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Complexity Escalates.

Corporate & Shareholder Conflicts

1.9bn

Commercial matters advised

Supporting complex corporate disputes and negotiations.

When internal disputes threaten control of an organisation.

Disagreements between founders, shareholders, or directors can quickly escalate into conflicts that destabilise leadership and threaten the future of a business.

These situations often involve competing interests, legal complexity, and reputational risk. Corvian supports clients navigating shareholder disputes, board conflicts, partnership breakdowns, and other governance challenges.

Our role is to provide strategic clarity, helping principals understand stakeholder incentives, structure negotiation pathways, and pursue disciplined resolution strategies.
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Deadlocked Negotiations

30yrs

Combined advisory experience

Supporting negotiations across commercial and governance matters.

When important negotiations stall or break down.

High-value negotiations can reach deadlock when interests diverge, incentives are unclear, or stakeholders adopt entrenched positions.

Corvian is often engaged when negotiations surrounding transactions, settlements, partnerships, or commercial disputes have stalled.

By analysing the strategic landscape and identifying leverage points, we help leadership teams reframe negotiations and pursue pathways toward resolution.
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Regulatory Pressure

8+

Jurisdictions

Experience supporting organisations operating across multiple regulatory environments.

When regulatory scrutiny creates strategic risk.

Regulatory investigations, licensing challenges, and policy changes can place significant pressure on organisations and their leadership teams.

These situations often require coordination between legal, commercial, and government engagement strategies.

Corvian advises companies navigating regulatory pressure, helping leadership teams understand the broader landscape and position their response effectively.
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Crisis & Reputation Events

98%

Client retentino

Long-term advisory relationships built on discretion and trust.

When corporate stability or reputation is under threat.

Corporate crises can develop rapidly and often involve multiple pressures unfolding simultaneously – including regulatory scrutiny, media attention, and stakeholder concern.

Corvian advises organisations responding to sensitive events such as cyber incidents, governance failures, regulatory investigations, and commercial disputes.

Our role is to support leadership teams in stabilising the situation and coordinating a disciplined strategic response.
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Engagement Model

Discreet advisory relationships.

Corvian works with a limited number of clients at any given time to ensure each matter receives focused attention and careful strategic analysis.

Engagements are typically structured according to the nature of the situation, the level of ongoing advisory required, and the complexity of the environment in which clients are operating.

While every mandate is tailored, most engagements fall within three broad structures.
Crisis Advisory
Rapid strategic counsel when organisations or principals face urgent situations affecting reputation, operations, or regulatory standing.

In these circumstances Corvian supports leadership teams in stabilising the situation, clarifying strategic options, and coordinating responses across legal, commercial, and stakeholder dimensions.
Special Situation Mandates
Focused engagements addressing discrete matters such as shareholder disputes, complex negotiations, regulatory investigations, or governance conflicts.

These mandates typically involve advising clients through a defined situation where strategic positioning, coordination between advisors, and disciplined decision-making are essential to achieving a favourable outcome.
Strategic Advisory Retainers
Ongoing strategic counsel for boards, executives, and private principals navigating complex commercial or regulatory environments.

These engagements provide clients with continuous access to Corvian’s strategic perspective, allowing leadership teams to address emerging issues early and approach important decisions with greater clarity.

Retained relationships often involve ongoing advisory on governance matters, negotiations, regulatory engagement, and emerging risks.

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