About us
Tait Capital is a strategic consultancy founded in 2016 by Alistair Snowie, who has spent more than ten years in financial services. He began in foreign exchange, payments and moving money across borders, and went on to hedging, liquidity, institutional markets and the operational side of regulated firms.
- Founded2016
- Registered officeLondon
- ClientsThe United Kingdom, Europe and the United States
The work we are known for is the difficult arrangement.
- A corporate whose bank has served notice over a politically exposed person in the structure, a decision taken on policy without a proper look at the facts.
- A family office with assets in four jurisdictions and a structure its current providers no longer want on their books.
- A fund that needs share class hedging on terms nobody has offered it.
- A payments firm whose banking partner cannot connect to the systems it relies on.
We approach each one the same way. First we understand how the client is actually put together and what the institutions will and will not do. Then we find the institution that fits, or the combination that does. We make the introductions and stay with the relationship for as long as it lasts.
Banks, brokers and lenders
We have longstanding relationships at senior level across the major banks, brokers, lenders and payment providers. A conversation that has stalled elsewhere can often be reopened.
Out of sight
Some of the work is not seen at all. We have carried out internal investigations for boards and due diligence that needed more than the usual checks.
Commercial and operational work
We also advise on the commercial and operational matters around the banking and markets work. Much of it starts as a problem. Shareholders or directors fall out, a business needs restructuring, or there is trouble with a lender, a counterparty or a contract. Sometimes it is regulatory or reputational risk, or the staffing problem nobody plans for. The rest is about growth. That could be a new department or product, buying or merging with another business, or simply making the firm run better.
We work directly with executives in financial services as well. Some of that is the day to day of running a regulated business, but most of the calls we get are about things that cannot wait. Something has gone wrong, a product is not working the way it should, or a situation needs someone experienced to step in.
This work depends on knowing how a firm runs underneath. That means its systems and how they connect to banks and payment rails, how it keeps information safe, where the cash goes and how a deal gets done.
Where we work
We work with clients across the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and alongside their lawyers, accountants and tax advisers. Client matters are handled in strict confidence from the first conversation.
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