Practice 01 / 06

Corporate Strategy

Defining where to compete and how to win in an era of accelerating disruption.

Overview

Our Corporate Strategy practice helps leadership teams make the highest-stakes decisions with clarity and conviction. We combine rigorous analytics with deep sector knowledge to define growth pathways, competitive positioning, and portfolio architecture that create lasting shareholder value. Over the past decade, our strategy engagements have generated a median 2.8× return on the total investment in our fees — validated by independent audit.

430+
Strategy projects since 2018
2.8×
Median client ROI
92%
Repeat engagement rate

What we do

Growth Strategy & Market Entry

We identify and size the most attractive growth corridors — organic and inorganic — then build actionable roadmaps to capture them. Our approach integrates proprietary market models, competitive wargaming, and customer-economics analysis to give boards a fact-based growth thesis.

Market Sizing White-Space Analysis Entry Sequencing Competitive Wargaming Revenue Modeling
Portfolio Strategy & Capital Allocation

We help multi-business companies decide where to invest, divest, and double down. Our portfolio optimization framework evaluates each unit on attractiveness, competitive position, and strategic synergy to maximize total enterprise value.

Portfolio Diagnostics Divestiture Planning CapEx Prioritization Synergy Mapping
Competitive Advantage & Positioning

Sustainable competitive advantage is increasingly rare. We help clients identify and reinforce their most defensible positions — whether through cost leadership, differentiation, ecosystem orchestration, or customer lock-in — and stress-test them against future scenarios.

Moat Analysis Scenario Planning Value Proposition Design Pricing Strategy
CEO Agenda & Board Advisory

We serve as a confidential sounding board for C-suite executives and board directors navigating inflection points — CEO transitions, activist engagement, strategic pivots, and major capital decisions.

Board Effectiveness CEO Transition Activist Defense Strategic Offsite Design
Our Approach

How we work with you

1
Immersion & Diagnostics
Deep-dive into your competitive landscape, financial architecture, and organizational dynamics. We surface the real constraints, not just the visible ones.
Weeks 1–3
2
Hypothesis Development
We formulate bold, testable hypotheses about where the greatest value lies — then pressure-test each one with proprietary data, expert interviews, and scenario modeling.
Weeks 3–6
3
Strategic Architecture
We build the strategic blueprint: a sequenced set of moves with clear resource requirements, risk mitigations, and economic projections your board can act on.
Weeks 6–9
4
Activation & Embedding
Strategy without execution is theater. We stay through the critical first 100 days — embedding into working teams, establishing milestones, and coaching leaders through the transition.
Weeks 9–16+

Selected engagements

Results our clients have permitted us to share.

Financial Services
Repositioning a top-10 US bank for the embedded finance era
$2.1B
New revenue identified
18mo
To first milestone

Helped the CEO and board redefine competitive positioning around platform economics, resulting in a new digital-native business unit and strategic acquisition program.

Industrial Conglomerate
Portfolio restructuring for a Fortune 100 manufacturer
34%
TSR improvement
3
Divestitures executed

Led a comprehensive portfolio review that identified three non-core businesses for separation, unlocking conglomerate discount and refocusing capital on highest-ROIC segments.

Practice Leadership

Meet the partners

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James Kingsley
Global Head, Corporate Strategy
30 years advising Fortune 100 CEOs on growth strategy and portfolio transformation. Former McKinsey senior partner; MBA Harvard Business School.
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Ayumi Nakamura
Partner, Asia-Pacific Strategy
Leads cross-border growth engagements across APAC. Previously COO of a $4B technology platform; Wharton MBA.
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Rafael Pereira
Partner, Portfolio Strategy
Expert in capital allocation and conglomerate restructuring. Advised on $40B+ in divestitures and spin-offs over 20 years.
Practice 02 / 06

Digital Transformation

Technology-led reinvention of business models, operating systems, and customer experience.

