Hakluyt & Company

Hakluyt is a global strategic advisory firm, founded in 1995, that supports corporate leaders and investors on the most important opportunities and risks facing their businesses. Hakluyt works across every industry sector, and all over the world. Its headquarters are in London, and it also has offices in New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Frankfurt, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore , Mumbai, and Sydney. Its managing partner is Varun Chandra, and its chairman is Lord Paul Deighton. Hakluyt’s advice is delivered by an in-house team of experienced professionals – drawn from diverse backgrounds including private equity, government, strategy consulting, the not-for-profit sector, and the law – and its insights are informed by high-quality conversations conducted by a global network of well-connected individuals. The executive team also benefit from the expertise of Hakluyt’s International Advisory Board – this group includes some of the world’s most influential and respected leaders of industry, and is chaired by Niall FitzGerald. Over more than 25 years, business leaders have turned to Hakluyt to advise on their most complex and important decisions, across a wide range of issues such as: M&A, market entry and exit, shareholder insights, regulatory and policy issues, disputes, senior hires, digital and cyber risk, sustainability, and more. Hakluyt's blue-chip client base includes around 40% of the world’s largest 100 companies by market capitalisation, 45% of the FTSE 100, and a third of the DAX 30. It also works with over three quarters of the top 20 private equity firms in the world by assets under management, and many of the most respected sovereign wealth and pension funds. Hakluyt recently posted its best financial year to date, following growing demand for high-level advisory support in an increasingly complex global business environment. Beyond its commercial activities, Hakluyt provides pro bono strategic support to a number of philanthropic and cultural organisations.

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