PRE Advisers
PRE Advisers is a trusted partner from the very first conversation — at the boardroom level when that's what's needed, or sleeves rolled up alongside your team when that's what works. No hierarchy. Just the right person, doing the right thing, at the right time.
Explore our servicesLeadership
C-Suite
COO · CFO · CCO · NED on demand
Scope
Global
Complex cross-border mandates
Coverage
Full
Entity launch through wind-down
Focus
IM & FO
Investment managers & family offices
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Plan
Every good outcome starts with an honest conversation. We sit down with you — whether that's a boardroom briefing or a working session around a laptop — and help you think clearly about what you're trying to achieve before a single commitment is made.
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Refine
Good ideas get better with challenge. We bring the experience to stress-test your thinking, sharpen the model and spot the gaps — directly and without ceremony. We'd rather have the difficult conversation early than let a problem grow quietly.
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Execute
We don't hand back a report and disappear. We stay in it — at whatever level the work demands. That might mean chairing a board, or it might mean working through a spreadsheet with your team at midnight before a critical deadline. Both matter equally to us.
Talk to us first. We'll work out the rest together.
PRE Advisers is a play on words — and a statement of intent. Come to us before decisions are made, before structures are locked in, before complexity takes hold. We provide senior-level contracting and hands-on advisory to investment management firms, hedge funds, private equity houses and family offices worldwide. We work at the level the situation demands — whether that's stepping in as your COO, CFO, CCO or NED, or rolling up our sleeves alongside your existing team to get something done. No ego. No unnecessary formality. Just experienced people who care about your outcome as much as you do.
What We Do
We can step in at C-suite or NED level — and we're just as comfortable working directly within your team on the detail when that's what the job requires. White glove where it counts, sleeves rolled up when it matters.
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Operations
We take on the operational leadership your business needs — from setting strategy and building infrastructure, to working directly with your team on the day-to-day. Whether that means chairing operational reviews or sorting a process that isn't working, we're in it with you.
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Finance
Senior financial leadership across fund structures, management companies and complex entities — from investor-facing reporting and audit coordination down to the detail of getting the numbers right. We work at the level the situation needs, not the level that looks most impressive.
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Compliance
Compliance leadership that doesn't sit at arm's length. We engage with regulators, build your frameworks and oversight programmes — and when something needs fixing quickly, we're in the detail alongside your team, not just directing from above.
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Governance
Genuine, constructive challenge at board level — from practitioners who have sat on both sides of the table. We take the NED role seriously: providing real oversight, asking the questions that need to be asked and earning the confidence of your investors.
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Advisory
From helping a founder think through their first structure, to supporting a management team through a complex valuation or capital raise — we meet you where you are. Early stage or established, we are most useful when you bring us in before the big decisions.
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Transactions
Global experience across the full transaction spectrum — fund launches, restructurings, secondary processes and wind-downs. We manage the complexity so your team doesn't have to carry it alone, working at every level from strategic oversight to operational execution.
Who We Serve
We work with a deliberately focused range of clients — which means when you call us, you're talking to someone who already understands your world. No lengthy briefing process. No explaining what a fund of funds is. Just a conversation between people who know the territory.
"We're not here to look good on a slide. We're here to make sure things actually work — at whatever level that takes."
Global Reach
Multi-Jurisdiction
Complex cross-border transaction experience
Entity Lifecycle
One of PRE Advisers' core differentiators is our capability to support founders and management teams at every stage of the entity lifecycle — ideally from the very first conversation. We have walked this path with managers globally and understand every transition point, pressure and decision gate.
Entity Formation
Structuring, jurisdiction selection, regulatory registration, governance frameworks.
Launch & Capital Raise
Operational readiness, investor due diligence support, documentation, first close.
Operations & Growth
Ongoing COO, CFO and CCO services, scaling infrastructure, compliance oversight.
Restructuring & Transactions
Complex transaction execution, secondary processes, valuation and restructuring support.
Fund Liquidation
Managed wind-down, investor reporting, regulatory deregistration, entity closure.
Our Approach
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Talk to us first
The earlier you involve us the better — but there's no wrong time to pick up the phone. We'll quickly understand what you need and be honest about whether and how we can help.
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We work at your level
Some engagements need C-suite presence and board gravitas. Others need someone to sit with your team and work through a problem properly. We're equally comfortable in both — and honest about which one you actually need.
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No unnecessary formality
We're professional, not stiff. You'll get straight answers, direct feedback and genuine engagement — not carefully managed consulting-speak. If something isn't working, we'll say so.
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Global, but personal
Our experience is international and our networks are broad — but every engagement is led personally. You'll know who you're working with, and they'll know your business properly.
"White glove where it counts. Sleeves rolled up when it matters."
PRE Advisers isn't a firm that sends a senior partner to the first meeting and then hands you off. The person you speak to is the person doing the work — and that person is comfortable whether they're presenting to a board, negotiating with a regulator, or sitting with your ops team at 10pm to get something across the line.
We've built our reputation in investment management and family offices because we understand the environments, we speak the language and we don't overcomplicate things. Our clients tend to stay with us because they trust us — and trust, in this industry, takes time and consistency to earn. We take that seriously.
Get In Touch
No pitch decks. No lengthy intake process. Just an honest conversation about what you're working on and whether we're the right people to help. We keep our client list small deliberately — so when we take something on, we mean it.
PRE Advisers — Initial Enquiry
Confidential · Session only