Overview

Most digital transformations fail because they treat technology as the answer rather than the enabler. Our practice begins with the business outcome — then reverse-engineers the technology stack, operating model, talent, and change management required to deliver it. We have guided 120+ enterprise-scale transformations across every major industry.

120+
Enterprise transformations
3.4×
Avg. digital revenue lift
88%
Adoption at 12 months

What we do

AI & Advanced Analytics

From generative AI pilots to enterprise-scale machine learning platforms, we help organizations move beyond experimentation to capture structural advantage through intelligent automation and decision support.

GenAI StrategyML OpsData ArchitectureAI Governance
Cloud & Platform Modernization

We architect and execute migrations from legacy infrastructure to modern cloud-native platforms — reducing cost, increasing resilience, and unlocking the composable enterprise.

Cloud MigrationAPI StrategyMicroservicesDevOps Maturity
Digital Operating Model

Technology transformations fail when the organization isn't redesigned around them. We help clients build product-led teams, agile delivery models, and digital-native ways of working.

Product-Led Org DesignAgile at ScaleDigital TalentChange Management
Customer Experience & Commerce

End-to-end reimagination of the customer journey — from awareness through post-sale — leveraging data, personalization, and omnichannel orchestration to drive conversion, loyalty, and lifetime value.

CX DesignPersonalizationeCommerceCustomer Analytics

Selected engagements

Results our clients have permitted us to share.

Global Retailer
Building a real-time, AI-driven merchandising engine
$680M
Incremental revenue
22%
Margin improvement

Designed and deployed an AI-powered pricing and assortment platform across 4,000+ stores, integrating demand signals in real-time to optimize inventory allocation and markdowns.

Healthcare
Cloud-native transformation for a top-5 health system
60%
Infra cost reduction
99.99%
System uptime

Migrated 200+ critical clinical applications to a HIPAA-compliant cloud environment, enabling real-time interoperability across 35 hospitals and 800 clinics.

Practice Leadership

Meet the partners

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Sarah Mirzoyan
Global Head, Digital Transformation
Former CTO of a Fortune 50 technology company. Leads our AI and enterprise platform practices. MIT PhD in Computer Science.
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David Kwon
Partner, AI & Analytics
Pioneer in enterprise AI deployment. Built and scaled data science organizations at two major financial institutions. Stanford MS, Statistics.
Practice 03 / 06

M&A Advisory

End-to-end transaction support from screening to integration and synergy capture.

Overview

Mergers and acquisitions are among the most consequential decisions a company makes — and the most unforgiving when poorly executed. Our M&A practice combines strategic diligence, integration design, and synergy acceleration to help acquirers capture the full value of every transaction. We have supported $200B+ in cumulative deal value.

$200B+
Cumulative deal value
95%
Synergy targets met
180+
Transactions supported

What we do

Strategic Due Diligence

We go beyond financial diligence to assess strategic fit, competitive dynamics, customer retention risk, and management quality — the factors that separate value-creating deals from value-destroying ones.

Commercial DiligenceMarket AttractivenessManagement AssessmentRisk Mapping
Integration Planning & Execution

We design Day 1 readiness plans and long-term integration roadmaps that preserve value, retain key talent, and accelerate cultural alignment across merging organizations.

IMO DesignDay 1 ReadinessCultural IntegrationTSA Management
Synergy Identification & Capture

Synergy targets announced in press releases and synergies actually realized are often very different numbers. We build bottom-up synergy models, assign initiative owners, and track realization with the discipline of a private equity portfolio company.

Cost SynergiesRevenue SynergiesOpEx BenchmarkingRealization Tracking
Divestitures & Carve-Outs

Selling a business requires as much strategic rigor as buying one. We help clients prepare assets for market, build standalone operating models, and maximize valuation through controlled auction processes.

Seller DiligenceStandalone ReadinessStranded Cost EliminationEquity Story

Selected engagements

Results our clients have permitted us to share.

