Our Transactions
Expert advisory services spanning corporate transactions, real estate development, and public-private partnerships across diverse sectors and geographies.
Our Transactions
Expert advisory services spanning corporate transactions, real estate development, and public-private partnerships across diverse sectors and geographies.
Our Sectors
With a proven track record across diverse industries, TWC's sector-specific expertise enables us to deliver tailored solutions that drive growth and success.
Multilateral & Donor Agencies
Apparel
Industrial
Power
Ports
Construction
Food & FMCG
Agriculture
Public Private Partnerships
Financial Services
Hospitality & Leisure
Our Clients
Our clients have included top corporates, local and international, and multilateral donors.
Corporate
Akbar Group/CBL Group/CT Holdings/Windforce/Aberdeen Group/CIC/China Harbor Engineering Company/Port City Colombo/Sanken International/Adani Group/Panchshil Group/Ansal Group
Multilateral donors and non-commercial organizations
USAID/World Bank/ADB/JICA/US Department of Commerce/US Department of Transportation
Client | Sector | Transaction | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceylon Biscuits (CBL Group) | Food & FMCG | Cross-border acquisition of PT Tri Jaya Tangguh Company, Indonesia | 2025 | Acted as exclusive buy-side adviser on the successful cross-border acquisition, at a transaction value exceeding US$25 million, of PT Tri Jaya Tangguh Company, Indonesia. |
Stay Naturals Pvt Ltd | Food & FMCGFinancial Services | Equity raise from Aberdeen Holdings (Pvt) Ltd | 2025 | Sole financial advisor to Stay Naturals on its equity raise from Aberdeen Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. This strategic partnership marks a significant growth phase for Stay Naturals. |
Hela Group | ApparelIndustrial | Divestiture of apparel manufacturing factories | 2025 | Acted as exclusive sell-side financial advisor to Foundation Garments (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of Hela, on its divestiture of Jinadasa Bennett and Foundation Bennett factories to Q Collection Pte Ltd, Singapore. |
Indocean Developers Pvt Ltd | Real Estate | Rental agreement structuring for Altair Colombo retail space | 2025 | Acted as strategic advisor to the owning company of Altair Colombo on structuring 4-6 year rental agreements valued at approximately USD 4 million for 30,000 sq. ft. of prime retail space for reputed corporate tenants and international brands. |
Large real estate company in India | Real EstateHospitality & LeisureFinancial Services | Structured acquisition of hotel company in Sri Lanka | 2025 | Acted as buy-side advisor to a real estate company in India, providing strategic market insights, expansion feasibility, and financial and legal due diligence for the purpose of injecting growth capital leading to a structured acquisition of a hotel company in Sri Lanka. |
International Consultancy Company / World Bank | PowerFinancial Services | Balance sheet and debt restructuring exercise for CEB | 2024 (Ongoing) | Subcontractor on work relating to the balance sheet and debt restructuring exercise for the Ceylon Electricity Board. |
International Property Developer in India | Hospitality & LeisureReal Estate | Acquisition of leasehold rights for beachfront tourism and real estate development | 2024 | Advised on the acquisition of leasehold rights of a beachfront property via a BOI-approved company fully owned by a publicly listed company in India, for a tourism and real estate development project. |
Blackstone India | Real EstateFinancial Services | Technical, market, financial and legal due diligence for Altair acquisition | 2024 - 25 | Provided technical and market assessment services and oversight of an extensive financial and legal due diligence exercise pertaining to the acquisition of Indocean Developers, the owning company of Altair mixed development in Colombo. |
International Property Developer in India | Hospitality & LeisureReal Estate | Pre-construction development management for branded villa-style resort | 2024 (Ongoing) | Pre-construction development management of an internationally branded villa-style resort development, covering EIA, planning approvals, and design and architectural coordination. |
Large foreign investor from India | Mining & MineralsPublic Private Partnerships | Investment entry into mining and minerals sector | 2024 | Advising on investment entry into the mining and minerals sector of Sri Lanka, including analysing investment risks arising from the relevant policy and regulatory environment in Sri Lanka. |
ADB on behalf of Ministry of Health | HealthcarePublic Private Partnerships | Assessment of 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service | 2024 | Conducted a comprehensive assessment of the 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service and provided options for its financial and operational sustainability. |
Ministry of Transport, CPCS (Canada) and World Bank | TransportClimatePublic Private Partnerships | Decarbonising the bus sector in Sri Lanka | 2024 | Conducted a study on decarbonising the bus sector in Sri Lanka and formulated private capital mobilisation solutions. |
