Services

At Forte Solutions, we provide a comprehensive suite of corporate, commercial, and governance services designed to help businesses thrive in complex environments. From structuring transactions and advising boards, to developing compliance frameworks and managing risk, our services blend legal precision with strategic insight. Each offering is tailored to meet the unique challenges of your business, ensuring solutions that are practical, forward-looking, and grounded in both law and strategy.

Corporate Consulting

Business strategy development – Advising on models, positioning, and long-term growth planning.

Organisational structuring – Designing departments, reporting lines, and operational models for efficiency.

Transactional optimisation – Streamlining HR, operational, and administrative processes to reduce costs and risks.

Performance improvement – Implementing frameworks to measure and enhance productivity.

Change management & transformation – Guiding companies through restructures, mergers, or shifts in strategy.

Strategy and structuring to optimise growth and performance.

Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial

Ensuring effective oversight and statutory compliance

Company secretarial services – Maintaining registers, records, and corporate filings.

Board advisory – Drafting and updating MOIs, board charters, resolutions, and governance frameworks.

Delegation of authority frameworks – Ensuring clear accountability and decision-making.

Director support – Inductions, fiduciary duty training, and ongoing governance guidance.

Regulatory compliance – CIPC filings, amendments, and compliance monitoring.

Governance reviews – Auditing and reporting against King IV and good practice standards.

Commercial Legal Advisoty

Drafting, structuring, and negotiating business agreements.

Company structuring & incorporations – Establishing new entities, group reorganisations, and restructures.

Transaction support – Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing agreements across the business lifecycle (shareholders, joint ventures, supply, distribution, licensing, service).

Due diligence & deal execution – Legal and commercial assessments for investments, M&A, or cross-border transactions.

Contract management – Implementing systems for drafting, monitoring, and enforcing obligations.

Cross-border commercial advisory – Supporting regional/international operations, addressing regulatory and legal risks.

Policy & Regulatory Advisory

Policy drafting & implementation – Codes of conduct, HR, procurement, ESG, anti-bribery, and whistleblowing.

Regulatory alignment – Interpreting legislation and applying it to daily operations.

Sector-specific frameworks – Tailoring policies for industries such as mining, financial services, and NGOs.

Compliance mapping – Companies Act, King IV, POPIA, FIC Act, and other key regimes.

ESG integration – Embedding environmental, social, and governance policies into strategy.

Training & awareness – Practical implementation sessions for directors and employees.

Designing compliance frameworks tailored to your industry

Risk & Transparency Advisory

Comprehensive risk assessments – Identifying governance, legal, and regulatory vulnerabilities.

Transparency advisory – Beneficial ownership, disclosure obligations, and anti-corruption alignment.

Regulatory readiness – Preparing for audits, inspections, or enforcement investigations.

Cross-border compliance – Supporting businesses with multi-jurisdictional operations.

Crisis governance – Response planning for shareholder disputes, regulatory breaches, or reputational risk events.

Sustainability of governance frameworks – Building resilient systems to withstand complex business environments.

Managing governance, transparency, and ownership risks.

Independent Trustee & Director Services

Independent board appointments – Acting as trustee or director to strengthen independence.

Fiduciary oversight – Safeguarding shareholder, beneficiary, and stakeholder interests.

Governance assurance – Providing objective oversight on board processes and decisions.

Conflict of interest management – Enhancing impartiality in sensitive or high-risk contexts.

Trustee services – Administration and oversight of trusts, with emphasis on compliance and risk management.