

01
Listen
An engagement begins with the situation as it is. The asset. The people. The constraint that actually governs the decision.
02Examine
02
Examine
The partners read structure, liquidity, custody, jurisdiction, and the way value moves. What cannot be examined is not taken up.
03Align
03
Align
Capital, advice, or both, only where the firm’s judgment and the client’s purpose meet. A decline is a complete outcome.
04Remain
04
Remain
Where the firm commits, it stays for the life of the decision. Not for the announcement of it.
