Mandates,
measured by
outcomes
Case studies
Selected work from the last five years. Client names are withheld at their request; the timelines and numbers are real.
M&A
Logistics
·
2025
Carve-out of a logistics division
Separated a 1,200-person division from its parent and guided the sale to a strategic buyer in under nine months.
Project context
A listed parent needed to exit a non-core division without disrupting shared operations.
Key outcomes
Separation plan agreed in ten weeks
Competitive process with four bidders
Transitional services exited on schedule
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Restructuring
Manufacturing
·
2024
Refinancing a family-owned manufacturer
Rebuilt the capital structure of a third-generation manufacturer facing a covenant breach and a tightening credit market.
Project context
Rising rates had pushed leverage past lender comfort ahead of a major investment programme.
Key outcomes
Covenants reset with existing lenders
New term facility on better terms
Investment programme kept on track
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Disputes
Consumer goods
·
2024
Resolving a cross-border supply dispute
Led commercial and legal strategy in a contract dispute between a retailer and its largest overseas supplier.
Project context
A failed delivery season had escalated into competing damages claims across two jurisdictions.
Key outcomes
Settlement reached without litigation
Supplier relationship preserved
New contract framework in place
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Investment
Healthcare
·
2023
Growth investment in a healthtech platform
Advised a founder-led healthtech business on its first institutional round and on preparing for regulated growth.
Project context
Rapid growth had outpaced the company’s reporting, compliance and governance foundations.
Key outcomes
Round closed above target valuation
Board and reporting rebuilt
Regulatory roadmap agreed with investors
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Our record
The numbers behind the advice
Fifteen years of mandates, measured the way our clients measure us.
Since 2011
$6.8bn
Transaction value advised across M&A, refinancing and investment mandates.
94%
Clients who return, most of our work comes from existing relationships
18 yrs
Average partner experience, and every engagement is partner-led
2
Offices in Boston and Edinburgh, working as one practice
Client voices
Trusted when it counts
Founders, boards and finance leaders on what it’s like to work with us.
Orderly under pressure
Aldreen took a messy, high-pressure refinancing and made it feel orderly. Every recommendation came with the reasoning behind it, which made board approval straightforward.
Hannah Whitlock
CFO, Brightwater Foods
Protecting what mattered
They understood that our dispute was really about protecting a relationship. We settled quickly and we still work with that supplier today.
Rachel Kim
General Counsel, Ardent Retail
Clear, candid and fast
Clear, candid and fast. The team ran diligence like they had skin in the game and kept our founders focused on running the business.
Daniel Osei
Founder, Meridian Health
The calmest voice in the room
From the first workshop to completion, Aldreen was the calmest voice in the room. The carve-out landed on time and without surprises.
Jonas Berg
CEO, Halvard Industrial
Straight answers, quickly
We came in with a messy cap table and a hard deadline. Aldreen gave us straight answers within days and a plan we could actually execute.
Sofia Marin
COO, Lumen Logistics
A steady hand in the deal
In a tense negotiation they kept everyone focused on what mattered. We closed on better terms than we expected.
Arjun Mehta
Managing Director, Kestle Capital
Regulation made manageable
Our compliance programme went from a worry to a strength. The team explained every requirement in plain language.
Claire Dubois
General Counsel, Vela Biotech
Advisers who stay close
Partners were on every call, not just the pitch. That consistency made a long restructuring feel manageable.
Megan Turner
CFO, Ashby Homes