Your Trusted Advisors
We tell you if a deal is real.
Independent transaction intelligence across commodities, mining, property and special situations .. fast, direct and institutionally framed. Before capital moves.
24–72h
Multi-asset
Pre-investment
Typical rapid assessment turnaround
Coverage across sectors and jurisdictions
Built to sit before capital is deployed
Family Offices | Private Investment Vehicles | Commodity Trading Groups | Project Sponsors | Corporate Acquirers | Active Deal Originators
—— WHAT WE DO
A pre-investment filter for live opportunities.
Hawthorne sits before capital deployment. We assess opportunities, expose hidden weaknesses, identify structural flaws and provide a clear commercial view on whether a transaction should proceed, be reworked or be avoided.
Independent view
We operate as an external commercial lens rather than as a conflicted sales function.
Decision clarity
Clients receive clear judgements, not vague commentary or padded reporting.
Execution focus
Where appropriate, we restructure opportunities into cleaner and more financeable forms.
- Independent transaction intelligence
- Commercial judgement before capital is deployed
- Direct identification of hidden red flags and structural weaknesses
- Repeatable frameworks with senior commercial overlay
—— SERVICES
Built for one-off mandates and recurring deal flow.
Hawthorne can be engaged for a single assessment, a detailed investment memorandum, a deal restructuring mandate or as an embedded commercial intelligence layer across a live pipeline.
USD 1.5k .. 5k
Rapid Assessment
Fast commercial screening for live opportunities with direct proceed, restructure or avoid guidance. Typical turnaround 24..72 hours.
USD 10k .. 35k
Investment Memorandum
Expanded investment-grade analysis covering structure, risk, capital stack and execution path. Standard delivery up to 14 days.
USD 50k+
Deal Structuring
We reshape transactions into cleaner, more financeable and more executable opportunities. Timeframes vary depending on complexity.
Retainer
Embedded Intelligence
An external commercial filter for funds, family offices, trading groups and active deal teams. Ongoing engagement.
Assessment fees aligned to mandate outcomes
In situations where Hawthorne is engaged to raise capital (debt or equity), assessment fees may be waived where a formal mandate is awarded. In these cases, Hawthorne aligns its economics with execution through success-based outcomes.
Success fees apply where capital is successfully introduced, structured or closed. This ensures alignment between assessment, structuring and execution.
Built for speed without sacrificing depth
- Rapid assessments typically delivered within 24..72 hours
- Higher-tier assessments and investment memorandums typically up to 14 days
- Complex structuring mandates vary based on scope and documentation
- Express service available for accelerated delivery on premium terms
—— COVERAGE
Multi-asset capability with one consistent commercial lens.
We assess a wide range of opportunities globally. That breadth is a key differentiator .. the framework stays disciplined even when the asset class, jurisdiction or transaction structure changes.
Commodities and ScamScan-style fraud detection
Structured trade finance and instrument logic
Mining and resources opportunities
Real estate and property transactions
Corporate finance, debt and equity structures
Early-stage and venture opportunities
Distressed and special situations
Jurisdictional, documentation and counterparty risk
Direct, fast and built for live transactions.
Our process is designed for decision-makers who need commercial clarity quickly, without sacrificing structure or judgement.
01
Send the opportunity
We review decks, teasers, term sheets, procedures, financials and transaction documents.
02
Receive a commercial verdict
Clients receive structured assessments with scoring, red flags, white flags and a clear view on whether to proceed.
03
Restructure or advance
Where appropriate, we help reshape the opportunity into a cleaner, more executable and more financeable structure.
What a Hawthorne engagement looks like in practice.
A typical engagement isolates whether a transaction is commercially executable, where the structural weaknesses sit and whether the opportunity should proceed, be reworked or be avoided.
Sharper judgement. Better screening. Stronger capital allocation.
Hawthorne is designed to sit at the front end of capital allocation as a clear, independent and commercially hard-edged filter .. better decisions, fewer bad transactions and more financeable opportunities.