Corporate Governance & Shareholder Advisory
We help boards, executive teams and shareholders navigate the decisions that shape long-term value, resilience and stakeholder confidence, with independent, practical advice across the corporate lifecycle, from private-company growth and readiness for an initial public offering to listed-company governance, transactions and complex shareholder matters.
Board and Governance Advisory
Board Composition
The right mix of skills, experience and independence around the table.
Board Effectiveness
Reviews and practical improvements to how the board works and decides.
Committee Structures
Audit, remuneration, nomination and special committees designed to fit.
Fiduciary Duties & Independence
Clear guidance on directors’ duties and independence standards.
Succession Planning
Continuity for the board and senior leadership, planned well ahead.
Executive Compensation Oversight
Pay frameworks that align leadership with long-term value.
Disclosure, Regulatory & Listing Compliance
Accurate disclosure and full alignment with regulatory and listing rules.
Environmental, Social & Governance
Sustainability oversight built into board agendas and reporting.
Shareholder Matters & Special Situations
Support for boards and special committees through sensitive, high-stakes moments.
Shareholder Engagement
Activism Preparedness & Response
Related-Party Transactions
Crisis Situations
Contested & Unsolicited Approaches
Transactions
Governance and transactions are inseparable. Working alongside our mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and financing specialists, we identify risks, protect stakeholder interests and preserve value throughout the deal lifecycle.
Mergers
Board-level advice on combinations, valuation and stakeholder protection.
Acquisitions
Disciplined oversight from target screening through to integration.
Divestitures
Carve-outs and disposals executed to release and preserve value.
Initial Public Offering Readiness
Governance, structure and processes ready for public markets.
Corporate Structuring
Structures tailored to ownership, market context and strategy.
Investor Communications
Clear messaging and stronger relationships with institutional shareholders.
Post-Listing Governance
Sustained standards once the company is publicly listed.
Rigorous Analysis, Hands-On Execution
We coordinate with legal, financial, communications and investor-relations advisers where appropriate, delivering clear, commercially focused guidance.
Enhanced board effectiveness
Stronger shareholder confidence
Decisive action at every critical moment