What we do —
eight pillars, one mindset.
IONAIRE operates as a boutique practice. Every engagement is principal-led, designed for measurable outcome, and grounded in real operational experience.
Operational Transformation
Restructure how a business actually runs — leadership cadence, planning systems, performance management, and shop-floor execution.
Manufacturing · Marine · Industrial · Modular
- Stagnant or eroding margins despite revenue growth
- Persistent delivery, quality, or cost variance
- Functional silos masking poor end-to-end flow
Diagnostic-led, executive-sponsored, embedded execution with measurable cadence.
- Operating model redesign
- Performance management system
- KPI architecture
- Implementation roadmap
- Clearer accountability
- Faster decision cycles
- Sustained margin recovery
Industrial & Manufacturing Advisory
Strategic counsel to manufacturers, factory owners, and industrial groups on operations, expansion, and competitive positioning.
Industrial manufacturing · Heavy fabrication · Luxury production
- Underperforming or unprofitable production lines
- ERP migrations that fail to deliver
- Capacity planning for growth or new product launches
From plant walk to executive boardroom — operational truth translated into strategy.
- Factory performance audit
- Capex business case
- Production strategy
- Make-vs-buy analysis
- Higher OEE
- Right-sized capex
- Defensible production strategy
Marine & Yacht Advisory
Specialist advisory to shipyards, yacht builders, marine suppliers, and new entrants into the marine sector.
Yachting · Shipbuilding · Marine supply · Refit & service
- Build-time creep on custom and semi-custom programmes
- Subcontractor and supply chain fragility
- Quality slippage in finishing and outfitting
Shipyard-floor credibility combined with structured commercial discipline.
- Yard performance review
- Build plan engineering
- Supplier qualification framework
- Reduced build time
- Tighter cost control
- Stronger client retention
Strategic Sourcing
Engineered procurement and global supply chain optimisation — from category strategy to on-the-ground supplier control.
All sourcing-intensive industries
- Margin loss to volatile input costs
- Single-source supplier dependencies
- Quality and lead-time variability from offshore vendors
Spend mapping, supplier engineering, and a sourcing desk that operates as your extended team.
- Category strategy
- Supplier panel
- RFQ and award process
- QC and inspection regime
- Cost-out without quality compromise
- Resilient multi-source supply
- Auditable sourcing governance
Commercial Brokerage
High-value deal structuring, opportunity matching, and confidential counterparty introductions.
Industrial assets · Marine inventory · Manufacturing capacity
- Mandated transactions that need discreet handling
- Cross-border deals requiring trusted intermediaries
- Underexploited commercial assets seeking buyers or partners
Curated, principal-led brokerage. No mass distribution. No noise.
- Opportunity memorandum
- Counterparty shortlist
- Negotiation support
- Confidentiality
- Quality of counterparty
- Speed to close
Venture Development
Designing, launching, and scaling new operating businesses — from concept architecture to first revenue and beyond.
Marine ventures · Industrial start-ups · Family office vehicles
- Founder ideas that need an operating spine
- Family offices building industrial ventures
- Strategic spin-outs from established groups
Operator-led venture build with embedded execution. We do not consult from the sidelines.
- Venture thesis
- Operating model
- Founding-team architecture
- First 12-month execution plan
- Faster time to operation
- Lower founding risk
- Institutional-grade foundations
Yacht Owner Representation & Brokerage
Principal-side representation for owners acquiring, building, or refitting a yacht — and discreet brokerage on behalf of buyers and sellers in the superyacht market.
Superyachts · Custom & semi-custom builds · Refit & conversion projects
- Owners exposed to yard, broker, and supplier asymmetry
- New builds and refits lacking independent technical oversight
- Confidential acquisitions or disposals requiring a trusted intermediary
We sit exclusively on the owner's side — technical, commercial, and contractual — from search and negotiation through delivery or refit handover.
- Owner's representative mandate
- Yacht search & acquisition advisory
- Refit programme oversight
- Yard and supplier negotiation
- Buy- and sell-side brokerage
- Independent owner-aligned counsel
- Cost and schedule protection
- Discreet, principal-led transactions
E-Commerce & Product Development
Support entrepreneurs, manufacturers, distributors, and investors seeking to create, source, launch, and scale products through global supply networks.
Consumer goods · Private label · Industrial products · Luxury & lifestyle
- Concepts without a manufacturing or sourcing pathway
- Private label programmes lacking qualified production partners
- Brands ready to scale but missing commercial infrastructure
We help identify, source, develop, launch, and scale products through qualified global manufacturing and commercial networks.
- Product Development
- Private Label Development
- Global Sourcing
- Supplier Qualification
- Go-To-Market Strategy
- Digital Commerce
- Product Commercialisation
- Validated product-market fit
- Qualified manufacturing partners
- Faster, lower-risk commercialisation