Strategic Advisory
Corporate strategy, business transformation, governance and international expansion for owners and leadership teams facing consequential decisions.
→Strategic advisory for complex situations
Strategic clarity.
Institutional execution.
Augustalis is a senior-led strategic advisory firm supporting business owners, promoters and investors through complex growth, restructuring, transaction and capital decisions. Drawing on more than three decades of international banking, investment and advisory leadership, we combine institutional perspective, commercial judgment and disciplined execution.
Three decades of
cross-border experience
cross-border experience
GCC, India, Europe and Asia
Strategy, restructuring,
transactions and capital
transactions and capital
The situations we help solve
Complex situations rarely fit neatly into one advisory category.
A growth decision may quickly become a capital question. A fundraising requirement may expose structural weaknesses. A transaction may require strategic repositioning before it is ready for investors or counterparties.
Augustalis works with clients at these intersections, helping define the real problem, establish the right sequence of actions and move from discussion to execution.
Our services
Four areas. A connected perspective.
Restructuring &
Business Readiness
Business reorganizations, divestments, operational improvement and ownership transitions, including preparation for investment or transactions.
→Transaction &
Capital Readiness
Transaction preparation, commercial due diligence coordination, corporate structuring and investor readiness before entering a transaction or fundraising process.
→Capital Advisory
Capital strategy, investment structuring and private capital considerations, including support for family offices and business owners.
→How we work
Senior-led. Evidence-driven. Execution-focused.
01
Understand
We establish the commercial context, objectives, stakeholders and constraints before defining the assignment.
02
Diagnose
We test assumptions, assess business and transaction readiness, and identify material risks and gaps.
03
Structure
We shape a practical strategy, commercial structure and coordinated workstreams with the right specialists.
04
Execute
We support implementation and coordinate with counsel, financial institutions and other advisers where appropriate.
Our approach
Not every opportunity
should become a mandate.
Augustalis believes disciplined qualification is part of good advisory work. Before taking on an engagement, we seek to understand the quality of the business, management commitment, available information, commercial objectives and whether there is a realistic path to execution.
Where an opportunity is not yet ready, the right answer may be to strengthen the foundations first.
Relevant experience & advisory situations
Institutional perspective. Practical application.
Our perspective is informed by senior institutional leadership and practical involvement in cross-border transactions, commercial restructuring, investment structuring, family wealth planning and complex multi-jurisdictional matters.
Growth & Capital
Capital formation, investment evaluation, transaction structuring and preparation for institutional or private investors.
Cross-Border Transactions
M&A preparation, due diligence coordination and execution support across jurisdictions and specialist advisers.
Corporate Restructuring
Business reorganizations, ownership transitions, divestments, commercial realignment and governance improvements.
Family Office & Private Capital
Wealth holding structures, family governance, asset segregation and intergenerational planning.
Market Entry & Expansion
International market assessment, franchise and distribution models, commercial agreements and expansion planning.
Selected professional experience
Selected examples of the professional work informing Augustalis’s advisory perspective.
Cross-border petrochemical acquisition
Supported a Dubai-based energy business on the acquisition of a petrochemical company, coordinating diligence across the UAE, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore and reviewing transaction agreements and structuring workstreams.
Upstream energy investment
Advisory on a proposed equity investment in a UK-based company with African upstream assets, including term-sheet discussions, diligence coordination and cross-border adviser engagement.
Fashion retail restructuring and expansion
Advisory involving international expansion, franchise and wholesale arrangements and a proposed 40% equity divestment to a UAE investor.
Listed-company acquisition
Transaction support for an ADGM-based joint venture considering an acquisition of a London Stock Exchange-listed company, including diligence planning and coordination with advisers.
Family wealth and holding structures
Supported a family holding company with ADGM foundation planning, asset segregation, special-purpose entities and intergenerational transfer considerations.
International franchise and IP strategy
Supported the structuring of an international franchise model for a fashion business, including commercial, trademark and digital-commerce considerations.
New-market commercial framework
Advisory on the commercial and legal framework for a Dubai-based health and wellness venture evaluating entry into the Sri Lankan market.
Multi-jurisdictional dispute coordination
Coordinated strategy in a complex fraud-related dispute spanning six jurisdictions, including engagement across eleven law firms, litigation-funding considerations and cross-border enforceability issues.
Leadership
Navneet Kampani
Managing Director · Augustalis
LLM, International Business Law · University of Liverpool | MBA, Finance · Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
33+Years in banking, investment and advisory
InternationalMiddle East, Europe, Asia and Africa
ExecutiveBanking and wealth management leadership
Cross-borderTransactions, restructuring and private capital
Navneet Kampani brings more than 33 years of experience spanning international banking, investment management, private wealth and strategic advisory. His career includes senior positions at Citibank, Standard Chartered, ANZ Grindlays, Prudential ICICI Asset Management, Bank J. Safra Sarasin and Lighthouse Canton.
At Citibank, he held leadership responsibilities across the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, including consumer and retail banking and wealth management. His work encompassed business growth, digital transformation, regulatory engagement, organizational change and the divestment of Citi’s consumer banking business in Egypt.
His subsequent work has involved entrepreneurs, family offices, investors and institutions on cross-border acquisitions, investment structuring, commercial restructuring, corporate governance and multi-jurisdictional matters. This includes coordinating transaction diligence, negotiating commercial frameworks and aligning specialist advisers around complex decisions.
He holds an LLM in International Business Law from the University of Liverpool and an MBA in Finance from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management. His experience brings together commercial leadership and legal-risk awareness; Augustalis coordinates with qualified external counsel and other specialists where regulated or specialist services are required.
Navneet has also held board positions and advised private clients and family offices across multiple markets. Beyond his commercial work, he is an award-winning author and has contributed to mentoring and leadership development.
Perspectives
Thoughtful perspectives on consequential decisions.
Our thinking draws on institutional experience, commercial reality and the importance of readiness before action.
Strategy
When the right decision is to prepare before you transact
Readiness is often the difference between a promising opportunity and an executable one.
Capital
What institutional investors need to see
Clarity of strategy, credible information and a realistic execution plan.
Leadership
Judgment under pressure
How experience across cycles informs decisions in complex situations.
Contact Augustalis
Let’s understand the situation.
If you are considering a strategic change, preparing for a transaction, or assessing a capital requirement, tell us a little about the context. You do not need a fully defined brief.
Prefer email? contact@augustalis.com