Independent advicefor defining decisions.

Across corporate transactions and leadership.

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01The Firm

Areas of Practice.

Senior advice on the transactions and leadership decisions that deliver outcomes.

01

Corporate Advisory

Mergers, acquisitions, divestments, and capital raisings — across the transactions where capital and strategy meet.

02

Leadership Appointments

Executive search across C-suite, management and board succession — leadership decisions that determine strategic success.

02A Founding Belief

Senior,relationship-drivenadvicebuiltontrust,discretionandalong-termviewofourclients'interests.

03The Principals

The Principals.

Managing Director

Steven

Two decades advising boards and executives on landmark transactions, capital markets and corporate strategy. He works directly with owners through the decisions where capital and strategy collide.

Managing Director

Gabriel

Two decades of leadership and executive search experience across Australia. He advises boards on the succession decisions that determine whether a strategy holds.

Mona Vale rock pool, Northern Beaches, New South Wales
04The Work

Selected Engagements.

01 — Consumer & Retail

CEO succession for a family-owned FMCG business navigating a generational handover.

OutcomeAppointed a first non-family chief executive and restructured the operating leadership around them.
02 — Financial Services

Board renewal and the appointment of an independent chair for an ASX-listed insurer.

OutcomeRefreshed three board seats and installed an independent chair ahead of the AGM cycle.
03 — Infrastructure

Leadership assessment and CFO appointment ahead of a capital raising.

OutcomeCompleted a leadership review, appointed a CFO, and supported the raising through to close.
04 — Private Equity

Due diligence and executive intelligence for a cross-border acquisition.

OutcomeAssessed the target leadership team and advised on retention and integration.
05Perspectives

Insights.

01

The judgement behind the appointment

The appointment is the visible moment. The work behind it determines whether it holds.

02

Capital and the people who deploy it

Deals succeed or fail on the people who lead them after close.

03

The work of succession

Succession is a discipline of renewal, not a single event.

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