Bartholomew + partners

Executive & Management Advisory

       

what we do and how we do it

We listen. We think. We resolve + improve.

often within 60 minutes

If you like to know more about the why, how, and what: please read on, or press the three links above

for executives

corporate & institutional

why clients choose us

Because corporate and institutional results accelerate when you have access to an experienced outside perspective. Because your operational resilience thrives on pragmatic strategies. And because your success demands partners with a proven track record of strategic victories.

To amplify your C-suite executive excellence, Bartholomew + partners provides you with a multidisciplinary alliance of deeply knowledgeable, cum laude graduated, and highly experienced professionals.

Bartholomew + partners: your vision, accelerated.

direct strategic impact

  • detect, preempt, and contain both hidden and materialising risks
  • improve efficiency
  • grow competitive advantages
  • increase solutions & executive optionality
  • challenge orthodoxies with expert insights
  • interweave outside excellence into critical strategic decisions
  • structure profit sharing alignment

areas of expertise

Strategy

strategic & operational ideation, corporate & institutional value creation, restructuring & turn-around advisory, harnessing activist investor influence, special situations & crises interventions, integrated crisis communication management, strategic sparring

Finance

financial performance optimisation, look-through financial analysis, business efficiency optimisation, vulnerability assessments, asset & business valuation, merger & buy-out evaluation, equity research, divestment & acquisition advisory, valuation dispute resolution, exclusive buyer's agent (EBA) real estate diligence

Legal

contract law, professional & personal liability, litigation prevention & mitigation, corporate law, white-collar defence, shareholder interests (voting rights, agendisation, management dialogue), regulatory compliance, contract negotiations and dynamics, power asymmetry mitigation tactics, bankruptcy protection

how we multiply your impact

With a multidisciplinary team of top-tier specialists possessing deep operational excellence, Bartholomew + partners delivers optimal outcomes based on rigorous discovery, high-impact sparring, and a proven track-record.

We eliminate your corporate and institutional obstacles and create new opportunities for growth through effective real-world solutions. From a strategic half-hour weekly sparring session to a 24/7 emergency response, Bartholomew + partners will maximise your results through independent feedback, operational ingenuity, and co-architected evolution.

In short: we protect your corporation, neutralise your liabilities, increase your options, improve your outcomes, and strengthen your high-stakes decisions and negotiations with absolute clarity, unparalleled intelligence, and proven operational experience.

Exclusively for our Premier Advisory clients, Bartholomew + partners encourages the option to retain our advisory on a Profit Sharing or Equity Based based fee structure.

wider corporate & institutional benefits

overview

Preempt and mitigate legal, financial, and operational exposure before it negatively impacts and destabilises your revenue, margins, and profitability

Prevent & contain entity and executive liability and reputational risks to minimise fallout from future or current societal misalignments and market crises

Maximise legal and contractual optionality to dynamically grow, leverage, and structure your current and future opportunities

Leverage internal financial metrics to improve executive visibility, track medium and long term output and profitability development, to maintain and optimise performance, and to find and preempt hidden entity wide and unit specific operational risks

Mobilise strategic sparring partners to challenge the ideas of your team, mitigate personal blind spots, and de-risk high-impact assignments

Translate expert multidisciplinary insights and foresight into a personal, decisive, and continuous competitive advantage across stable and volatile markets

Unlock independent valuations and synergy assessments to optimise price discovery, to de-risk complex M&A transactions, and to drive successful outcomes in high-stakes bidding & acceptance negotiations

for managers

divisional & departmental

why clients choose us

Because your talent thrives by being challenged. Because you deliver targets through enhanced clarity. And because you shape your best decisions by standing on the shoulders of others.

To secure the upward trajectory in your career and in your management decisions, Bartholomew + partners enables you to stand upon a multidisciplinary alliance of strictly cum laude graduated, highly experienced, and resolutely goal oriented professionals.

Bartholomew + partners: your talents, amplified.

direct strategic impact

  • accelerate professional results and targets
  • elevate your personal, operational, and management decisions
  • leverage internal and external professional dynamics
  • command high-stakes professional negotiations 
  • improve career trajectory, strategic pre-positioning, and compensation
  • share in corporate & institutional placement fees

areas of expertise

Tactical execution & target realisation

upstream management coordination, delivery optimisation, operational bottleneck diagnostics, productivity revitalisation, crises situation navigation, internal and external conflict turnaround, neutralise powerplays, de-escalate client dissatisfaction

Strategic career positioning

internal pre-positioning, external company selection, 3-to-5 year career planning, contract negotiations and dynamics, power asymmetry mitigation tactics, non-compete navigation, compensation & incentives optimisation, transition and onboarding optimisation

Leadership development

executive sponsorship, psychological resilience, authentic executive presence

how we multiply your impact

With proprietary knowhow, unparalleled intelligence, and deep personal experience, Bartholomew + partners drives your management results, your career, and your personal success. We maximise your primary, secondary, and equity compensation packages through independent, well-informed feedback. And we unlock next-stage career options through advanced planning and effective strategic pre-positioning.

