# Strand Hanson Ltd

Strand Hanson is an independent merchant bank headquartered in London's Mayfair, specialising in financial and strategic advisory for mid-market companies, private equity firms and activist investors. The firm operates as a management-owned business, a structure that eliminates conflicts of interest and enables genuinely impartial guidance.

The bank provides comprehensive advisory across the full transaction lifecycle. Their expertise spans initial public offerings, fundraising rounds, merger and acquisition structuring, management buyouts and buyins, corporate restructuring and asset disposals. They also advise on private equity positioning, debt financing, and serve as nominated advisers and sponsors for AIM-listed companies.

What distinguishes Strand Hanson is their positioning as an "advisory-led" merchant bank rather than a capital-raising intermediary. This means their primary value derives from strategic thinking and deal structuring rather than from intermediating financing itself. Their independence—not part of a larger universal bank—removes the pressure to push particular financing products or serve conflicting client interests. The firm attracts established practitioners with significant transaction experience who maintain genuine partnership approaches with clients rather than transactional relationships.

They serve growth-stage and established private companies seeking strategic alternatives, private equity sponsors executing platform acquisitions and exit strategies, and public company boards navigating complex capital structure decisions. Their Mayfair location reflects their positioning within London's established financial community.