Large foreign investor from India | Financial Services | Investment entry strategy for large foreign investor from India | 2023 - 24 | Advised on investment entry strategy based on available incentives in Sri Lanka, including navigating prevailing policies, factors impacting bankability of the project, and resolving legal and policy issues. |
Large construction and real estate company | ConstructionReal EstateFinancial Services | Growth strategy for large construction and real estate company | 2023 | Developed a short- and long-term strategy to position the group for growth. Advised on strategies for generating profits through scaling construction, property development, and diversifying through strategic divestments and investments. |
LOLC / Browns Investments | PortsReal EstateFinancial Services | Marina real estate project at Port City | 2023 - 24 | Conducted financial modelling and concept development, including the selection of a Singaporean architect for a marina real estate project at Port City. Also assisted in selecting and coordinating a pre-feasibility study by a British-based marina consultancy. |
Netherlands based think tank | Financial ServicesPublic Private Partnerships | Offshore fund structure for economically disadvantaged districts | 2023 | Advised on the strategy and legal and management structure to create an offshore fund to mobilise funds for investments into economically disadvantaged districts of Sri Lanka. |
Maldives Fund Management Corporation | Hospitality & LeisureClimatePublic Private Partnerships | Climate-adaptive luxury resort master plan in Maldives | 2023 | Through well-known UK architects Foster + Partners, formulated a strategy and design standards to make guest houses and resort hotels more climate adaptive. Coordinated the preparation of a master plan to build Maldives' first climate-adaptive luxury resort linked with community. |
Large company based in Canada | Real EstateEducationConstruction | Land acquisition for university and tech park project | 2022 | Advised on the acquisition of land for a university and tech park project in the Northern Province and coordinated with relevant government authorities. |
Large real estate company based in India | Real EstateConstruction | FDI advisory for housing and township project | 2022 | Advised on complexities pertaining to foreign direct investment into a housing and township project in Sri Lanka. |
Governments of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh | PortsPublic Private Partnerships | South Asia port sector PPPs and competitiveness assessment | 2022 - 24 | South Asia study on port sector PPPs to support PPP investments into the port sector. Engaged by the US Department of Transportation on a long-term strategic exercise to conduct a Port Sector Competitiveness Assessment of South Asia and provide PPP advisory assistance to Sri Lanka Ports Authority and other government agencies of Maldives and Bangladesh. |
Tetra Tech (USA) / USAID | AgricultureHospitality & LeisureClimatePublic Private Partnerships | USAID Climate Adaptation Project in Sri Lanka and Maldives | 2022 - 24 | Only Sri Lankan subcontractor to the USAID Climate Adaptation Project in Sri Lanka and Maldives, designing commercially viable adaptation interventions, identifying mechanisms to improve access to financing, and promoting policy improvement to enable adaptation investments in agri-business, tourism and fisheries sectors. |
Commercial Law Development Program / Government of Bangladesh | Public Private Partnerships | Policy and legal guidance on PPP procurement in Bangladesh | 2022 | Provided policy and legal guidance on PPP procurement. Advised the PPP Authority of Bangladesh on refinements required to its PPP Law and guidelines to improve transaction management efficiency. |
Commercial Law Development Program / Government of Bangladesh | PortsTransportPublic Private Partnerships | Gap analysis on Bangladesh ports and logistics sector | 2022 | Conducted a gap analysis on Bangladesh's ports and logistics sector covering policy and legal gaps. Provided recommendations to improve ports and logistics sector productivity based on consultations with private and state sector stakeholders. |
CHEC Port City Colombo / Browns Investments | PortsReal EstateHospitality & Leisure | Sale of Marina and Marina hotel blocks at Port City | 2021 | Sole adviser for the sale of 5 Marina and Marina hotel blocks, covering 10.3 acres at Port City, for USD 96 million. This remains the largest ever real estate purchase by a local company. |
Colombo International Financial City Project | Real EstateConstructionPublic Private Partnerships | Strategic Development Project status for mixed development project | 2021 | Advised on securing Strategic Development Project status for the phased development of this large-scale mixed development project. |
Government of Maldives | Public Private Partnerships | Policy, regulatory and benchmarking study on PPPs in Maldives | 2021 - 23 | Policy, regulatory and benchmarking study on PPPs. Worked with the Maldivian Government and the US Commercial Law Development Program in developing the legal and regulatory framework for PPPs in the Maldives, including benchmarking and gap analysis of other PPP jurisdictions. |
Our Clients
Our clients have included top corporates, local and international, and multilateral donors.
