What we do
Support across the transaction lifecycle
Altered works with clients from early positioning through to completion and often beyond. This includes preparing a business and its leadership for sale or acquisition, structuring transactions and earn-outs as well as supporting founders and boards through negotiation and change of ownership.
Who we work with
Founders and owners preparing to sell or acquire a business, boards overseeing a transaction and the leadership teams who must deliver through it.
The Advisory Team
Founder & Lead Advisor
Jamie has led from both sides of the table: building and exiting his own business, steering it through a restructure and a merger, and advising on numerous sell-side acquisitions. He brings this first-hand experience to founders, owners and boards navigating their own transactions, as well as advising organisations from start-ups to multinationals on governance, board composition and succession.
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He combines this commercial and transactional experience with expertise in leadership advisory and executive coaching, having worked with senior leaders across industries to help them lead with clarity and composure through high-stakes periods.
Jamie holds an Executive MBA (Valedictorian Honours) from IMD Switzerland and is trained in executive coaching and performance science, allowing him to combine commercial rigour with a genuine understanding of the people at the centre of change.
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He leads with the belief that energy, clarity of purpose and composure are not a luxury for leaders. They are a performance requirement.
Senior M&A Advisor
John has had a career covering capital markets, asset management, insurance and retail financial services.
During this time, John has been involved in numerous public transactions including the acquisition of Pearl Insurance from Henderson Holding Group Plc and the acquisition of Resolution Plc that ultimately became Phoenix Plc, now Standard Life Plc.
In the private market, John has been involved in more than thirty acquisitions and sales of small and medium enterprises to mostly UK private companies. Most recently, John sold a retail wealth management business he co-founded, Lumin Wealth, to VZ Group in Switzerland.
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John holds a degree in mathematics from Oxford University (Wadham College) and is a Chartered Accountant (ex KPMG).
"Altered helped us navigate one of the most demanding periods our business has faced, both commercially and personally. Their guidance gave our leadership team the clarity and composure to make better decisions under pressure. Most importantly, we were able to conclude an excellent deal with the buyer."
Olivier Pelligrinelli
Founder, Square Commodities
