i1 Global Advisory
Corporate advisory firm · United Arab Emirates

i1 Global
Advisory

Corporate advisory by operators, for operators.

We work with founders, management teams, and family principals on the strategic, structural, and capital questions that shape a business - with the judgement of operators who have done the work themselves.

We are operators first and advisors second.

What we do

Our practice concentrates in three areas.

01

Financial services strategy & digital propositions

We work with banks, wealth managers, fintechs, and financial services platforms on strategy, proposition design, and digital product development. Where to play, how to differentiate, how to translate strategy into proposition, and how to build the digital infrastructure that modern clients expect.

02

Cross-border corporate advisory

We advise businesses operating across the globe on the structural and commercial questions that come with multi-jurisdiction operations. Holding structures, regulatory navigation, M&A across borders, and the practical realities of running businesses in markets with very different rules, conventions, and capital landscapes.

03

Capital raising for early-stage & growth businesses

We help founders and management teams prepare for capital raises with the rigour that sophisticated investors expect. Positioning, narrative, financial models, deck and data room preparation, valuation thinking, term sheet review, and investor strategy. Our role is advisory - we help our clients raise capital well, drawing on our own experience as principal investors and operators.

Who we
work with

Founders building substantial businesses, families managing significant wealth, financial institutions navigating digital transformation, and growth-stage companies preparing for their next chapter. We work in small numbers and long relationships rather than transactional engagements.

Every engagement is led personally by the principals of the firm.

We do not run pyramidal teams of junior consultants. We do not sell strategy decks by the kilo. We take on a small number of engagements at a time so that each one gets real attention from people who have done the work themselves.

The result is fewer clients, deeper relationships, and advice we can stand behind.

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touch

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · i1 Global Advisory FZCO