We work with governments, multinational companies, support services suppliers and the investment community to bring unrivalled expertise across the full spectrum of resources, from mining minerals to livestock, cropping, fishing and forestry. L.E.K. provides rigorous analysis, fresh insight and pragmatic, actionable recommendations to help clients address challenges such as consolidation and access to supply-side resources, efficient production growth and maximize the benefits of technology innovation.

Capabilities Overview

Our specialties include:

• Commodity Market Assessments:  Provide clients with clarity on shifting market dynamics to support portfolio strategy development and rapid commercial decision making. 
• Operational Efficiency Improvements:  Undertake detailed cost benchmarking, value chain analysis, and process mapping to identify and realize opportunities for operational performance improvement.
• Technology Commercialization:  Work with innovators to evaluate commercialization options, develop go-to-market strategies and maximize value capture through commercial negotiations.
• Sales Growth Capture:  Support producers and service providers to design and execute sales growth programs, identify high-priority opportunities, and develop company-specific value propositions.
• Acquisition Support:  Support investors and businesses to identify acquisition targets. Also create a data-driven foundation for evaluating the outlook and value of targets through the robust research and analysis of market, competitive and customer data.

Industry Sectors

L.E.K. is experienced throughout the natural resource value chain including production/ extraction, processing, marketing and distribution. To uncover and create new opportunities, and assess and mitigate potential risks, clients turn to L.E.K. for assistance in addressing the full spectrum of natural resources specialties:

• Agriculture and agribusiness
• Fishing and aquaculture
• Forestry
• Livestock
• Minerals processing
• Mining and quarrying
• Mining support services
• Smelting and refining

Please contact us at naturalresources@lek.com for additional information.