ACR Global

ACR Global is a consulting firm that works with African businesses on international expansion. Its practice covers franchise development, business structuring, human resources and recruitment, learning and development, client acquisition strategy and business consulting, with an emphasis on building the structures, teams and ecosystems that support sustainable growth.

For candidates, the firm's work in recruitment and talent development is directly relevant: ACR Global supports businesses and franchises in recruiting both expatriate and local teams, and provides training and development services for client organisations' teams. The company states a mission of enabling African brands to compete and scale globally, with a focus on African intra-trade and cross-border collaboration.

Current initiatives include the Franchising for Africa and Middle East project, an expansion effort involving offices and teams in Lebanon and the UAE that aims to grow franchise presence from 6% to 10% in Africa and from 11% to 20% in the Middle East. ACR Global also runs CEO Drawing Board, a platform for African CEOs centred on collaboration and African intra-trade initiatives, and maintains strategic partnerships with international consulting firms in the UK, US and Arab markets.

Work spans the consulting, franchising, human resources, learning and development and professional services sectors, with a geographic footprint covering Africa, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Arab markets.