London · New York · Singapore
Fewer, better decisions.
We advise chief executives and boards through the moments that define a company — and stay until the numbers move.
- engagements since 2009
- 212
- median margin uplift
- +4.1pts
- returning clients
- 87%
Selected work
Results that last.
Norrland Energy
Selling the crown jewel to fund the transition
€2.3bnredeployed into offshore wind
Aperio Health
Twelve hospitals, one operating model
−31%patient wait, referral to theatre
Castell & Co.
Premiumising a 140‑year‑old biscuit
+6.8ptsgross margin in two years
Brightwater Rail
Merging two rivals without missing a train
99.2%on-time running through integration
Capabilities
Four things, done well.
Every engagement is led by a partner who has run the thing we advise on.
Where to play and how to win, written so your teams can act on it Monday morning.
Typically 10–14 weeks
From first screen to day 100 — so the synergies in the model reach the accounts.
Typically 6 weeks – 12 months
Most companies leave two to four points of margin on the table. We find them.
Typically 8–16 weeks
A 13-week cash plan in the first fortnight, then a recovery your team owns.
Typically 4 weeks – 9 months
How we work
Twenty-six weeks. Three phases.
Diagnose
Weeks 1–3
Sixty interviews and a rebuilt P&L, distilled to one page of what is true.
Decide
Weeks 4–8
Two or three costed options. Then one decision, with owners and dates.
Deliver
Weeks 9–26
A small senior team stays embedded until the new numbers are ordinary.
“They said what nobody else in the room would. Eighteen months later, it is why we are still independent.”
Partners
People who have held the job.
Eleanor Halden
Founding Partner · London
Former COO, Aldgate Group.
Marcus Rowe
Founding Partner · New York
Twelve years in private equity.
Priya Venkataraman
Partner · Singapore
Physician turned strategist.
Insights
Notes from the boardroom.
Essay Sep 2026
The case against the hundred-day plan
Research Aug 2026
Pricing power in a sticky-inflation decade
Briefing Jul 2026
What boards get wrong about AI capex
Contact
What decision is in front of you?
A partner replies within two working days. First conversations are never billed.
- London+44 20 7946 0321
- New York+1 212 555 0174
- Singapore+65 6555 0190