Who We Are
Built by practitioners.
Delivered by partners.
We combine 30+ years of collective experience as internal M&A operators
and top-tier consulting practitioners — giving us insight into both sides of
the table and the execution discipline to deliver results.
Our story
Why we built Glideslope
We left senior practitioner roles at major firms to build the advisory we wished existed when we were on the other side of the table.
The problem we kept seeing: the best transition advisory was either too expensive, too slow to mobilise, or arrived after close with no context from the data room. The value that gets destroyed between the data room and Day 1 is avoidable - but only if the transition team is in the room early enough to do something about it.
Glideslope was built to close that gap. Senior practitioners only. Deliberately small. Partners ersonally engaged on every engagement. We enter during diligence, design the transition architecture before close,and deliver Day 1 readiness without the top-tier oerheads.
30+
Years combined M&A and Transformation
experience
Complex
Regulated-Sector Separations across financial services, infrastructure and Technology
Senior
Founding Partners on every
engagement
Proven
Enterprise credentials, boutique economics
Meet the team
The founding partners
David Richardson
Founding Partner
David specialises in M&A separation and integration, with a track record spanning large-scale, multi-jurisdictional transactions in highly regulated environments. He combines strategic rigour with on-the-ground execution to accelerate timelines, control costs, and manage risk — including leading the separation of major regulated entities across Australia and global jurisdictions.
Selected prior engagements
Separation of AMP Capital International Infrastructure to Digital Bridge
Carve-out of AMP Capital Domestic Private Markets to Dexus
End-to-end separation of AMP Advice and transition to Entireti and AZ NGA
Operating model and process transformation programs across Citibank, Commonwealth Bank, and AMP Capital spanning Australia, UK, Singapore, and Japan
Philip Hyde
Founding Partner
Phil is a delivery-focused transformation leader with 10+ years executing complex M&A separations, carve-outs, and operating model transformations. He has personally led technology and data separations across 270+ applications, designed and negotiated Transitional Service Agreements, and driven technology cost reductions from $13M to under $2M. He combines strategic program design with hands-on execution discipline across business, technology, and data.
Selected prior engagements
Separation of AMP Life to Resolution Life
Carve-out of AMP Capital to multiple buyers
End-to-end technology transformation of AMP Advice and transition to Entireti
BPO readiness assessment for a major Australian financial services institution
Enterprise transformation design and business case leadership, AMP (technology simplification and Finance transformation)
Brett Strous
Founding Partner
Brett is a technology strategy and transformation leader with 20+ years spanning top-tier strategy consulting, in-house technology leadership, and major transformation and M&A separation programs. He works with senior executives to define the target state, build the business case, and mobilise delivery - bringing a rare combination of strategic and architectural depth with hands-on program leadership, and specialising in the hard middle ground: translating strategic ambition into funded, structured programs with the right governance and teams to execute.
Selected prior engagements
Separation of AMP Life to Resolution Life
Technology due diligence lead across multiple mid-market M&A transactions - tech risk, integration complexity, and investment sizing
E2E Technology Simplification and Modernisation of AMP Advice (now Akumin)
E2E Technology Modernisation for a Major Australian Superannuation company
Technology strategy and leadership for post-deal separation programmes
AI In practice
Practitioners who build, not just advise
Our partners bring direct experience designing, building, testing and governing AI tools in operate in regulated M&A environments — giving Glideslope a grounded, risk-aware perspective on where AI creates genuine value and where human judgment remains essential
How we work
Our approach
We take a small number of engagements at any one time. Every client gets a founding partner directly involved — not delegated to a project team. We work alongside your people, not above them.
We enter during diligence to begin transition design early — so when the deal closes, we're
ready to move. Our model is to set the programme up properly, mobilise the right governance, and step back when the team is running, rather than embed for the duration.
Smooth transitions start with a single message
Schedule a call to learn how Glideslope can de-risk your M&A and digital transformation
Glideslope Partners
M&A Transition | Technology Transformation | Business Advisory
© 2026 Glideslope Partners. All rights reserved.
Who We Are
Built by practitioners.
Delivered by partners.
We combine 30+ years of collective experience as internal M&A operators and top-tier consulting practitioners — giving us insight into both sides of the table and the execution discipline to deliver results.
