Corporate Advisory
Business Strategy and Transformation
Reshaping businesses for the next phase of growth — with strategy that survives contact with reality.
Corporate Advisory
Strategic counsel to boards and executives shaping the next phase of growth.
Overview
How we help.
Strategy consulting has a reputation problem. Too many engagements deliver polished decks that sit on shelves while the operating reality of the business remains unchanged. Corson Fiske takes a different approach: we build strategies our clients can actually execute, with the financial modelling, operating model design and change discipline needed to move from aspiration to outcome.
Our Business Strategy and Transformation practice works with boards, CEOs and shareholders who are contemplating fundamental change — whether that means entering new markets, exiting non-core businesses, restructuring the operating model, or preparing the business for sale. We bring structured analytical frameworks, but we pair them with the pragmatism that comes from having sat on both sides of the table in transactions, restructures and turnarounds.
Every engagement is led by a partner who has personally guided businesses through the kind of change being contemplated. That experience matters most when the analysis reveals difficult answers — when the honest recommendation is to divest a beloved division, or to reset management targets, or to delay a capital investment. We do not shy away from telling clients what they need to hear.
Capabilities
- Strategic review and options assessment
- Market entry and expansion strategy
- Operating model redesign
- Corporate portfolio review and divestment strategy
- Transformation roadmap development
- Financial modelling and business case development
- Implementation governance and change management
- Post-merger integration and separation planning
Client Situations
When clients engage us.
Every engagement is different, but the issues that bring clients through our door tend to fall into familiar patterns.
The business has plateaued
Revenue growth has stalled despite strong underlying demand. We diagnose whether the constraint is commercial, operational or capability-driven — and design the interventions needed to reignite growth.
A major pivot is under consideration
The board is contemplating a fundamental change in direction — a new market, a new product line, or exiting an existing business. We test the thesis rigorously and build the financial case.
Preparation for sale or investment
Owners are considering a sale or capital raise within the next 12 to 36 months. We identify the value drivers, address the issues that would reduce multiples, and position the business for a competitive process.
Performance has slipped
Margins are compressing and management is uncertain why. We conduct a rapid diagnostic, isolate the root causes and deliver an actionable plan with clear accountabilities and timeframes.
A shareholder dispute is threatening the business
Disagreements between shareholders or directors are affecting the business itself. Independent strategic advisory can break the deadlock before it becomes destructive.
Succession planning has been deferred too long
The next generation of leadership has not been identified or prepared. Independent advisory on structure, timing and process is now urgent.
Outcomes
What you can expect.
- A clear, written strategic recommendation backed by financial modelling
- An execution roadmap with defined milestones, owners and success measures
- Operating model changes that align the organisation to the strategy
- Ongoing implementation support through to benefits realisation
Client Success
Outcomes from recent engagements.
Indicative results from engagements within this practice area. Client details have been anonymised; outcomes reflect actual matters completed by the firm.
$180M
Enterprise Value Created
Strategic transformation
Advised the board and founders of a growth-stage technology business through a three-year transformation that tripled enterprise value ahead of a successful trade sale.
Technology company
12 months
Return to Profitability
Operational turnaround
Redesigned the operating model and commercial framework of a multi-site NDIS provider, returning the business to profitability within 12 months.
NDIS provider
6 weeks
From Brief to Investment
Growth capital raise
Led a structured capital raise for a founder-owned software business, completing a competitive process from mandate to executed investment within six weeks.
Software business
Why Corson Fiske
Experience where it counts.
Clients engage Corson Fiske because they need advice they can act on — delivered by senior practitioners who understand both the technical detail and the commercial consequences. Every engagement is led by a partner with direct experience in corporate strategy and transformation, supported by a team sized to the matter rather than the billing target.
Our integrated structure means tax, legal, accounting and advisory questions are resolved within a single firm. For clients operating across Australia, Asia, New Zealand or Asia, our office network in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore and Auckland provides consistent advice across jurisdictions.
How we help
A structured approach to resolving your issue.
01 — Assess
Understand the position
A confidential briefing to understand the facts, the commercial drivers and the constraints you are working within.
02 — Analyse
Options and risks
Technical and commercial analysis of the realistic options available, with a clear view of the risks and likely outcomes of each.
03 — Advise
Clear recommendation
A written recommendation you can act on — not a set of caveats. We stand behind our advice and explain our reasoning in plain English.
04 — Execute
Implementation support
Hands-on delivery of the agreed plan, with ongoing engagement through to completion.
Key Considerations
What clients need to know.
Engaging external advisors on any significant matter raises practical questions about scope, timing, cost and outcomes. We believe in being straightforward about each of these from the first conversation.
How engagements typically begin
Every engagement starts with a confidential initial conversation — usually 30 to 60 minutes — in which we listen to the situation, ask the questions needed to understand it properly, and share a view on whether and how we can help. There is no charge for this conversation and no obligation to proceed.
How we scope and price work
We prefer fixed-fee or capped-fee arrangements wherever the scope allows. Where the scope is genuinely uncertain — as in contested matters — we agree hourly rates upfront and provide regular fee updates against defined phases. We do not bill for internal discussions, file opening or routine administration.
Who you will work with
Every engagement is led by a partner with direct experience in the matter type. That partner remains your primary point of contact throughout. Specialist colleagues join the team where their expertise is required, but you will never be passed from person to person or find the partner you hired is no longer on the file.
How we handle confidentiality and privilege
All engagements are subject to strict confidentiality. Where legal advice is being delivered, it is provided through our incorporated legal practice and attracts legal professional privilege. We take document security, information handling and communications discipline seriously on every matter.
Get the right advice from Corson Fiske.
Confidential, no-obligation initial consultations with a partner who specialises in corporate strategy and transformation.