Strategic Advisory · Established 2019

Counsel Before
Consensus.

We work with professional practices, closely held companies and institutions on the decisions that are easy to defer and expensive to get wrong.

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A Ashcombe Holdings Company
Our Practice

Four disciplines. One standard of proof.

Every engagement opens with a written hypothesis and closes against it. Partners carry the work from first meeting to final session.

01

Performance & Margin

Where the money is actually made, by line of business rather than by department — pricing, mix and sequencing before headcount.

02

Research & Evidence

Independent analysis, scenario work and benchmarking built on primary sources rather than repackaged market reports.

03

Growth & Expansion

Practical guidance on new markets, channels and revenue structure for organizations outgrowing the way they were built.

04

Governance & Succession

Leadership design, ownership transition and the operating rhythm that has to outlast the people who set it up.

Client Base

Six client types. One way of working.

Our teams are led by people who have held the roles they advise on, which shortens the argument considerably.

01

Financial Services & Private Capital

Asset managers, private capital, family offices and the infrastructure that serves them.

02

Legal & Professional Services

Law firms, accounting practices and advisory businesses, from regional to international.

03

Technology & Data

Enterprise software, infrastructure and data businesses at the point where growth stops being organic.

04

Industrial & Supply Chain

Manufacturing, distribution, logistics and the energy transition.

05

Institutions & Education

Universities, foundations, associations and other mission-governed organizations.

06

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Provider organizations, biopharma and medical technology through growth inflections.

The Firm

Independent, and intentionally small.

Halloway Advisory is an independent advisory firm working across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Part of the Ashcombe Holdings family of companies, we combine reach with a deliberately small partnership — no pyramid, no bench to feed.

Our work is partner-led, conviction-weighted, and built around a small number of engagements at a time. We do not pursue volume. We pursue outcomes the principal can name three years later.

40+
Countries of operation
3
Continental practices
2020
Year established
M·G
The Parent

About Ashcombe Holdings

Ashcombe Holdings is a privately-held global advisory and investment conglomerate with operations in 40+ countries. The Group's portfolio spans strategic services, capital deployment, and operating businesses across sectors — held together by a long-term, founder-aligned philosophy.

Writing

What we have been arguing about.

Occasional pieces from the partnership. Written when we have something to say rather than to a schedule.

Governance

The Deferred Decision: What Boards Actually Postpone, and What It Costs

Operations

Capacity Is Not Headcount: Reading a Constraint Correctly

Succession

Ownership Transition Before It Is Urgent

Enquiries

Start with the question, not the scope.

We read every enquiry ourselves. Fit first, scope second.

Office Columbus, Ohio
Hours By appointment
Locations

Six offices. One partner accountable.

Six offices on three continents, each with a partner who owns the relationship end to end.

Americas · HQ
Columbus
Ohio, United States
Headquarters
Americas
Toronto
Ontario, Canada
Office
EMEA · HQ
Dublin
Ireland
Regional Lead
EMEA
Munich
Germany
Office
APAC · HQ
Melbourne
Melbourne
Regional Lead
APAC
Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
Office
Affiliations & Standards
UN Global Compact ISO 9001:2015 World Economic Forum · Partner The Conference Board