Our story
Why we built Glideslope
We left senior practitioner roles at major firms to build the advisory we wished existed when we were on the other side of the table.
The problem we kept seeing: the best transition advisory was either too expensive, too slow to mobilise, or arrived after close with no context from the data room. The value that gets destroyed between the data room and Day 1 is avoidable, but only if the transition team is in the room early enough to do something about it.
Glideslope was built to close that gap. Senior practitioners only. Deliberately small. Partners personally engaged on every engagement. We enter during diligence, design the transition architecture before close, and deliver Day 1 readiness - and where the deal creates a transformation opportunity, we stay to help realise it. All without the top tier overheads.
We also work outside of active deals. PE firms and businesses navigating technology complexity - legacy modernisation, platform rationalisation, operating model redesign - engage us to define the vision, build the case, and mobilise delivery. The same senior practitioners, the same approach, without the M&A trigger.
30+
Years combined M&A transition experience
Complex
Regulated-sector separations across financial services, infrastructure & technology
Senior
Practitioners only — Founding Partner on every engagement
Proven
Enterprise credentials, Boutique economics
Meet the team
The founding partners
David Richardson
Founding Partner
David specialises in M&A separation and integration, with a track record spanning large-scale, multi-jurisdictional transactions in highly regulated environments. He combines strategic rigour with on-the-ground execution to accelerate timelines, control costs, and manage risk — including leading the separation of major regulated entities across Australia and global jurisdictions.
Selected prior engagements
Separation of AMP Capital International Infrastructure to Digital Bridge
Carve-out of AMP Capital Domestic Private Markets to Dexus
End-to-end separation of AMP Advice and transition to Entireti and AZ NGA
Major financial services transformation programs across Citibank, Commonwealth Bank, and AMP Capital spanning Australia, UK, Singapore, and Japan
Philip Hyde
Founding Partner
Phil is a delivery-focused transformation leader with 10+ years executing complex M&A separations, carve-outs, and operating model transformations. He has personally led technology and data separations across 270+ applications, designed and negotiated Transitional Service Agreements, and driven technology cost reductions from $13M to under $2M. He combines strategic program design with hands-on execution discipline across business, technology, and data.
Selected prior engagements
Separation of AMP Life to Resolution Life
Carve-out of AMP Capital to multiple buyers
End-to-end technology transformation of AMP Advice and transition to Entireti
BPO readiness assessment for a major Australian financial services institution
Enterprise transformation design and business case leadership, (technology simplification and Finance transformation)
Brett Strous
Founding Partner
Brett is a technology strategy and transformation leader with 20+ years spanning top-tier strategy consulting, in-house technology leadership, and major transformation and M&A separation programs. He works with senior executives to define the target state, build the business case, and mobilise delivery - bringing a rare combination of strategic and architectural depth with hands-on program leadership, and specialising in the hard middle ground: translating strategic ambition into funded, structured programs with the right governance and teams to execute.
Selected prior engagements
Separation of AMP Life to Resolution Life
Technology due diligence lead across multiple mid-market M&A transactions - tech risk, integration complexity, and investment sizing
E2E Technology Simplification and Modernisation of AMP Advice (now Akumin)
E2E Technology Modernisation for a Major Australian Superannuation company
Technology strategy and leadership for post-deal separation programmes
AI In Practice
Practitioners who build, not just advise
Our partners bring direct experience designing, building, testing and governing AI tools in operate in regulated M&A environments — giving Glideslope a grounded, risk-aware perspective on where AI creates genuine value and where human judgment remains essential
How we work
Our approach
We take a small number of engagements at any one time. Every client gets a founding
partner directly involved — not delegated to a project team. We work alongside your people,
not above them.
We enter during diligence to begin transition design early — so when the deal closes, we're
ready to move. Our model is to set the programme up properly, mobilise the right
governance, and step back when the team is running, rather than embed for the duration.
Smooth transitions start with a single message
Schedule a call to learn how Glideslope can de-risk your M&A and digital transformation.
Glideslope Partners
M&A Transition | Technology Transformation | Business Advisory
© 2026 Glideslope Partners. All rights reserved.