AXT Corporate is an independent business advisory firm specializing in business development and corporate finance advisory. We support clients across a wide range of projects, transactions, and strategic evaluations — providing objective advice and hands-on execution.

Our advisors have participated in more than 100 transactions and projects, representing an aggregate value exceeding USD 10 billion.

Typical engagements include:

• Valuation and financial modelling of assets, projects and corporations

• Investment in assets, projects, and companies

• Sale and acquisition of companies, assets and shares

• Bankruptcy, turnaround management, restructuring and refinancing

• Equity, debt and soft-money financing

• Financial engineering and deal structuring

• Strategic and operational advisory

• Interim management and board-level advisory

   

Our Approach

As an independent firm, AXT Corporate operates with minimal conflicts of interest and the agility to act swiftly when opportunities arise. Our lean structure enables rapid onboarding and efficient execution of complex mandates.

In select cases, AXT Corporate is also open to investing in projects or companies or special opportunities where we can actively contribute to value creation.

 

Experience and Expertise

Our team’s experience spans a broad range of industries and financial situations, including:

• Valuation of assets and corporations

• Investment in assets, projects and companies

• Sale and acquisition of companies, assets and shares

• Equity raising and investor relations

• Debt and lease financing

• Soft funding and grant applications

• Refinancing and restructuring processes

• Bankruptcy and turnaround management

• Credit risk evaluation

• Mergers, relative valuation and financing

• Management Buy-Ins (MBI) and Management Buy-Outs (MBO)

• Fairness opinions and dispute-related valuation

• TCFD reporting and sustainable finance

• CO₂ emission reduction projects

• Facility takeovers and integration with host platforms

• Start-up advisory and growth strategy

• Exploration and expansion planning

• Decommissioning liabilities and security arrangements

• Tax optimization and financial engineering

• Reserve Based Lending

• Tax Based Lending

• Mezzanine Financing

• Commercial negotiations

• Cash flow modelling

• Earn out models, royalties and contingent payment mechanisms

• Business planning and strategic execution

 

Corporate Responsibility

At AXT Corporate, we take pride in contributing to society beyond our advisory work. We actively support a variety of charitable initiatives, offering both advisory services and financial contributions.

We also invest in charitable projects that align with our values and commitment to sustainable impact.