Services
Public Affairs, Investment and M&A, Technology and Security
The work is organised by the need it resolves, not by the entity that delivers it. Each practice states which group entity it operates from.
Practice ecosystem
Practice ecosystem: Public Affairs at the centre, connected with Investment and M&A and with Technology and Security. Each family groups its services and names the group entity that operates them.
- Public Affairs (Operates from Grupo ICB): Community Development, Political strategy, Corporate Intelligence, Negotiation
- Investment and M&A (Operates from ICB International L.P.): Financial Institution Partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions, Foreign Direct Investment Promotion, Investor Relations
- Technology and Security (Operates from ICB Telekom): Command Centres, Application Factory, Data Intelligence, Information Security, Financial Services
Family 01
Public Affairs
Negotiation, corporate intelligence, community development and political strategy. Since 2019 we have combined this practice with artificial intelligence to build Socially Sustainable Scenarios.
Community Development
Our «campo-puente» methodology detects early signs of disagreement between company and community before they harden into conflict. We also advise community groups that need to engage with government or other relevant actors.
- Campo-puente methodology
- Social and participatory diagnosis
- Social impact assessment
Political strategy
A strategic reading of the political environment for whoever must make a decision within it. Environment analysis, actor mapping, narrative building and political risk management, using a methodology that applies to any actor: companies, associations, organisations and communities.
- Political environment analysis
- Map of actors, interests and alliances
- Narrative and key-message development
Corporate Intelligence
Management of non-market affairs: actors and situations with no direct bearing on the market whose neglect can nonetheless damage business performance.
- Institutional architecture
- Traditional and digital corporate communication
- Risk management and crisis handling
Negotiation
Corporate and institutional lobbying, government relations and institutional relations. Experience negotiating water, health, energy, social development, mining, education and environmental matters across Mexico's three levels of government.
- Corporate and institutional lobbying
- Government relations
- Institutional relations
Family 02
Investment and M&A
Investor relations, foreign direct investment promotion, mergers and acquisitions, and partnerships with financial institutions for public investment projects.
How the firm supports a foreign direct investment, from capital to project: regulatory diagnosis, stakeholder map, permits and management, installation, and community and investor relations.
- Regulatory diagnosis: Restrictions on the planned activity, legal and commercial framework, applicable incentives and permits.
- Stakeholder map: Who decides, who influences and who can stop the project: promotion authorities, local government and business associations.
- Permits and management: Management of approvals and authorisations before the competent authorities.
- Installation: Support through start-up: logistics, supply chains, environment and public safety.
- Community and investors: Community relations and investor relations throughout the life of the project.
Financial Institution Partnerships
We connect investment projects with the financial institutions that can back them. We draw on an extensive network across the public and private sectors and design an approach tailored to each source of funds rather than a single message for all.
- Partnerships with financial institutions
- Structuring support for public investment projects
- Access to an extensive public- and private-sector network
Mergers and Acquisitions
We support transactions on everything that depends on the public environment: reading the political and regulatory context, mapping the actors able to influence the deal, and managing the approvals and authorisations it requires.
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Public-environment analysis of the transaction
- Management of approvals and authorisations
Foreign Direct Investment Promotion
We support the foreign investor who wants to set up in Mexico: planning and location, the legal and commercial framework, operations and relationships. We translate Mexico's business environment into decisions — where, with which permits and with whom — before capital is committed.
- Foreign direct investment promotion
- Liaison with investment promotion authorities
- Regulatory environment analysis for the investor
Investor Relations
We identify, approach and support the investors who can back a project. We prepare the materials, open the dialogue and follow through across the project's life cycle, with the reading of the public environment an investor needs in order to decide.
- Investor identification and outreach
- Preparation of investor materials
- Support across the project life cycle
Family 03
Technology and Security
Advisory for public-sector decision-makers on the procurement and implementation of security technology at local, state and federal level.
Command Centres
Advisory on the design, procurement and commissioning of command and control centres for security at local, state and federal level.
- Functional design of the centre
- Technical specification for tender
- Support through commissioning
Application Factory
Custom application development for public-sector operations, delivered in stages with quality metrics agreed before the first line is written.
- Custom application development
- Integration with existing systems
- Staged delivery against metrics
Data Intelligence
Turning operational data into usable information for public security decision-making, with realistic projects and metrics defined from the outset.
- Data processing and analysis
- Decision dashboards
- Forward-looking analytical models
Information Security
Advisory for public-sector decision-makers on evaluating, procuring and implementing information security and business continuity solutions.
- Security solution assessment
- Business continuity
- Institutional digital defence
Financial Services
Partnerships with financial institutions that support public investment projects in technology and security.
- Financial structuring of the project
- Liaison with financial institutions