SEGURA SAS Consultants is a consulting firm specializing in economic development programs, which advises both public entities and private companies. Combining the expertise of professionals with extensive experience in economics, management, engineering and a variety of disciplines, the firm provides consulting services and support in the implementation of projects, responding to the needs of companies and government agencies in developing countries.

SEGURA Consultants SAS is headquartered in Bogota, Colombia. Its parent, SEGURA Consulting LLC, is located in the Washington DC metropolitan area, with easy access to key government agencies in the United States, international agencies, major research centers and universities, well as diplomatic and trade delegations from around the world.

 

Services

The professional team of the company, supported by the best available talent in the market, focuses on three main areas of service:

 

A. Public Sector Reform and State Enterprises

Public Services - Economic and Public Policy

• Privatization - Options for Private Participation
• De-monopolization, Restructuring and Regulation
• Financing of Infrastructure
• Post-privatization (ie mediation, renegotiation of contracts, regulatory changes, etc..)
• Sector Assessment (Analysis of "Benchmarks")

 

Privatization and Restructuring of State Enterprises

• Strategy for Private Sector Participation (ie sales, capitalization, concession, outsourcing, outsourcing)
• Diagnostic Studies - Feasibility Analysis
• Valuation - Simulations DCF
• Identification and selection of potential investors
• Implementation / Support Transactions

 

Modernization of the State ("Re-inventing Government")

• Integral Diagnostic Studies Public Administration
• Strategy of Electronic Government (E-Gov)
• Organizational Development
• Institutional Restructuring
• Performance Improvement
• Implementation of Action Plans

 

B. Private Sector Development

Business Development and Investment

• Business Climate Assessment
• Business Improvement Plans
• Investment Analysis / discounted cash flows - Valuation

 

Trade and Investment Promotion

• Policy Analysis on Trade and Investment
• Export Promotion Programs
• Identification of Potential Investors

 

Agreements Public and Private Partnership (PPP)

• Policies to Promote PPPs
• Private Participation in Infrastructure
• Design for Project Development Funds (PDFs)

 

Development of Small and Medium Enterprises

• Promotion and Incentive Analysis
• Development of Associations of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

 

C. Design and Implementation of Development Projects

This involves advising international financial institutions (IFIs), donors and government agencies in the formulation and conceptualization of new economic development projects. These services include taking part in missions identifying or evaluating projects and support governments in preparing the documentation required to obtain financing.

More specifically, we focus on:

• Design, Preparation and Implementation Strategy Project
• Feasibility studies and cost / benefit analysis for PPPs and Special Economic Zones
• Financial Feasibility Assessments and Sustainability
• Evaluation of Project Financing Mechanisms (Credit Guarantee, Revolving Funds, Capital Funds, etc..)
• Starting and Project Organization
• Project Tracking and Monitoring
• Quality Control in the implementation of projects

 

In each of these areas SEGURA Consulting LLC provides specific services most relevant to governments and international financial institutions. We believe there is a proper balance between the public interest and entrepreneurship leading to greater social progress and economic development. It is in this framework that our firm provides added value to its customers.

In practice, these three broad categories of services tend to be superimposed on the field of technical assistance for development. It is increasingly common for projects requiring greater interaction of the public sector with the private sector.