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Long-form commentary on governance, transactions, transformation, people, technology and the regulatory perimeter. Authored by practice directors.
Governance · Featured
Governance after the AI Act: a board-level checklist
The board's job is not to understand the model. It is to know who is accountable when the model is wrong.
Dr. Marcus Lehrer, Practice Director — Technology, Data & AI
June 2026 · 8 min
Governance
"The board's job is not to understand the model. It is to know who is accountable when the model is wrong."
- People
The cost of unmanaged founder transitions
Most founder transitions are not failures of the successor. They are failures of the architecture around the transition.
Imogen Karlsen, Practice Director — People & GovernanceMay 2026 · 6 min - M&A
Post-merger integration: the first 100 days
Integration is not a workstream. It is the second half of the deal.
Nanda Vaidyanathan, Managing PartnerApril 2026 · 11 min - Family Office
Family office operating models in 2026
The single-family office is no longer defined by its assets. It is defined by its governance.
Nanda Vaidyanathan, Managing PartnerMarch 2026 · 9 min - Operations
Turnaround starts with cash, not strategy
In a turnaround, strategy is the third conversation. Cash is the first.
Felix Brennan, Senior AdvisorFebruary 2026 · 7 min - Regulatory
Regulatory routing and the advisory perimeter
Advisory firms get into trouble when they forget where their perimeter ends.
Ada Okonkwo, Executive ChairJanuary 2026 · 5 min