Independent Corporate Advisory
for complex business, family and capital structures.
Brentwood Capital Partners advises non-pro on M&A, corporate structuring, strategic transactions, family office coordination and philanthropy structures.
Advice for decisions that carry long-term consequence.
M&A Advisory
Major corporate decisions are rarely only financial. They affect ownership, control, governance, succession, family alignment, tax position, reputation and future optionality.
Brentwood Capital Partners assists clients to approach these decisions with structure, clarity and commercial discipline. Our role is to help clients assess, prepare, negotiate, coordinate and implement transactions and corporate arrangements that require more than generic advice.
We work alongside attorneys, auditors, tax advisers, bankers and other professional advisers where specialised or regulated input is required.
We assist clients with corporate structuring, governance support, commercial documentation, transaction coordination and strategic corporate administration.
Our corporate services are designed for businesses that require disciplined execution, proper documentation, clear decision-making and alignment between shareholders, directors and professional advisers.
Corporate Services
Family Office
Brentwood Capital Partners supports families with business interests, operating assets, property holdings, investment structures and succession considerations.
We assist with family governance, ownership structures, strategic asset mapping, intergenerational planning, liquidity-event preparation and coordination between professional advisers.
Why Brentwood Capital Partners
Senior-led advisory for complex corporate and family matters
Brentwood Capital Partners is built for clients who need discretion, judgement and structure.
We assist where transactions and structures require:
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clear commercial thinking
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careful ownership planning
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stakeholder alignment
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disciplined execution
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confidentiality
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coordination between professional advisers
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long-term consequence management
Our value lies in helping clients move from complexity to structure, from uncertainty to decision, and from intention to implementation.
Meet our Founder
Adriaan Rabie
Executive Director
Adriaan has more than 40 years of deep, entrenched experience in corporate banking, investment fund management and the investment industry at executive level. He is a seasoned corporate banker specialising in structured finance and agri-funding in the fund environment, LLPs (en commandité), fund of funds, equity funds, feeder funds, gearing, senior and junior debt distribution, equity distribution and risk management in funding, bonds, derivatives, notes and property development. He excelled in areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate structured funding – structured debt, junior and senior debt, and/or equity or quasi-equity and securitisation. Adriaan is passionate about unique, intricate off-balance-sheet funding structures for large corporates, as well as asset-backed-based funding models for various funders/funds and offshore structures in club deals. He has strong experience in tax-exempt pooled investments that consist solely of assets for retirement, pensions, profit sharing, structured bonuses and other trusts which have a very strong historical value in retirement planning globally.
Highly Focused | Purpose Driven
Who We Advise
We advise clients where structure matters
Brentwood Capital Partners works with:
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entrepreneurs
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family-owned businesses
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private companies
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corporate groups
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founders preparing for succession or exit
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families with operating assets
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companies considering acquisitions or disposals
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shareholders managing ownership transitions
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Non-profit and welfare organisations
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families and companies establishing philanthropy structures
Our clients typically face decisions where the wrong structure can create long-term risk, conflict, inefficiency or lost value.
How We Work
Structured advisory from assessment to implementation
Our work is practical, confidential and outcome-focused.
We typically assist clients through four stages:
1. Assess
We clarify the commercial issue, ownership context, stakeholder position, risks and desired outcome.
2. Structure
We help shape the appropriate transaction, corporate, family or philanthropy structure.
3. Coordinate
We work with the client’s legal, tax, accounting, banking and fiduciary advisers to align the technical and commercial requirements.
4. Implement
We assist with execution discipline, documentation flow, decision tracking, stakeholder engagement and implementation planning.
