Consulting & Research

​Middle-Market Investment Banking in 2026: Operational ...

​Middle-market investment banks are entering 2026 facing continued volatility, l...

Breaking Moscow’s Energy Grip on Bulgaria: The Lukoil C...

Bulgaria’s refining sector has revolved around a single asset for nearly three d...

What Stonepeak buying Castrol’s 65% really means for co...

At its core, this deal isn’t complicated. It’s about capital, focus, and executi...

​Why Competitive Intelligence still needs the human edge 

​Strategic Consortium of Intelligence Professionals (SCIP)‘s IntelliCon in New O...

Inside the deal making mindset: Lessons from 40+ invest...

I recently visited 12 US cities, meeting with more than 40 lower-middle and midd...

What’s top of mind for private credit firms: Insights f...

In Q2 2025 I traveled across the US, meeting clients and prospects from over 50 ...

Responding to disruption: navigating the pace of change...

We’re seeing a radical shift in the dynamics of global markets and the energy ma...

Reflections from the Road: Navigating the New Era of Pr...

Six weeks. Eleven cities. More than 30 conversations with lower-middle and middl...

Reflections from Big Data LDN 2025: What Will Shape the...

Big Data LDN 2025 was buzzing with energy. Over two days, thousands of practitio...

​Biofuels Without Big Oil: Can Niche Players Carry the ...

​During 2024 and 2025, a wave of withdrawals by the world’s largest oil companie...

Reflecting on BioTechX 2025 — Where Data, AI, and Innov...

We’ve just had an incredible three days at BioTechX in Basel, a truly inspiring ...

​Are Rare Earth Elements Rare? NO, but some are rarer t...

​Our most famous metal, gold, is far rarer than any rare earth! When gold is fou...

From Fossil Fuels to Data: The Evolving Identity of Oil...

​Oil and gas companies are usually defined by the fossil fuels they explore, pro...