Special Advisor to Private Family Offices

Deals, intelligence and introductions for Family Offices and UHNW principals.

With extensive experience in deal-making, financial intelligence and strategic partnerships, I provide tailored solutions for HNWIs, UHNWIs and the businesses they back.

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30Years in deal-making and financial intelligence
4Sectors: real estate, finance, technology and luxury
6Advisory services, from deal structuring to introductions
1:1Every engagement handled personally and in confidence

How I can help.

Tailored support for HNWIs, UHNWIs, Family Offices and businesses, from the first introduction to the final signature.

Deal structuring & joint ventures

Facilitating high-value business opportunities across real estate, finance, technology and luxury.

Family Office advisory

Helping private Family Offices with investment strategy, risk management and wealth preservation.

KYC & AML compliance

Expert insight and intelligence on Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering regulation.

Financial intelligence & research

In-depth analysis and due diligence that reduces risk and identifies profitable opportunities.

Strategic business consulting

Actionable plans to help businesses scale, optimise operations and enter new markets.

Global network & introductions

Connecting individuals and companies with the right partners, investors and decision-makers.

Specialties DealmakerConnectorCreative thinkingStrategic marketingFinancial research & database building

Built, scaled and advised.

Ventures and roles that turned financial intelligence into products and partnerships that banks, investors and regulators rely on.

Co-founder

Global financial intelligence database

A database of high-risk individuals and organisations covering politically exposed persons, sanctions and adverse media, built from public sources and a dedicated human-intelligence research team. Launched at a UK national police chiefs’ conference, it was used daily by banks, insurers and regulators to manage fraud, money laundering and staff compliance risk.

4M+profiles, including 1M+ PEPs
300+clients in 40+ jurisdictions

Exit: acquired by an international financial information group backed by a leading private equity firm.

CEO

KYC & AML reference platform

Country-by-country KYC and AML requirements in one place, created for banks and financial institutions that need a fast reference to covered entities and the latest regulatory developments worldwide.

Head of Family Office

International payments company

Global payment infrastructure with cross-border deposits, card acceptance and direct settlement for Family Offices, trust companies, wealth managers and international businesses, through a network of regulated financial institutions.

Capital raising

Head of Family Offices at a London-based global deal origination and capital raising firm.

Private investment

Head of Family Office at a GCC investment group active in real estate, private equity and venture capital.

Payments & Fintech

Co-founder and adviser to regulated payments businesses in the UK, Switzerland, the EU, Latin America, Canada and the US.

Trusted by the institutions that set the rules.

My research and strategic partnerships have been used by financial institutions, regulators, fintech companies and the United Nations.

Cover of Preventing Financial Instrument Fraud – The Money Launderer’s Tool, published by the ICC

Expert on international commercial fraud

Invited as an ICC expert to the Vienna meetings that shaped UNCITRAL’s Indicators of Commercial Fraud, now published by the UN to help potential victims recognise fraud.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

Special Advisor and steering committee member

Special Advisor to the ICC Financial Investigation Bureau, and member of the IIBLP Europe Fraud Steering Committee, which ran combating fraud seminars across Asia and Europe.

ICC FIB and Institute of International Banking Law & Practice

“Preventing Financial Instrument Fraud – The Money Launderer’s Tool”

Co-authored ICC reference book on how financial instrument frauds are built and laundered. Its fraud models have been referenced by the City of London Police and prosecution services to secure convictions.

International Chamber of Commerce

From your problem to a step-by-step plan.

Every engagement follows the same path, and every plan is built around you.

  1. Listen

    You share your most pressing problem, in confidence.

  2. Investigate

    Research and due diligence on the people, companies and jurisdictions involved.

  3. Plan

    A unique, step-by-step solution with clear actions and owners.

  4. Connect

    Introductions to the right partners, investors and decision-makers.

  5. Close

    Structuring and negotiation through to a deal that works for everyone.

Bring me your most pressing problem.

Tell me what you’re facing and I’ll come back with a unique, step-by-step solution.

Every enquiry is read personally and treated in confidence.

Your details are used only to reply to your enquiry.