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Most commercial and procurement problems that surface during or after a deal were built in at the start.
In the structure, the risk allocation, the supplier framework, the governance.
We help organisations find and fix them before they surface.

Our Services

Three practice areas. One firm. Every side of the table.

01

Commercial and Deal Advisory

Senior commercial thinking from strategic framework to deal execution. For PE-backed platforms, infrastructure developers and asset owners.

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02

Procurement and Supply Chain Advisory

Strategic procurement, supplier risk and function transformation. Including practical advisory on repositioning procurement at the age of AI.

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03

Negotiation Advisory and Training

Preparation, strategy and hands-on support for high-stakes negotiations. Individual coaching and team programmes through Pacto.

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Two partners. Every side of the table.

45 years of combined experience in commercial deal-making and large-scale procurement leadership. We work at the level where decisions determine outcomes — not where reports are written about them.

Christopher Riel

Partner, Commercial and Deal Advisory

20 years of commercial negotiation and deal structuring in capital-intensive energy and infrastructure. Executive management team and JV Board Director at Fred. Olsen Renewables — primary interface to the 480M EUR Hvitsten Fund across a 285 MW portfolio. Negotiations up to USD 550M at Ocean Rig. Head of Contracts at Kværner across major EPCI projects. Co-author, Delivery Models for Offshore Wind (Norsk Industri). Based in Oslo. Works in German, English and Norwegian.

Eric Dubern

Partner, Procurement, Supply Chain and AI Advisory

25 years of senior procurement and commercial leadership across multinational environments. Senior Indirect Sourcing Director at GE HealthCare, directing 800M USD EMEA-wide spend across 40+ countries. Global Procurement Manager at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the world's largest sovereign wealth fund. Led GE HealthCare global sourcing spin-off covering 400 professionals and 6B EUR spend. Keynote speaker on Procurement, Supplier Innovation and AI in practice.

Who we work with

Commercial and deal advisory

PE-backed platforms, infrastructure developers, asset owners, growth companies facing major commercial decisions, SMEs preparing for significant transactions.

Procurement and supply chain

Mid-market and large companies with complex procurement challenges, PE portfolio companies post-acquisition, public sector and regulated industries.

Negotiation and training

Organisations of all sizes with teams facing significant negotiations. SMEs needing senior negotiation expertise. Companies wanting to build genuine negotiation capability.

Risk and commercial preparedness runs through everything we do.

Most organisations discover their commercial vulnerabilities when something goes wrong. We help you find them first.

The first conversation is always free.

We work across Europe from Oslo. Tell us where the problem is.

Direction when the light shifts

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