Global mandates · London based

We help founders and boards scale globally

We advise founders, boards and investors on growth, capital and governance, grounded in twenty years of operating experience.

20+
Years in executive roles across strategy, finance and operations
$750M+
Capital raised across equity and debt transactions
15+
Markets entered across hospitality, real estate and technology

Advisers who have built what they advise on

We are a boutique advisory practice built around one idea. Strategy without operating experience is guesswork. Our partners have run brands, sat on boards and closed transactions themselves, in hospitality, real estate and technology. That experience shapes every mandate we take.

We work at board level with founders, chief executives and investors. Mandates range from market entry and fundraising to governance design and restructuring. Clients bring us in when the stakes are high. They need an experienced outside view, applied directly rather than filtered through committees.

We have built platforms from a single site to multi-country operations. We have raised institutional capital and negotiated management agreements as principals, carrying the outcomes on our own record.

Advisory services

We advise on the decisions that determine whether a business scales well or simply scales.

01
Strategic Growth & Global Expansion
We design market entry strategies and sequence international expansion for founder-led brands. Work includes site selection, partner identification and go-to-market planning. Our experience spans direct market entries across four continents, from first site to full regional footprint.
02
Capital Strategy & Transactions
We prepare businesses for fundraising and lead transaction processes from start to close. This covers investor targeting, data room preparation, term negotiation and sell-side mandates. Our experience spans over $750 million in equity and debt transactions across multiple sectors.
03
Founder Partnership & Governance
We work alongside founders as they professionalise governance ahead of institutional capital or new ownership. This includes board construction, reporting structures and decision rights. Businesses move from founder-run to institutionally owned without losing the instincts that built them.
04
Operational Transformation
We restructure operations to support scale once a business has outgrown its early processes. This covers management agreements, leadership hiring, cost structures and reporting systems. We step in at the point where informal habits need formal systems.

Where we operate

We concentrate where operating experience gives us an edge.

Hospitality & Lifestyle

We have built and scaled hospitality platforms from single properties to multi-country operations. Our experience covers brand development, operator negotiations and expansion sequencing for founder-led hospitality and lifestyle businesses.

Real Estate & Development

We advise on development pipelines, site selection and capital structuring for real estate ventures. Our work spans market entry, joint venture negotiation and asset positioning across multiple regions.

Founder-Led Brands

We work with founders making the shift from personal vision to institutional ownership. Our focus is governance, capital structure and operational systems that preserve what made the brand distinctive.

How we work

Three principles guide how we work with every client.


Principal Mindset

We advise as though the capital and the outcome were our own. Recommendations reflect what we would do as owners, weighed against real risk rather than easy presentation.


Global Perspective

Our work spans the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East. We understand how capital, regulation and consumer behaviour differ by region, and we plan accordingly.


Operator Experience

We have run businesses ourselves rather than studying them from outside. Our advice reflects the realities of hiring, opening venues and managing boards, drawn from direct operating roles.

Speak with our team

We take on a limited number of mandates each year. To discuss a potential engagement, contact us directly.

info@sapir.group
London, United Kingdom