Eleanor Halden
Founder · Senior Partner
PARTNER · TRANSACTIONS · 24 YRS
01 / The firm
Small on purpose. A principal is always at the table.
We took our first mandate in 2011 and have stayed deliberately small since — because the judgement a board pays for can't be delegated to a deck.
2011
Founded; independent and partner-owned ever since. 1
02 / The firm, itemised
The whole firm on one page.
- 01 2011 founded; independent and partner-owned ever since 1
- 02 2 offices — London and Frankfurt 2
- 03 18 sectors served, from industrials to infrastructure 3
- 04 40 mandates closed to date, a mandate counted once 4
- 05 9 principals with signing responsibility, median 19 years at the table 5
Basis of figures
- 1Year of the firm's first completed mandate; ownership has remained with the partners.
- 2Staffed offices as at March 2026; associates may work from client sites.
- 3Distinct primary sectors represented across all closed mandates.
- 4Mandates closed to completion, 2011–2025; a mandate is counted once.
- 5Principals with signing responsibility; median tenure 19 years, to March 2026.
03 / Principals
The people who sign.
Three of the nine. Each has led mandates end to end; each is reachable directly.
Rafael Ortega
Partner · Restructuring
PARTNER · RESTRUCTURING · 18 YRS
Mara Kessler
Partner · Capital & Governance
PARTNER · CAPITAL · 19 YRS
04 / Where we stand
Where we stand
We would rather turn a mandate down than staff it with people you'll never meet. Independence is the product.
We hold no positions, sell no financing, and take no fee that depends on a particular outcome — so the counsel you get is the counsel we'd give ourselves.
05 / Next step
Talk to a principal, not an inbox.
Every enquiry is read by a partner. If it's a mandate for us, you'll speak to the person who would lead it.
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New mandates a partner will take in a typical year — which is why we're selective. 1