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Capital and structure for generational change.

The hardest, most consequential moment in a family business is the handover. We bring capital, structure, and judgment so a generation can transition without the business — or the family — paying the price.

A succession is a financial event wearing an emotional one. We handle both with care.

What it is

The transition, handled whole.

Family and founder-owned businesses face a moment most are unprepared for: the transition of ownership and control across a generation, or out of the family altogether. It is simultaneously a financial event (liquidity, valuation, structure) and a deeply human one (legacy, relationships, identity) — and most advisors are equipped for only one half.

We bring principal capital and structuring to the financial side — partial recapitalisations that let an owner take liquidity while the business keeps compounding, clean structures that survive the transition, and the option of our own capital where it helps — and we bring Consulting's family-business and governance work to the human side. The aim is a transition where the business gets stronger and the family stays intact.

It is one of the purest expressions of capital with judgment attached.

What we bring

How we support a transition.

01

Liquidity options

Partial recaps that free a generation without surrendering the business.

02

Clean structure

Ownership and control structured to survive the handover.

03

Governance

Professionalising the business for its next chapter.

04

Our capital

Principal participation where it eases the transition.

05

The human side

Family-business judgment, not just a financial transaction.

06

Continuity

A business that's stronger, and a family that's intact.

How we engage

From handover to a stronger business.

1

Understand

The business, the family, and the outcome everyone needs.

2

Structure

Liquidity and ownership engineered for the transition.

3

Professionalise

Governance and operations ready for the next generation.

4

Transition

A clean handover — business stronger, family intact.

Where this connects

Transition work spans Capital and Consulting.

Consulting · Family Business

The human and governance side.

Mid-Market

Where many transitions lead.

Structures

How the recap is carried.

Capital Services · Structuring

The deal architecture.

Questions

The things people ask first.

Do we have to sell the whole business?

No — partial recapitalisations let an owner take liquidity while keeping the business in the family and compounding.

Is this only about money?

No. A succession is as much human as financial; we bring family-business judgment alongside capital and structure.

Will Aadi take a stake?

Where it helps the transition and we have conviction, yes — principal participation is one of the tools.

When should we start?

Earlier than feels necessary — a transition planned in calm is far better than one forced by an event.

Facing a transition or succession?

Tell us about the business and the family. We'll handle both sides with care.