Ideas & Stories

Now that’s a Boat

Client Profile:  Status Houseboats Puzzle… what is 3 stories high, has 5 bedrooms, 3 ½ bathrooms, 2 kitchens, an elevator, reverse cycle air-conditioning, floor heating, solar panels and built to the standard of the most exquisite homes in …
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Paralympics… 40 years on.

40 (actually 41) years ago, I competed in the 1980 Paralympics. As the current 2020 Paralympics belatedly continue in Japan, I reflect on a journey of my own adventures competing on the world stage. I loved running as a kid. But one sunny day …
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Client Profile: Burgess Rawson

Where success was always the plan. In June this year, the iconic mid-tier Commercial Real Estate agents, Burgess Rawson announced the merger of their Eastern Seaboard practices. Another amazing step in their decade long strategy to build an …
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The New Heady Days of Succession

Nothing like a good pandemic to shake things up! Every decade or so, an upsurge in activity in capital markets drives interest in mergers, acquisitions, takeovers, and sales of businesses. Understandably, this also underpins strong interest …
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