Advisory Services

Insights, authenticated and executed.

Avonhurst Advisory Services is a London-based advisory firm, supporting the strategic interests of sophisticated capital with practical, outcomes-focused consulting. We work with companies and investors to anticipate, understand and navigate the economic, political, commercial and regulatory challenges they face, so that they can thrive.

Based in London, and boasting a network from Washington to Brussels and beyond, we work with clients globally across multiple sectors, notably Financial Services, Law, Energy & Infrastructure, Technology, Telecoms and Real Estate.

Our hand-picked team has extensive experience in analysing geopolitical risk, macro-economic outlooks, political affairs and deal-specific transactional risk, but there’s more to it than that. Move over predictive (and predictable) thinking, we talk to our clients about preparedness and opportunity.

A truly holistic approach means that we don’t stop at spotting and highlighting issues. We provide economic solutions, intelligence solutions and access solutions. You get best of breed research and scenario analysis of macro themes, risk events and the signposts that move markets. In turn, that is balanced with imaginative ideation and a unique talent for spotting fascinating adjacencies, interesting outliers and hidden influences. All designed with one thing in mind - to make deals flow.

Put simply, we deliver real business advantage, helping you understand the big picture by framing and contextualising trends, whilst mapping and assessing risks (and opportunities) along the way. As such, you can anticipate what’s coming, plan for the long term, decide where to go next and define how to get there.

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Expertise

Today, we face an overwhelming array of information. At Avonhurst, we authenticate it, at every level, and deliver specific advice with precision and conviction. We focus on real insights, not wishful thinking, and we know where, how and when, before anyone else. After all, when you combine the best strategic relationships in the fields of politics, economics, law and capital, you bring a perspective that is truly unique. Our clients come to us for access to all areas, at the highest level, on the ground, and everywhere in between. We deliver the right relationships with everyone in the constellation. This isn’t downside-risk-orientated advice, either. We’re a facilitator, we’ve got your back and we only concern ourselves with workable solutions. Our services can be defined within three key areas:-

Inspiration and ideas can be applied to situation, too. Introductions have a defined purpose but building real networks is a creative process. We provide fresh thinking when conventional wisdom gets in the way. Above all, our whole firm is designed to offer complete integration to make deals happen. We concentrate on the lifecycle of insights, moving to authentication, then to outcomes. Our wider services in legal and capital gives us a unique advantage you won’t find anywhere else. As such, we can complete any deal for you, regardless of complexity.

// INSIGHTS

Global Political Strategy + Economic Analysis and Modelling + Scenario-Mapping + Trend Forecasting + Human-source Intelligence + Lateral Thinking and Ideation + Horizon-Scanning

// AUTHENTICATION

Access Solutions and Intelligence + Expert Dilligence + Asset Tracing + Regulatory and Governance Frameworks + Artificial Intelligence + Data and Analysis

// OUTCOMES

Network Activation + Influence Programmes + Capital Services + Legal Service Delivery

Advisory Team

Tor McLaren // Senior Advisor
Tor McLaren // Senior Advisor

DD: +44 (0) 203 995 6445
T: +44 (0) 207 856 2525
tor.mclaren@avonhurst.com

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Tor McLaren // Senior Advisor
Sean West // Senior Advisor
Sean West // Senior Advisor

DD: +44 (0) 203 995 6437
sean.west@avonhurst.com

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Sean West // Senior Advisor
Gavin Barwell // Senior Advisor
Gavin Barwell // Senior Advisor

DD: +44 (0) 203 995 6435
gavin.barwell@avonhurst.com

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Audrey Koh // Partner
Audrey Koh // Partner

M: +44 (0) 740 785 4911
DD: +44 (0) 207 856 2555
audrey.koh@avonhurst.com

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Pippa Malmgren // Senior Advisor
Pippa Malmgren // Senior Advisor

DD: +44 (0) 203 995 6423
T: +44 (0) 207 856 2525
pippa.malmgren@avonhurst.com

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