Institutional capital markets judgement for companies at critical moments
Most capital markets advisors come from communications. Our founder spent 15 years inside institutional markets and currently serves on the board of a £4.6 billion UK pension fund. That investor perspective informs every Stellium engagement.
Capital is more selective than ever
Institutional investors are inundated with opportunities. Retail investors are overwhelmed with noise. Growth companies competing for attention and capital face a fundamental challenge: being heard by the right people, with the right message, at the right time.
Most management teams are brilliant operators. But investor communications is a distinct discipline. It requires capital markets fluency, narrative craft, and access to the right networks. That's precisely what Stellium provides.
Trusted judgement. Brought to bear at the moments that matter.
Companies at critical junctures need someone who has worked inside institutional capital markets, who understands how investors evaluate risk and narrative, and who can apply that perspective directly to their situation. Stellium works with a small number of companies at a time — the selectivity is deliberate. It is what makes genuine senior attention possible.
We take on a limited number of engagements to ensure genuine attention and accountability. If we can't add value, we'll tell you — and we'll likely know someone who can.
Five disciplines, one integrated strategy
- Capital markets strategy reviews
- Non-executive board support
- M&A and asset identification
- Bespoke strategic projects
- Investment narrative development
- RNS & press release drafting
- Investor targeting & engagement
- Annual report strategy
- Investor roadshow organisation
- One-on-one meeting coordination
- Conference representation
- Follow-up & investor relationship development
- LinkedIn strategy & investor communications
- Investor-facing website review
- Digital content calendars
- Video & multimedia production
- Thought leadership articles
- Sector research & infographics
- Investor newsletters
- Capital raise campaign support
Results that speak clearly
Client details anonymised where required. Outcomes are representative of actual engagements.
Management had a credible asset but an underdeveloped investment narrative. European institutional investors were largely unaware of the company despite strong drill results.
The company had strong operational results but limited institutional recognition. Stellium developed the investment narrative, built the investor communications programme, and systematically extended the company's reach into its target institutional and retail investor base. When the company approached the market, the increased investor awareness translated directly into better terms.
The company was undertaking a £30M capital raise on AIM with a lead broker whose investor relationships were predominantly domestic.
Stellium worked formally under the lead agent and identified and engaged a targeted group of international investors. Our introductions accounted for approximately £5M of the total raise.
Management of a private copper exploration company with a South East Asian asset were looking to meet potential investors for a first round capital raise.
Stellium leveraged our institutional and family office network to identify and introduce private market investors who provided lead orders in the financing totalling over £3M.
I founded Stellium in 2016 after 15 years working inside capital markets — at CIBC's Institutional Equities Division, at Canadian independent dealer Haywood Securities, and as a specialist salesperson for a leading London stockbroker. Before that, I began my career in investment management with a major Japanese bank, focused on large-cap European equities.
That background matters. Most IR advisors come from communications or PR. I come from the investor side. I know how fund managers evaluate companies, what makes an investment case convincing, and how to build the relationships that lead to capital allocation.
Alongside Stellium, I serve as Vice Chair of the East Sussex Pension Board (£4.6 billion assets). It is worth being direct about why that matters: it means I understand, with current specificity, how institutions on the other side of the capital markets conversation make decisions. That understanding shapes how I advise clients on investor positioning.
Capital markets advisory, done well, is a matter of judgement — knowing which investor relationships to prioritise, how to frame an investment case for a specific institutional audience, and when the timing is right. That judgement is built over years on the investor side. It cannot be assembled from a service menu.
Stellium works with companies across the capital markets lifecycle — pre-IPO positioning, listed company IR, capital raises, and strategic communications. We focus on natural resources, renewables, and technology — sectors where narrative quality can genuinely move the dial.
We take on a limited number of engagements to ensure genuine attention and accountability. If we can't add value, we'll tell you — and we'll likely know someone who can.
Where we work best
How does your company look through an investor's eyes?
Most management teams are too close to their own business to see what investors actually see. The Investor-Ready Audit gives you an independent, capital markets-informed assessment of your communications, narrative, and digital presence — and a clear plan to improve them.
Conducted personally by Andrew Wilson, drawing on 15 years of institutional capital markets experience. Not a generic report — a frank, specific assessment of your company.
The gap between how your company performs and how institutional investors value it is where Stellium works.
Stellium works with a limited number of companies at a time. If you are approaching an important decision and believe an experienced capital markets perspective would be valuable, we welcome a direct conversation about whether there is a fit.