Corporate
Akbar Group/CBL Group/CT Holdings/Windforce/Aberdeen Group/CIC/China Harbor Engineering Company/Port City Colombo/Sanken International/Adani Group/Panchshil Group/Ansal Group
Multilateral donors and non-commercial organizations
USAID/World Bank/ADB/JICA/US Department of Commerce/US Department of Transportation
Ceylon Biscuits (CBL Group)
Food & FMCG
Cross-border acquisition of PT Tri Jaya Tangguh Company, Indonesia
Year: 2025
Description: Acted as exclusive buy-side adviser on the successful cross-border acquisition, at a transaction value exceeding US$25 million, of PT Tri Jaya Tangguh Company, Indonesia.
Stay Naturals Pvt Ltd
Food & FMCGFinancial Services
Equity raise from Aberdeen Holdings (Pvt) Ltd
Year: 2025
Description: Sole financial advisor to Stay Naturals on its equity raise from Aberdeen Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. This strategic partnership marks a significant growth phase for Stay Naturals.
Hela Group
ApparelIndustrial
Divestiture of apparel manufacturing factories
Year: 2025
Description: Acted as exclusive sell-side financial advisor to Foundation Garments (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of Hela, on its divestiture of Jinadasa Bennett and Foundation Bennett factories to Q Collection Pte Ltd, Singapore.
Indocean Developers Pvt Ltd
Real Estate
Rental agreement structuring for Altair Colombo retail space
Year: 2025
Description: Acted as strategic advisor to the owning company of Altair Colombo on structuring 4-6 year rental agreements valued at approximately USD 4 million for 30,000 sq. ft. of prime retail space for reputed corporate tenants and international brands.
Large real estate company in India
Real EstateHospitality & LeisureFinancial Services
Structured acquisition of hotel company in Sri Lanka
Year: 2025
Description: Acted as buy-side advisor to a real estate company in India, providing strategic market insights, expansion feasibility, and financial and legal due diligence for the purpose of injecting growth capital leading to a structured acquisition of a hotel company in Sri Lanka.
International Consultancy Company / World Bank
PowerFinancial Services
Balance sheet and debt restructuring exercise for CEB
Year: 2024 (Ongoing)
Description: Subcontractor on work relating to the balance sheet and debt restructuring exercise for the Ceylon Electricity Board.
International Property Developer in India
Hospitality & LeisureReal Estate
Acquisition of leasehold rights for beachfront tourism and real estate development
Year: 2024
Description: Advised on the acquisition of leasehold rights of a beachfront property via a BOI-approved company fully owned by a publicly listed company in India, for a tourism and real estate development project.
Blackstone India
Real EstateFinancial Services
Technical, market, financial and legal due diligence for Altair acquisition
Year: 2024 - 25
Description: Provided technical and market assessment services and oversight of an extensive financial and legal due diligence exercise pertaining to the acquisition of Indocean Developers, the owning company of Altair mixed development in Colombo.
International Property Developer in India
Hospitality & LeisureReal Estate
Pre-construction development management for branded villa-style resort
Year: 2024 (Ongoing)
Description: Pre-construction development management of an internationally branded villa-style resort development, covering EIA, planning approvals, and design and architectural coordination.
Large foreign investor from India
Mining & MineralsPublic Private Partnerships
Investment entry into mining and minerals sector
Year: 2024
Description: Advising on investment entry into the mining and minerals sector of Sri Lanka, including analysing investment risks arising from the relevant policy and regulatory environment in Sri Lanka.
ADB on behalf of Ministry of Health
HealthcarePublic Private Partnerships
Assessment of 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service
Year: 2024
Description: Conducted a comprehensive assessment of the 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service and provided options for its financial and operational sustainability.
Ministry of Transport, CPCS (Canada) and World Bank
TransportClimatePublic Private Partnerships
Decarbonising the bus sector in Sri Lanka
Year: 2024
Description: Conducted a study on decarbonising the bus sector in Sri Lanka and formulated private capital mobilisation solutions.
Large foreign investor from India
Financial Services
Investment entry strategy for large foreign investor from India
Year: 2023 - 24
Description: Advised on investment entry strategy based on available incentives in Sri Lanka, including navigating prevailing policies, factors impacting bankability of the project, and resolving legal and policy issues.
