When the decision is complex and the stakes are high, we bring clarity and conviction.
Polaris is an independent consulting boutique advising leaders on strategy, corporate finance, fundraising and transactions. Every engagement is led by a senior practitioner from scoping to delivery.
What we do
Four practices. One standard of rigour.
We work where strategy meets capital: decisions about where to compete, how to fund it, and what a business is worth.
Strategy
Market entry, growth planning, portfolio and capital-allocation choices, operating-model design. Grounded in numbers, built to be executed.
Learn more →Corporate Finance
FP&A set-up, forecasting and budgeting, cash-flow modelling, board and investor reporting. The finance function of a larger company, without the overhead.
Learn more →Fundraising
Debt and equity raises from first model to signed term sheet: investor materials, projections lenders trust, data rooms, negotiation support.
Learn more →Transactions
Independent valuations, buy-side and sell-side due diligence, M&A modelling and deal structuring, divestitures and shareholder buy-outs.
Learn more →Our work
Outcomes, not decks.
$3M+ in institutional financing secured
For an HR-technology scale-up: financial projections, business plans and lender materials across two years of growth.
Read the case →Three acquisitions diligenced for a 2,000-employee manufacturer
Financial due diligence on a roll-up programme, plus an M&A simulator the internal team now runs itself.
Read the case →International expansion plan for a growth-stage software company
Market-entry strategy, pricing review and business case for U.S. expansion, prioritised by projected return.
Read the case →Experience
Our people have served leading corporations, investors and public institutions.
Includes clients served by Polaris partners at previous firms.
How we work
Senior-led. Deliberately staffed. Built to withstand scrutiny.
Senior from start to finish.
The person who scopes the work does the work. No hand-off to a junior team.
Tailored, not templated.
We don't run the same playbook twice. Every engagement is scoped from the ground up around your situation, so the analysis and the deliverables fit the decision — not a template.
Breadth without the silos.
Strategy, corporate finance, valuation and operations sit on one small team. The commercial, financial and execution sides of a decision get worked together, not handed between silos.
Our people
Depth across the disciplines a decision demands.
Tell us about the decision you're facing.
A 30-minute conversation is usually enough to tell whether we can help.