01 / Engage
Start an engagement.
A first conversation is scoped, confidential, and free of a pitch. Tell us the decision and the deadline; we'll tell you plainly whether we're the right firm for it.
48hrs
Median time to a first response, read by a partner. 1
02 / The brief
Enough for a partner to know if it's ours.
03 / What to expect
How the first steps run.
- 01 48hrs median time to a first response, read by a partner 1
- 02 30min scoped first call — confidential, and free of a pitch 2
- 03 2 offices — London and Frankfurt; we travel to the decision 3
- 04 100% of enquiries answered, including the mandates we decline 4
Basis of figures
- 1Median first-response time across enquiries received in 2025; a partner reads each.
- 2Scheduled length of the first call; longer where the decision warrants it.
- 3Staffed offices as at March 2026; we meet clients wherever the mandate sits.
- 4Share of enquiries receiving a written reply, 2025; declines included.
04 / Careers
We hire the way we advise: rarely, and for the long game.
If you've spent a decade earning the right to a seat at the table and want it to mean something, we'd like to hear from you.