Large construction and real estate company
ConstructionReal EstateFinancial Services
Growth strategy for large construction and real estate company
Year: 2023
Description: Developed a short- and long-term strategy to position the group for growth. Advised on strategies for generating profits through scaling construction, property development, and diversifying through strategic divestments and investments.
LOLC / Browns Investments
PortsReal EstateFinancial Services
Marina real estate project at Port City
Year: 2023 - 24
Description: Conducted financial modelling and concept development, including the selection of a Singaporean architect for a marina real estate project at Port City. Also assisted in selecting and coordinating a pre-feasibility study by a British-based marina consultancy.
Netherlands based think tank
Financial ServicesPublic Private Partnerships
Offshore fund structure for economically disadvantaged districts
Year: 2023
Description: Advised on the strategy and legal and management structure to create an offshore fund to mobilise funds for investments into economically disadvantaged districts of Sri Lanka.
Maldives Fund Management Corporation
Hospitality & LeisureClimatePublic Private Partnerships
Climate-adaptive luxury resort master plan in Maldives
Year: 2023
Description: Through well-known UK architects Foster + Partners, formulated a strategy and design standards to make guest houses and resort hotels more climate adaptive. Coordinated the preparation of a master plan to build Maldives' first climate-adaptive luxury resort linked with community.
Large company based in Canada
Real EstateEducationConstruction
Land acquisition for university and tech park project
Year: 2022
Description: Advised on the acquisition of land for a university and tech park project in the Northern Province and coordinated with relevant government authorities.
Large real estate company based in India
Real EstateConstruction
FDI advisory for housing and township project
Year: 2022
Description: Advised on complexities pertaining to foreign direct investment into a housing and township project in Sri Lanka.
Governments of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh
PortsPublic Private Partnerships
South Asia port sector PPPs and competitiveness assessment
Year: 2022 - 24
Description: South Asia study on port sector PPPs to support PPP investments into the port sector. Engaged by the US Department of Transportation on a long-term strategic exercise to conduct a Port Sector Competitiveness Assessment of South Asia and provide PPP advisory assistance to Sri Lanka Ports Authority and other government agencies of Maldives and Bangladesh.
Tetra Tech (USA) / USAID
AgricultureHospitality & LeisureClimatePublic Private Partnerships
USAID Climate Adaptation Project in Sri Lanka and Maldives
Year: 2022 - 24
Description: Only Sri Lankan subcontractor to the USAID Climate Adaptation Project in Sri Lanka and Maldives, designing commercially viable adaptation interventions, identifying mechanisms to improve access to financing, and promoting policy improvement to enable adaptation investments in agri-business, tourism and fisheries sectors.
Commercial Law Development Program / Government of Bangladesh
Public Private Partnerships
Policy and legal guidance on PPP procurement in Bangladesh
Year: 2022
Description: Provided policy and legal guidance on PPP procurement. Advised the PPP Authority of Bangladesh on refinements required to its PPP Law and guidelines to improve transaction management efficiency.
Commercial Law Development Program / Government of Bangladesh
PortsTransportPublic Private Partnerships
Gap analysis on Bangladesh ports and logistics sector
Year: 2022
Description: Conducted a gap analysis on Bangladesh's ports and logistics sector covering policy and legal gaps. Provided recommendations to improve ports and logistics sector productivity based on consultations with private and state sector stakeholders.
CHEC Port City Colombo / Browns Investments
PortsReal EstateHospitality & Leisure
Sale of Marina and Marina hotel blocks at Port City
Year: 2021
Description: Sole adviser for the sale of 5 Marina and Marina hotel blocks, covering 10.3 acres at Port City, for USD 96 million. This remains the largest ever real estate purchase by a local company.
Colombo International Financial City Project
Real EstateConstructionPublic Private Partnerships
Strategic Development Project status for mixed development project
Year: 2021
Description: Advised on securing Strategic Development Project status for the phased development of this large-scale mixed development project.
Government of Maldives
Public Private Partnerships
Policy, regulatory and benchmarking study on PPPs in Maldives
Year: 2021 - 23
Description: Policy, regulatory and benchmarking study on PPPs. Worked with the Maldivian Government and the US Commercial Law Development Program in developing the legal and regulatory framework for PPPs in the Maldives, including benchmarking and gap analysis of other PPP jurisdictions.