Technology
$12B cross-border acquisition integration in enterprise software
$1.4B
Synergies captured
14mo
Ahead of plan

Designed and led the integration of two enterprise software platforms across 22 countries, achieving full organizational integration and exceeding synergy targets by 40%.

Practice 04 / 06

Sustainability & ESG

Purpose-driven strategies that align environmental stewardship with shareholder returns.

Overview

ESG is no longer a reporting exercise — it is a source of competitive advantage and a condition of license to operate. Our Sustainability practice helps companies embed environmental and social performance into core strategy, navigate evolving regulatory landscapes, and communicate credibly with investors, regulators, and customers.

75+
ESG transformations
40%
Avg. emissions reduction
$8B
Green capital mobilized

What we do

Net-Zero Strategy & Decarbonization

We build science-based pathways to net-zero that are economically viable, operationally feasible, and aligned with SBTi and TCFD frameworks.

Scope 1–3 BaseliningAbatement CurvesCarbon MarketsSBTi Alignment
ESG Reporting & Disclosure

We prepare clients for mandatory disclosure regimes — CSRD, SEC climate rules, ISSB standards — and build the data infrastructure and governance required for audit-ready ESG reporting.

CSRD ReadinessISSB AlignmentESG Data ArchitectureAssurance Readiness
Sustainable Supply Chains

End-to-end supply chain sustainability — from raw material traceability and ethical sourcing to circular economy models and Scope 3 reduction.

TraceabilityEthical SourcingCircular EconomyScope 3 Reduction
Practice 05 / 06

Operations Excellence

Redesigning how enterprises operate to unlock margin, speed, and resilience.

Overview

Operations is where strategy becomes real. Our practice helps companies fundamentally redesign their operating models — supply chains, procurement, shared services, and manufacturing — to unlock structural cost advantage while improving speed and customer experience.

$6.2B
Cost savings delivered
200+
Ops transformations
28%
Avg. efficiency gain

What we do

Supply Chain Transformation

We redesign supply networks for resilience, agility, and cost efficiency — from network footprint optimization to demand sensing and autonomous planning systems.

Network DesignDemand SensingInventory OptimizationControl Towers
Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

Category-by-category optimization of the third-party spend base, leveraging advanced analytics, should-cost models, and supplier innovation programs to deliver sustainable savings.

Category StrategyShould-Cost ModelingSupplier ConsolidationProcurement Tech
Shared Services & GBS

Design and implementation of global business services organizations — including finance, HR, and IT — that combine cost efficiency with service excellence through automation and intelligent workflows.

GBS DesignProcess AutomationLocation StrategyService Level Design
Practice 06 / 06

Risk & Resilience

Turning enterprise risk from a compliance burden into a source of strategic advantage.

Overview

In a world of polycrisis — geopolitical fragmentation, climate volatility, cyber threats, and regulatory acceleration — risk management has become a board-level strategic imperative. Our practice helps organizations build the foresight, governance, and response capabilities to thrive in uncertainty.

90+
Risk engagements
$3.8B
Losses prevented
50+
Cyber readiness reviews

What we do

Enterprise Risk Management

We design enterprise risk frameworks that connect strategic, operational, financial, and compliance risks into a unified view — enabling boards and management teams to make risk-informed decisions at speed.

Risk Appetite DesignKRI DashboardsBoard ReportingThree Lines Model
Cybersecurity & Digital Risk

Strategic cybersecurity advisory for boards and C-suites — not implementation, but the governance, investment prioritization, and organizational design that make cyber programs effective.

Cyber Maturity AssessmentBoard Cyber GovernanceIncident Response PlanningThird-Party Risk
Geopolitical & Regulatory Risk

We help multinationals navigate geopolitical fragmentation, sanctions regimes, and regulatory divergence — building scenario-based playbooks that enable fast, coordinated responses to emerging crises.

Scenario PlanningSanctions ComplianceRegulatory MappingCrisis Playbooks
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