Client Impact Case Studies
Real-world success stories demonstrating GBSH Consult Group’s advisory capabilities across sectors and regions.
Mergers & Acquisitions: Mining Sector Buy-Side Advisory
The challenge
A mining client required strategic advisory support to complete a high-stakes investment across multiple regions. They needed due diligence, pricing negotiation, and transaction execution guidance.
Our approach
GBSH Consult partnered end-to-end with the client, offering:
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Strategic soundboarding
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EOI negotiation
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Financial due diligence & modeling
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Deal structuring
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Legal execution support
The result
The client successfully acquired 100% of the target through a risk-optimized structure — positioning the venture for long-term value creation.
Impact Due Diligence Across Sectors and Geographies
Scope:
Sectors:
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Focus:
70 Impact Due Diligence projects
Multiple industries (Funds + Target Investments)
Global (Africa, UK, UAE, USA, etc.)
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Alignment with investor priorities
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Identifying high-impact commercial opportunities
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Establishing baselines for ongoing measurement
True Partnership. Meaningful Results.
At GBSH Consult, we work side-by-side with our clients to solve their biggest challenges — unlocking competitive advantage, sustainable growth, and real-world transformation.
Our belief is simple: the best results are those shaped by reality, built on trust, and delivered with purpose.
How We Create Impact
Our work spans industries, sectors, and continents. Whether it’s optimizing performance, shaping policy, or navigating complexity, we show up as partners — committed to outcomes that last.
"We don’t just advise - we help you build what’s next."
We’ve helped:
A global oil company enter key African markets with confidence.
A telecoms firm migrate to next-gen infrastructure across multiple regions.
A global retailer expand into new markets while deepening local share.
A pharmaceutical leader safeguard patients through a direct distribution model.
Public-sector agencies cut enrollment times from weeks to minutes.
Investors achieve a 70% IRR on a strategic acquisition.
Governments shape investment frameworks for long-term economic growth.
A media brand relaunch a 40-year-old product line to global acclaim.
Health pioneers establish the first pediatric oncology center in the Middle East and Africa.
Our Broader Impact in Action
The videos below highlight themes, initiatives, and partnerships that reflect the type of high-impact work GBSH champions. While not all were produced by or directly reference GBSH, they align with the outcomes, values, and industries we’re proud to engage with — from enterprise transformation to public sector development and innovation.
Client Success Stories
A few of the challenges we’ve tackled together:
Performance Improvement
We worked with a manufacturing client to streamline complexity and realize over $75M in strategic savings.
Customer Strategy & Marketing
Our segmentation and pricing recommendations helped a dental tech company regain critical market share.
Organizational Design
We helped a global enterprise restructure its corporate team, reducing headcount while improving decision speed.
Private Equity & M&A
We supported a cable TV acquisition that delivered a 70% return within two years — and paved the way for market expansion.
What Our Clients Say
Real testimonials from organisations across government, private sector, and civil society.
“The GBSH Consult Group has showed the company’s attention to detail and commitment to quality and high-level performance. The company has played a vital role in coming up with our long-term strategy and transformation of business as a whole. We can safely attest to the fact that they have helped us improve our BBBEE Level and scorecards.”
- CEO of major African mobile telecoms group
“The GBSH Consult Group has been an exemplary strategic partner on a number of high-level foreign direct investment deals in Southern Africa. Their team provided invaluable insights on international property and private equity transactions, consistently guiding clients to successful execution. From our experience, they’ve solidified their reputation as a top-tier strategy and transformation firm.”
- Executive Leader at an African Capital Investment & Infrastructure Firm
“Working with GBSH Consult Group has been an incredibly enriching journey. Their team helped us transform our business, sharpen our focus, and formulate a strong growth strategy. We’re now ready to grow like never before.”
- CEO of a Southern African Travel & Tourism Company
“The information gleaned from the questionnaires will be analysed by GBSH Consult Group, who will use the information to facilitate the Strategic Planning workshop planned for 13 and 14 March for the Rights Management function.”
- Group Executive at a Global Mining Corporation listed on the JSE and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index
“We are extremely delighted to recommend you to the exemplary quality services of GBSH Consult Group… contracted on an ad hoc basis for the past three years by a global multinational based in South Africa in many areas of strategy development, transformation and BBBEE alignment, ESD Strategy, Factory Procurement processes and school feeding program alignment.”
“Compared to other providers in the market, we are convinced that the quality of services and pricing of GBSH Consult Group is among the best in South Africa. Their work and professionalism are simply amazing.”
- Executive Authority of a State Owned Regulatory Body
“We contracted GBSH Consult Group to deliver on our Strategy Development and they delivered… [including] Project Governance principles, Balanced Scorecard Strategy Framework, stakeholder templates, and a consolidated 5-year strategy and business plan.”
“GBSH Consult Group’s capabilities as a leader in industry and transformation help companies unlock their new revenue streams, increase productivity, improve customer experience and reduce costs… In our view, GBSH Consult Group has developed an outstanding reputation in the industry being South Africa’s leading business management consulting firm.”
- Executive Director, National Non-Profit Organisation
“We are extremely delighted to recommend to you the world best practice approaches, professional and quality services of GBSH Consult Group (PTY) Ltd. We have worked with GBSH Consult Group since 2015… Their research, strategy and approach to transformation of the SMME sectors drove many engagements in transformation and stakeholder engagement…”
“Currently, GBSH Consult Group are providing us with key research in the development of the Social Development Master Plan… narrowing the information and outcomes into a concise Plan that will be delivered on a National level.”
- Managing Director & CEO, of a National Implementation Partner to the Department of Small Business Development
*These testimonials are drawn from official letters of recommendation and feedback shared by senior leaders in the public and private sectors. Names and identifying details have been removed to protect client confidentiality, as many engagements involve sensitive strategic work.
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What Sets Us Apart
We Listen First.
We immerse ourselves in your world before offering solutions.
We Build Together.
Our teams work shoulder-to-shoulder with yours — from concept to execution.
We Make It Real.
We’re outcome-obsessed, delivering impact that’s tangible, measurable, and lasting.
We Leave You Stronger.
We build capability at every level, so your team is ready for what’s next.