Sectors

Sectors We Serve.

Specialists, not generalists. Six sectors where senior depth and UK–GCC perspective change the quality of advice.

Sector

Banking & Financial Services

Retail, corporate and investment banking - across the United Kingdom and the GCC. We combine UK prudential and conduct depth (PRA, FCA) with hands-on familiarity with the CBUAE, SAMA and other Gulf supervisors.

Our work spans full-bank transformation, regulatory remediation, capital and liquidity optimisation, and the operating model questions that face boards as the next decade of competition takes shape.

Typical mandates

  • Universal bank target operating model design
  • Capital, RWA and liquidity optimisation
  • Regulatory remediation and Section 166 support
  • Cross-border booking model and integration readiness

Relevant services

Risk & RegulatoryDigital TransformationFinance & TreasuryGRC
Sector

Insurance

Life, non-life and Takaful operators across the UK and Gulf. Solvency II, IFRS 17 and the distinct insurance regulatory regimes maintained by the CBUAE and SAMA shape an unusually demanding operating environment.

We support insurers on capital, reserving, pricing transformation, and the operating-model implications of the new generation of accounting and supervisory standards.

Typical mandates

  • IFRS 17 implementation and post-go-live optimisation
  • Solvency II capital and reporting
  • Reinsurance strategy and structuring
  • Operating model design for digital insurance

Relevant services

Risk & RegulatoryFinance & TreasuryDigital TransformationGRC
Sector

Fintech & Payments

Digital banks, payment processors, embedded finance providers, and the regulatory sandboxes shaping the next generation of financial services. The GCC has emerged as one of the most ambitious fintech regulatory environments globally.

We work with founders, scale-ups and incumbent challengers on licensing, regulatory uplift, partnership economics, and the journey from product-market fit to institutional resilience.

Typical mandates

  • Licensing and regulatory uplift across UK and GCC
  • Operating model design for scale-up phase
  • Partnership and BaaS economics
  • Risk and compliance frameworks for digital businesses

Relevant services

Risk & RegulatoryDigital TransformationGRCFinance & Treasury
Sector

Sovereign Wealth & Asset Management

Sovereign wealth funds, asset managers and fund platforms - including governance, operating model design, and ESG integration. The Gulf is now home to some of the largest and most strategically active sovereign capital pools in the world.

We support investment offices and asset management firms on governance, investment operating model, technology and the integration of sustainability into investment decisions.

Typical mandates

  • Investment operating model and front-to-back design
  • Governance and committee architecture
  • ESG and stewardship integration
  • Fund and platform structuring

Relevant services

GRCFinance & TreasuryDigital TransformationRisk & Regulatory
Sector

Family Offices

Single and multi-family offices across the UK and the Gulf - a space where governance, succession planning and investment strategy are uniquely entwined. The GCC family office landscape is undergoing significant institutionalisation.

Our work helps principals and family councils establish or upgrade the governance, investment and operational infrastructure required as wealth moves between generations.

Typical mandates

  • Governance, charter and family council design
  • Investment policy and operating model
  • Succession and next-generation transition
  • Family office institutionalisation roadmaps

Relevant services

GRCFinance & TreasuryRisk & Regulatory
Sector

Corporate & Infrastructure

Non-financial corporates, project finance vehicles, infrastructure platforms - and group-wide treasury, finance and GRC functions for which financial services standards are increasingly the benchmark.

We help corporate finance, treasury and risk leaders bring institutional discipline to capital structure, risk frameworks, and the operating model of group functions.

Typical mandates

  • Capital structure and treasury operating model
  • Group-wide risk and control frameworks
  • Project finance structuring support
  • Finance and reporting transformation

Relevant services

Finance & TreasuryGRCRisk & RegulatoryDigital Transformation

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