Independent Advisory
Important decisions don't fit neatly into advisory categories.
A growth ambition can become an acquisition decision.
An ownership question can become a capital or partnership decision.
An investment thesis has to translate into what to invest in and how best to structure and execute it.
Sometimes the right answer is not to transact at all.
Axial works across these boundaries, bringing together strategic judgement, transaction experience and investor perspective to identify the real decision, evaluate the alternatives and move from decision to action.
SECTOR EXPERTISE
HEALTHCARE · CONSUMER · RETAIL
30+ years
Strategic and transaction experience
Nearly 100
Transactions across M&A and capital markets
$80bn+
Aggregate transaction value
WHAT WE DO
Strategic Advisory
Supporting companies, owners and boards on strategic development, ownership and capital allocation, with an independent perspective on the options and their implications.
M&A and Capital
Advising on acquisitions, disposals, capital raising and other transactions, with a focus on strategy, value and execution, and on whether a transaction is the right course of action.
Private Capital
Working with investors on investment theses, origination, evaluation and portfolio priorities, including how best to structure and execute investments and platforms in target sectors.
OUR APPROACH
Insight. Conviction. Action.
Insight
Seeing the strategic, capital and transaction dimensions of a situation together.
Conviction
Forming an independent view of what should be done, rather than beginning with a predetermined outcome.
Action
Knowing what it takes to turn a decision into an executable transaction, investment or programme.
ABOUT
Amir Zafar
Amir Zafar founded Axial International following a career spanning more than 30 years in investment banking, corporate finance and strategic advisory across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has advised boards, management teams, shareholders and financial investors on strategic development, M&A, capital structure and other significant corporate decisions.
During his international banking career, Amir built and led regional sector and M&A businesses for leading US and European institutions. At Wells Fargo Securities his roles included Head of Healthcare Investment Banking, EMEA & India, alongside a broader Consumer, Retail & Healthcare M&A remit. Prior to Wells Fargo, Amir spent almost two decades with ABN AMRO/RBS and Citi, building and leading sector and client businesses across Asia and Europe.
His work now spans strategic and transaction situations for companies, business owners, boards and investors, including growth and ownership decisions, M&A and capital raising, alongside advisory work with private equity and institutional investors on investment and portfolio priorities. He works independently and with established corporate finance and consulting firms, including as a Senior Adviser to Eccleston Associates.
Amir holds an MBA from INSEAD.
CONTACT
Axial International Ltd
71–75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
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