Harborhill & Crane

Perspectives

What we believe, written down.

We publish only when we have something we would defend in a boardroom. These are the arguments our partners make most often — and the ones clients ask us to put in writing.

Operational Turnaround

May 2026

8 min read

Cost discipline without organizational paralysis

The fastest way to destroy value in a turnaround is an across-the-board cut. We outline the line-by-line method that protects the capabilities a company will need on the other side.

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Mergers & Integration

April 2026

6 min read

The integration that starts with people, not synergies

Synergy targets are easy to model and easy to miss. The deals that deliver begin by deciding which talent is non-negotiable — and acting on it in the first thirty days.

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Corporate Strategy

March 2026

7 min read

Why strategy lives or dies as a narrative the board can repeat

A strategy that cannot survive being re-told by a director in their own words has already failed. We argue for clarity over comprehensiveness in the boardroom.

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Risk & Regulatory

February 2026

9 min read

Treating regulation as a position, not a penalty

In financial services and healthcare, the firms that thrive treat compliance as a design constraint that competitors cannot easily copy. Here is how to make that trade deliberately.

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Counsel for decisions that compound.

Bring us the decision you cannot afford to get wrong.

A partner reviews every engagement personally. Tell us the situation, and we will tell you — honestly — whether and how we can help.