About Us

We believe that strategy alone is meaningless unless it delivers measurable impact. This belief is rooted in the pioneering vision of our founders Hanne de Mora and Nils Hagander who disrupted the consulting industry in 2002. They introduced a new consulting model that harnesses the expertise and skills of Independent Consultants to deliver tangible results for clients.

What we do

Today, we partner with leading companies around the world, to deliver transformative, long-lasting results helping them move beyond strategy. Taking pride in our industry expertise and tailored approach, we go beyond that of traditional consultancies. We scope projects to deliver maximum impact and focus on implementation. We select highly talented and experienced Independent Consultants, with the right mix of capabilities tailoring our teams to our clients’ requirements. There’s no one answer-fits-all solution.

Our Global Reach

Our global team and Independent Consultants have the expertise to deliver tangible, impactful results. We support our clients globally bringing local knowledge and relevant expertise to every project.

3500+

Projects successfully delivered

1000+

Clients served

2600+

Experienced and curated independent Consultants

63

Countries where we supported our clients

1700

Independent Consultants on projects since 2002

62%

Repeat clients

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Our Collaborative Approach: From Scoping to Impactful Delivery

Our ways of working are rooted in collaboration, efficiency, and our commitment to create impact. Embarking on a project with us is a distinctive experience. While it encompasses elements of traditional consulting, it also brings the added value of partnering with experienced Independent Consultants. Our delivery model is based on 4 pillars:

We empower people to deliver excellence and help the world advance

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Performance

We foster a learning culture and grow, develop and outperform our goals as individuals and as a team. With our relentless focus on quality, we set the bar high and deliver beyond expectations.

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Passion

We genuinely love what we do and are passionate about creating impact on a human-to-human level. We are driven and committed to delivering excellence.

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Freedom

We are trusted to innovate and empowered to take responsibility of how we deliver results. We work with you to think creatively about your challenges and craft solutions to ensure your success.

Focus Industries

Our world-class experience and knowledge spans four core industries

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We partner with our clients to deliver critical initiatives and accelerate transformative projects. We cover the lifecycle of pharmaceutical, diagnostics, biotech, and medical device products, from research and development to commercialization. Our expertise spans a wide range of therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, metabolic, immunology, oncology, neuroscience, respiratory and rare diseases.

We partner with our clients in executing strategy and achieving transformative growth. From agriculture input providers and commodity traders to AgTech, biological companies, and Ag service providers. We help our clients capture value in mergers and acquisitions, improve profitability, grow their market share, streamline operations, and discover new opportunities in emerging areas.

We help our clients in the food, nutrition, and broader ingredient space accelerate and deliver on strategic, business-critical initiatives. With an innate understanding of the dynamics, trends, and nuances that drive industry success, we support them in achieving transformative growth. We work with leading nutrition companies, enzyme and microbial technology players, flavor and fragrance houses, as well as food processors and ingredient producers.

We support leading global Private Equity firms with value creation across their portfolio companies. From designing and implementing Value Creation Plans to driving commercial and operational excellence initiatives as well as leading complete transformations, we support our clients in overcoming challenges and achieving growth.  

Meet Some of Our Global Team Members

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Elisabeth Day

Talent Service Partner London

Over 20 years experience of recruiting, interviewing and staffing Independent Consultants. Serving clients in the Private Equity and Life Science industry.

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Niki Inglezou

Talent Service Partner Zurich

HR Professional and management consultant focusing on attracting, retaining and developing people

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Kelly Lewis

Client Service Partner Princeton

Extensive life science consulting and biopharma expertise across the value chain, including corporate & commercial strategy, leadership and succession planning, and investor relations.

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Dan Tavares

Private Equity Practice Lead & Client Service Partner Stockholm

Extensive Industrial products and Financial services experience across consulting and operating leadership roles in PE settings. Expertise that spans commercial excellence, operational excellence, M&A/PMI and stakeholder/change management.

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Anuj Dhariwal

Agri & Food Practice Lead & Client Service Partner Stockholm

Experienced consultant with +15 years in Asia and Europe, specializing in strategy, M&A, external investments, and innovation in Agri-Food. Also, advises biotech startups.

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Christoph Funke

Associate London

With over 5 years of experience, expertise in the energy and life sciences sectors has been gained as a PMO, Scrum Master, and subproject manager. Go-to-market strategies, post-merger integration, and business transformations have been skillfully navigated, complemented by international exposure in Germany, UK, Canada, and the US.

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Pedro Almeida

Project Manager Zurich

Experienced consultant with spike in growth strategy, transformation acceleration and project management.

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Andrea Erke

Head of Legal & Privacy Contact Zurich

Manages all legal and data privacy matters while also supporting quality management, as well as our ESG initiatives.

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Our community of Independent Consultants spans 70 countries

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