Built for holding companies and multi-entity groups

This retainer is designed for owners who need a disciplined operating partner—one that can competently and continuously advise, manage critical workstreams, and deliver audit-ready outputs across the holding company and covered entities. 

A. Consulting Services (Included)

• Strategic Advisory Services — structured executive advisory, strategic alignment sessions, and ongoing refinement of strategic plans. 

• Business Development Advisory — growth opportunity analysis, partnership structuring, market positioning, and scaling guidance. 

• Asset Management Consultation — asset protection frameworks, acquisition/divestiture guidance, and cross-border structuring recommendations aligned to risk tolerance and legal frameworks. 

• Corporate Governance Advisory — governance policies, fiduciary and compliance advisory, organizational design, and executive compensation framework recommendations. 

• Capital Readiness & Feasibility Readiness Protocols (ECM Proprietary IP) — readiness diagnostics, scoring, and investor/institutional preparedness improvements. 

B. Management Services (Included)

• Feasibility Study Development — institutional-grade feasibility reporting with risk mapping and mitigation planning. 

• Business Plan Development — business plans, financial models, execution roadmaps, milestones, and KPIs aligned with funding and governance requirements. 

• M&A Consultation — deal structuring, due diligence guidance, negotiation positioning, and integration planning. 

• Forensic Budgeting & Financial Analysis — variance analysis, stress testing, and forward projections aligned with capital and operating strategy. 

• Contract Development & Negotiation Support — drafting/review support, risk assessment, and alignment of terms with governance and compliance objectives. 

• Policy & Procedure Development — scalable policies and procedures aligned with applicable regulatory expectations (e.g., AML/KYC/BOI/FATCA/CRS where relevant). 

C. Premium Enhancements (Comprehensive Premium)

• Strategic financial structuring and inter-entity arrangements.

• Integrated multi-jurisdiction tax strategy.

• Asset oversight and organizational structuring.

• Investor readiness and capital raise structuring.

• Quarterly strategic sessions with senior leadership.

• Secure STRATA™ digital vault access, priority advisory access, and customized governance dashboards.

What you receive (Deliverables)

• Monthly progress documentation (hours utilized, services performed, deliverables completed, pending matters requiring client instruction). 

• Quarterly strategic reviews and annual comprehensive evaluations supporting governance and investment posture.

• STRATA™-Certified delivery standards emphasizing confidentiality, integrity, traceability, and secure chain-of-custody.

Focus: the banking execution workstream—done properly

For high-stakes transactions, ECM USA is engaged to coordinate and oversee the banking/SWIFT execution workstreams—ensuring messaging discipline, settlement-instruction integrity, and institutional communications are managed with process control and remediation pathways to reduce avoidable failure. 

Scope of Services (Core)

• Banking liaison and communications management.

• SWIFT/payment-rail coordination and message support (e.g., MT199 / MT103 / MT202 / MT202 COV where applicable).

• Validation and alignment of settlement instructions.

• Compliance and documentation readiness coordination (KYC/KYB/AML, sanctions inputs, source-of-funds/source-of-wealth packages where applicable).

• Exception handling and remediation to reduce avoidable rejection or compliance holds.

Optional: Private Banking Introductions (Account Opening Support)

Where requested (and accepted), ECM USA may facilitate introductions to regulated financial institutions for account opening support—coordinating the compilation and submission of documentation packages as requested by the bank (while recognizing that onboarding decisions remain solely within the bank’s discretion).