Hakluyt & Company Information

Hakluyt is a global strategic advisory firm, founded in 1995, that supports corporate leaders and investors on the opportunities and risks facing their businesses. Our clients trust us with their most important commercial issues, and value our discretion and independence of thought. Hakluyt works across every industry sector, and all over the world. Our headquarters are in London, and we also have offices in New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Toronto, Frankfurt, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, Singapore, Mumbai, and Sydney. Our advice is delivered by our in-house team of experienced professionals – drawn from diverse backgrounds including banking, government, strategy consulting, the not-for-profit sector, and the law – and our insights are informed by high-quality conversations conducted by a global network of well-connected individuals. Few other business models depend on human relationships as much as ours: this, above all, is what makes Hakluyt different. 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. Our 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. We also work 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. Beyond our commercial activities, we are proud to provide pro bono strategic support to a number of philanthropic and cultural organisations.