Work
Work by sector
We reshape sectors through strategy and deal architecture: bringing companies together, structuring the capital, and building the operating model that lets them compete.
Student housing
Real Estate
Deal architecture and strategy
Building a student housing sector
We advised on 2,000 beds of purpose-built student housing across Ireland and the UK and structured the funding behind them: site acquisition, joint ventures, deal terms and planning.
Strategy
Where to build, and where not to
We assessed student accommodation markets and sites in Dublin, Limerick, London, Birmingham and Bristol, giving investors a clear basis for which sites to pursue and which to drop.
Strategy
A new operating model for student housing
We designed a new operating system for student housing in the UK, bringing buildings, residents and services onto one platform.
Structural glazing and construction
Glazing & Glass
Deal architecture and strategy
Reshaping the UK glazing industry
We reshaped the UK structural-glazing industry by bringing together three competing companies and taking out cost, so the combined group could compete with the likes of Permasteelisa, the largest player. Two of the three were saved from bankruptcy in the process.
US, UK and Ireland
Property Tax Incentives
Strategy
Opportunity Zones, United States
We worked on Opportunity Zones, the federal programme created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Investors who put eligible capital gains into Qualified Opportunity Funds investing in designated low-income census tracts can defer, and over time reduce, the tax on those gains.
Strategy
Capital allowances, UK and Ireland
We worked on capital allowance programmes in the UK and Ireland, aligning how property is structured and funded with the reliefs available.
Strategy
Asset classes
Our incentive work has covered assets such as nursing homes and student housing, where the tax treatment can decide whether a scheme gets built.
Listed support services
Business Services
Strategy and deal architecture
Strategy for a listed services group
We set group strategy and advised on acquisitions and deal structuring for a group listed in London and Dublin, with divisions in recruitment, security, student housing and call centres.
Below-the-line marketing
Marketing & Consumer Brands
Strategy
Campaigns for national consumer brands
We developed and ran below-the-line and experiential campaigns for multinational food, drinks and consumer-goods brands and an Irish bank.