StratQuent helps companies raise capital, and helps the market understand them once they have it.
StratQuent advises companies, investors and boards on capital formation, public and private markets, strategic transactions and the decisions that shape enterprise value. We are a principal-led advisory firm in New York. Our clients are companies, founders, boards, investors and sponsors across public and private markets, with a focus on emerging and frontier markets.
For companies already public, or close to it: the ongoing work of keeping the investor story, the shareholder base, and the market's read on the company aligned with what it's actually doing.
For companies raising or restructuring capital: building the structure, the data room, and the narrative, then bringing it to the institutional investors whose mandate actually fits, through CapX.
Pick the situation closest to yours. We'll point you to the specific services and the right first conversation.
Most raises are decided weeks before the first meeting, by who gets targeted and how the story holds up under a direct question. This is where that gets built.
The first 100 days after close are usually decided during diligence, not after signature. We work the deal and the integration plan together, not in sequence.
Whether it's a single bad week or a slower erosion of trust, the response in the first 48 hours sets the terms for everything that follows.
Growth plans fail more often from operating drag than bad strategy. We build the plan and the operating model that can actually carry it.
Governance gaps are invisible until the moment they matter most, usually right after a raise, a transition, or a period of fast growth.
For companies planning a financing, a refinancing or a first investor round.
First step: A 10 day capital diagnostic
Discuss a Mandate →For companies facing a listing, an exchange notice, a sale, an activist or a change in leadership.
First step: A written plan within ten days
Discuss a Mandate →For companies entering a new market, setting operating priorities or growing toward a larger raise.
First step: A 30 day readiness program
Discuss a Mandate →Four extended capabilities sit behind the core, brought in as a mandate calls for them, each with its own detail on the Services page.
Investor relations, exchange notices, financings and strategic reviews.
Capital readiness, financing options and investor introductions.
Transaction preparation, diligence coordination and strategic counterparties.
Investor positioning and market access in North America, Africa and Latin America.
CapX Accelerator runs companies through a defined program, capital structure, value creation plan, investor narrative, and a diligence-ready data room, before making a single warm introduction to the investors whose mandate actually fits. For established businesses, the same platform opens onto larger raises, new markets, and senior operating capacity.
Structured entry point into the program.
A confidential, NDA-gated capital network.
Warm, principal-to-principal introductions.
A complete StratQuent advisory engagement.
Beyond our core U.S. practice, StratQuent works with capital markets firms and institutions across four regions, from a New York point of contact.
Capital raise strategy, deal structuring, M&A sourcing and diligence, and investor relations programs.
IPO and SPAC transaction advisory, cross-border capital raise strategy, and capital markets positioning.
Cross-listing strategy and investor relations, and acquisition vehicle structuring for U.S. assets.
RFP response strategy, institutional and public sector advisory, and strategic partnerships.
Presence: headquartered in New York, with a presence in Washington, San Francisco, Detroit, Kansas City, Miami and Nairobi.
Languages: English and Spanish are spoken in house, along with Mandarin, Malay and Indonesian. Regional knowledge spans Latin America, Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe.
What does the company do, and how does it make money?
How much cash does the company have, and how long will it last?
What will the new money pay for, and what will change?
What happens to current shareholders if the company issues more shares?
What happens next, and when will investors hear more?
A filing, an exchange notice or a financing often raises all five at once. We prepare management to answer them before they are asked.