From a strategic 15-minute weekly sparring session to 24/7 emergency assistance when needed, Bartholomew + partners will expand your capabilities, leverage your achievements, and fortify your leadership balance.

In short: we accelerate your career, realise your professional assignments, enable you to outperform your superior's expectations, increase your options, and secure your departmental and personal goals with absolute clarity, unparalleled knowhow, and proven personal experience.

Exclusively for our Individual Premier and Essential Advisory clients, Bartholomew + partners offers a placement trajectory with a dedicated Leadership Capital Account. Net of our invested time and effort, any gross corporate placement fee is split evenly between us. Your allocation will be held in the Leadership Capital Account to fund our ongoing advisory as we accelerate your career trajectory together.

wider departmental & divisional benefits

overview

Improve professional performance & exceed departmental or divisional targets by leveraging our sparring support to maximise your strategic clarity and actionable options

Secure your strategic edge by incorporating our multidisciplinary insights into your personal management delivery

Transform team and client dynamics into personal and professional opportunities for growth

Unlock strategic sparring partners to challenge your ideas, mitigate personal blind spots, and de-risk high-impact assignments

Shape long-term trajectory through our structured 3-to-5 year career planning, proactive strategic pre-positioning, and external company evaluation & selection

Maximise negotiation leverage to optimize your primary and secondary remuneration packages and equity incentives

Increase emotional resilience and executive clarity under pressure by pairing your solid corporate performance with a grounded inner purpose and balance, obtaining unshakeable leadership authority

Bartholomew + partners

Right there next to you

Exclusively for our Premier Advisory clients, Bartholomew + partners encourages the option to retain our advisory on a Profit Sharing or Equity Based based fee structure

Premier Advisory

  • Unrestricted access | Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00 CET
  • Scheduled 24/7 emergency availability
  • On-demand consultations
  • On-demand sparring
  • Proactive strategy, business, and operational ideation
  • Tactical milestone planning and tracking
  • Access to international Alliance of Trusted Partners
  • Secure lead counsel and strategic intermediation across international Alliance of Trusted Partners and incumbent advisors
  • Communication via email, phone & in-person consultation
  • Priority call-back and response guarantee
  • Profit sharing and equity based fee structures available

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Premier Advisory hourly rates are based on flexible 6- to 12-month retainer commitments with monthly resets—commencing from 2 hours per month

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Exclusive of applicable taxes and expenses

Tailored hourly rates are available for 12+ month retainer commitments

Premier advisory without an active retainer, profit sharing, or equity based agreement is provided subject to capacity, on a +25% premium, and is billed on a fixed five hour minimum per case

Essential Advisory

  • Standard Business Hours | Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 CET
  • On-demand consultations
  • On-demand sparring
  • Tactical milestone planning
  • Access to international Alliance of Trusted Partners
  • Communication via email & phone
  • Priority call-back and response guarantee

Excluded are:

  • Extended weekday and weekend business hours
  • 24/7 emergency availability
  • Proactive strategy, business, and operational ideation
  • Tactical milestone tracking
  • Secure lead counsel and strategic intermediation across international Alliance of Trusted Partners and incumbent advisors
  • In-person consultations
  • Profit sharing and equity based fee structures

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Essential Advisory hourly rates are based on flexible 6- to 12-month retainer commitments with monthly resets—commencing from 1 hour per month

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Exclusive of applicable taxes and expenses

Tailored hourly rates are available for 12+ month retainer commitments

Essential advisory without an active retainer agreement is provided subject to capacity, on a +25% premium, and is billed on a fixed five hour minimum per case

Basic Advisory

  • On-demand consultations and sparring
  • Communication via email
  • Limited response windows | Mon 14:00–17:00; Wed 12:00–14:00; Fri 10:00–14:00 CET

Excluded are:

  • Standard business hours
  • Extended weekday and weekend business hours
  • 24/7 emergency availability
  • Proactive strategy, business, and operational ideation
  • Phone & in-person consultation
  • Tactical milestone planning and tracking
  • Access to international Alliance of Trusted Partners
  • Secure lead counsel and strategic intermediation across international Alliance of Trusted Partners and incumbent advisors
  • Priority response guarantee
  • Profit sharing and equity based fee structures

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Basic advisory is provided subject to capacity

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Exclusive of applicable taxes and expenses, and is billed on a fixed five hour minimum per case

Bartholomew + partners

Deals | Demands | Conflicts | Questions | Problems | Dreams | Targets

Whatever your next challenge

Registered Office

Bartholomew + partners
Bargelaan 200
2333 CW  LEIDEN
The Netherlands

Bartholomew + partners accepts new client engagements exclusively through trusted introductions and personal invitation