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Work that speaks for itself.

A selection of engagements that illustrate the depth of our work and the outcomes we help our clients achieve. Details have been anonymised to protect client confidentiality.

Financial ServicesStrategy & Growth

Repositioning a mid-market lender for a structural market shift

The Situation

A specialist lender with $2.4B in assets under management faced accelerating margin compression as digital-native competitors entered its core segments. The board required an independent assessment of strategic options and a clear path forward.

Our Approach

We conducted a comprehensive competitive-landscape analysis, stress-tested the business model against three market scenarios, and facilitated a structured strategy process with the executive team and board. We identified two underserved segments where the client held genuine structural advantages.

The Outcome

The client pivoted its origination strategy toward the identified segments, reduced its cost-to-income ratio by 11 percentage points over 18 months, and returned to above-market loan-book growth within two years.

11pp
Cost-to-income improvement
Loan-book growth vs. market
18mo
Time to measurable impact
IndustrialsAI & Workflow IntelligenceOperational Excellence

An AI-enabled operational transformation across a multi-site manufacturing group

The Situation

A privately held manufacturing group operating across seven sites had grown through acquisition but never integrated its operations. Margins had eroded for four years, and leadership lacked the management information to understand where value was being lost.

Our Approach

We designed a group-wide performance framework and standardised core processes — then built an intelligent reporting layer that used AI to consolidate messy, multi-source site data into real-time, decision-ready insight. We worked embedded with site teams so the new workflow stuck.

The Outcome

Within 12 months the group recovered 340 basis points of EBITDA margin, released $8.2M of working capital, and — with insight now flowing automatically to managers — sustained a continuous-improvement culture well beyond the engagement.

340bps
EBITDA margin recovery
$8.2M
Working capital released
7
Sites transformed
Professional ServicesCorporate Advisory

Board advisory through a complex cross-border acquisition

The Situation

The board of a US-headquartered professional-services firm was evaluating the acquisition of a competitor — a transaction that would double headcount and extend its footprint into four new markets. The board required independent counsel throughout.

Our Approach

We advised the board from initial evaluation through post-completion integration planning: independent review of the strategic rationale, challenge of management's synergy assumptions, and facilitation of the board's decision-making at each stage gate.

The Outcome

The transaction completed on terms materially better than management's initial projections. Our challenge of the synergy model surfaced $3.1M of additional cost synergies, and the integration plan we co-developed delivered ahead of schedule.

$3.1M
Additional synergies identified
4
New markets entered
Ahead
Integration delivered vs. plan
Consumer & RetailStrategy & Growth

Growth strategy for a premium consumer brand at an inflection point

The Situation

A premium consumer brand with a strong domestic position faced a choice: consolidate national leadership or pursue international expansion. The founding team needed an objective framework for the decision and a credible plan for whichever path they chose.

Our Approach

We assessed the brand's international transferability across eight target markets, modelled the capital requirements and risk profile of each scenario, stress-tested the domestic alternative, then facilitated a structured board decision and built the execution roadmap.

The Outcome

The board selected a phased entry into three priority markets. The first launch exceeded first-year revenue targets by 34%, validating both the market-selection methodology and the go-to-market approach we developed together.

+34%
vs. first-year revenue target
3
Priority markets entered
8
Markets assessed

All case studies have been anonymised and certain details altered to protect client confidentiality. Metrics represent outcomes achieved during or following the engagement period. Past results are not indicative of future performance.

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