Corniche Growth Advisors is regulated* boutique strategic transaction advisory firm that helps grow mid-market companies in selected dynamic and disruptive tech-sectors through the execution of Merger & Acquisition, Capital Raising, Cross-Border and Go-To-Market strategies.

We provide dedicated senior expertise and start by ensuring a deep understanding of the business, while validating strategies through market engagement and execution. We partner with our clients and work together with them to tackle the difficult growth- and value-related opportunities and challenges. As a boutique advisory firm, we are able to provide the hands-on, flexible, senior attention to mid-market and growth companies that large management consulting and advisory firms find hard to match.

Our entrepreneurial track record provides real experience of founding, capital raising, growing, leading and exiting our own tech businesses, for which there is no substitute. We have learnt not only from our entrepreneurial successes but also our failures, with the scars to prove it.

We provide global coverage to our clients with a direct presence in Europe and Africa, and global distribution through our partner network. We have also have an interest in cross-fertilising technology business between developed and developing markets, and visa versa.

While we have a general competency in “all things disruptive”, we focus on the Fintech, Insurtech and Telco sectors.  We also cover themes that cut across all sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and many others. Of course, the disruptor is usually technology driven, but we have broad experience within the team in many  industries – from power generation to tourism.

Our Go-To-Market strategies include building new business models, strategic partnerships, target segments/customer-types, channels and geographies. Our Merger & Acquisition strategies on the buy-side include acquisitions which are deployed to expand value propositions and capabilities, build complementary lines of business and grow revenues, with sell-side strategies deployed primarily for exits and consolidation. Our Capital Raising strategies support and underpin these growth strategies.

David Keast
David Keast is the partner based in our London office. David has a strong record as both an entrepreneur founding 5 companies, and as consultant advising investment funds and technology businesses of all sizes over the past 20+ years...
Ian Buchel
Ian Buchel is the partner based in our Johannesburg office. Ian's particular skill set includes M&A and capital raising advisory in the technology world, whilst also having founded and led companies in various tech sectors...
Vamshi Lingampally
Vamshi Lingampally is our venture partner based in our London office. Vamshi’s particular skill is in developing and launching innovative propositions and businesses as a technology executive...

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