Independent advisers · London · Dubai
Growth capital and M&A,with a direct line to Gulf investors.
Capital, M&A and strategic advice for founders and private companies. Senior attention on every mandate, from first conversation to completion.
Raising from the Gulf and Europe
Capital from the Gulf and Europe, introduced properly.
- $1BN+in capital raises our team has worked on
- $100M+raised for clients in the last 12 months
- GCC · CH · DEfamily office and private investor network across the Gulf, Switzerland and Germany
- UK · US · Gulffounders on one side, capital on the other
Family offices and private investors across the Gulf, Switzerland and Germany are backing growth companies around the world. Most founders never reach them. We do it through warm introductions, not cold lists.
01
Fit
We test whether your round suits Gulf, Swiss and German capital: stage, sector, size and structure. If it does not, we say so.
02
Case
We shape the investment case and materials the way family offices in the Gulf, Switzerland and Germany read them.
03
Introductions
Warm introductions to investors who have the mandate and the appetite, with meetings run alongside you.
04
Close
We stay through diligence, terms and completion, so momentum is not lost after the first meeting.
Who we advise
Six situations. One standard of attention.
- Founders planning an exitA full sale to a trade buyer or financial investor, on terms that reflect the work of building the business.
- Partial liquiditySelling a stake to release capital while keeping a say in what comes next.
- Management buyoutsManagement buyouts structured so the team can own what it runs.
- AcquirersTarget search, approach and execution for buy‑and‑build and strategic acquisitions.
- Raising capitalGrowth equity, debt or a combination, matched to the plan and the owners.
- SuccessionOwnership transition on the family's timetable, with the business protected.
“Discipline, not drama, tends to carry a deal to completion.”
How a mandate runs
One disciplined sequence, shaped to every mandate.
- 01Assess
- 02Prepare
- 03Position
- 04Run
- 05Complete
An honest view of the business, its owners’ goals and the market. If the timing is not right, we say so.
The numbers, the story and the data room, built before anyone is approached.
A short list of investors and buyers chosen for fit, approached in confidence.
A controlled process on a clear timetable. Tension, never noise.
Through diligence and documentation to funds received. Signing is not closing.
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Independence
Discretion is the condition on which every conversation begins.
We do not lend, invest or sell products. Every fee is agreed in writing and disclosed.
Our approachRecent transactions
Every process is different. The discipline behind it is not.
Capital raising · United Arab Emirates2026
AED 12mCapital raised
Casas Group Dubai: Development Capital
Capital adviser to Casas Group Dubai on the raise of AED 12 million in development capital for a real estate project in the UAE.
SectorReal Estate
RoleCapital adviser to the company
StatusCapital raised
Sell-side M&A · United Kingdom2026
£8.5mEnterprise value
HVAC Services Business Sale
Sale of a founder‑owned building services business on behalf of its shareholders, from first preparation to a signed Sale and Purchase Agreement in five months.
SectorBusiness Services
RoleExclusive sell‑side adviser
StatusSale and Purchase Agreement signed
What we do
Three practices, one team.
01
M&A Advisory
Sell‑side and buy‑side advice for owners, boards and acquirers, from preparation to completion.
02
Private Capital
Equity and debt from the investors best suited to the business and its owners.
03
Strategic Advisory
Work that increases value and readiness before, during and after a transaction.
Insights
Perspectives for the people making the decisions.
- Article · October 2026The twelve‑month runway
- Market Note 03 · September 2026What investors evaluate before capital moves
- Market Note 02 · September 2026Signing isn't closing
The strongest outcomes start early.
If a sale, acquisition or raise is on your horizon in the next year or two, a confidential first conversation costs nothing and changes what is possible.
Thirty minutes. Strictly confidential. No cost or obligation.
Senior attention, from the first conversation to completion.