Dubai World Africa opened offices in Cape Town, South Africa during 2007 to lead the role-out of strategic, high profile projects and other investments throughout Africa and the Indian Ocean region. The company has developed expertise in the hotel, leisure, residential, waterfront and wildlife sectors and delivers projects from initial concept to completion and handover to end users. It provides specialised ‘turnkey’ type development services to companies within the Dubai World Group, as well as other international clients. This includes compiling and assessing “requests for proposals”, assembling the professional teams, guiding the design process, engaging contractors and suppliers, administering payment processes and many other crucial steps in the process of converting visions into reality.

Development Processes

• Identification of development investment opportunities
• Preparation of feasibilities and due diligence investigations
• Compilation of cost estimates, business plans and budgets
• Packaging and securing development finance
• Assimilation of operator and end-user requirements into development schemes
• Political brokering and facilitation of special projects
• Resolution of transactional agreements and other legal matters
• Securing of planning and development approvals
• Appointment, briefing and management of specialist consultants
• Directing the planning and creative design processes
• Environmental development planning and sustainability accreditation
• Master Planning and Development Frameworks
• Tendering and awarding Principal Contractor, Sub-contractor and other development packages
• Planning and co-ordination of construction activities in conjunction with the principal contractor/s
• Driving ‘value-engineering’ and other cost efficiencies continuously
• Procurement of furniture, fittings and equipment
• Continuous monitoring and tracking of budget
• Project reporting to shareholders
• Marketing

Investment & Corporate Finance Process

• Due diligence investigation and analysis
• Performance of asset valuations
• Preparation of feasibility studies
• Third party capital raising
• Negotiating and facilitating transactions
• Implementing transactions
• Restructuring to enhance shareholder value
• Contract administration and legal compliance
• Risk management

Corporate Governance

• Board management, feedback and support
• Audit and risk management advise
• Legal due diligence, compliance, statutory returns and drafting of agreements
• Effective delegation of authority
• Corporate social responsibility
• Leadership & talent management