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Our Investment Case

Elixirr is a high-growth challenger consultancy operating in a large, resilient and structurally attractive global market. Its differentiated, senior-led consulting model and end-to-end capabilities spanning strategy through to execution, combined with AI-enabled delivery, consistent double-digit revenue growth, c.30% EBITDA margins and strong cash generation, support disciplined reinvestment in organic growth, strategic acquisitions and long-term shareholder value creation.

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Built for scalable, compounding growth

Our Investment Case

Elixirr is a high-growth, scalable consultancy with a proven track record of delivering profitable growth. Our investment case sets out the fundamentals behind that performance – from our differentiated, ownership-driven model and disciplined approach to organic growth and M&A, to our strong cash generation, diversified client base and positioning to capture the opportunities created by AI.

Building a Challenger Consultancy through ownership and performance

From humble beginnings around a garden table in 2009, Elixirr was founded with a clear ambition: to build a consulting firm that prioritizes ownership, accountability and client impact over politics and hierarchy.

Elixirr’s Founders, Stephen Newton and Graham Busby, share the story behind Elixirr’s creation, the cultural principles that differentiate it from traditional consulting firms, and how a long-term ownership model has enabled the business to scale into a global, diversified consultancy approaching FTSE 250 inclusion.

A trillion-dollar consulting market

The global consulting market is a trillion-dollar industry characterized by long-term, resilient growth driven by increasing business complexity, regulation, technology and transformation. Despite its scale, the market remains highly fragmented, with roughly half dominated by global incumbents and the other half made up of founder-led boutique firms delivering specialist, high-quality work.

Elixirr Founders, Stephen Newton and Graham Busby, explore why this fragmentation creates a compelling opportunity for a challenger firm like Elixirr. They outline how entrepreneurial, owner-led consultancies consistently outperform larger peers on quality, agility and outcomes – yet often lack access to scale.

Designed for AI

AI is reshaping the economics of consulting. Traditional pyramid structures built on time and materials billing face margin pressure as automation reduces reliance on junior leverage.

Elixirr’s model is structurally different. Our cylindrical shape, with senior expertise embedded in every project, is not dependent or priced on large junior workforces. As a result, AI enhances productivity, speed and value creation rather than eroding billable capacity.

How Elixirr Partners Win and Grow Business

Organic growth at Elixirr is driven by more than winning new clients. It is built on deep executive relationships, disciplined account management and a highly collaborative commercial model that expands opportunities across the Group.

Underpinned by a single P&L, rigorous forecasting and outcome-based pricing, this approach aligns incentives, strengthens accountability and enables the business to convert acquisitions into sustained organic growth and long-term shareholder value.