proven performers in their fields.  We only involve principals who are experienced business executives or professionals in their countries or industries.   We work with you to define your goals, capabilities and assets, potential challenges and time frame for success.  Our job is to get you there on schedule, within budget, and prepared to meet your business goals.