The work, anonymised.
Senior operating mandates across energy, infrastructure, industrial, and resources. Each one anonymised by region, year, and counterparty under standing NDA. Listed in reverse chronological order. Detail pages structured as situation, mandate, approach, outcome.
Stand-up of operational excellence for a mega power plant build
A multi-billion-dollar greenfield power plant under EPC delivery in the Gulf needed an operational excellence function built before commissioning. We embedded the practice from sketch to running cadence inside the commissioning window.
Read the mandate→GCC market entry and product strategy for grid-scale energy storage
A European utility-scale energy storage business needed a defensible entry strategy into the GCC, including a hot-climate product specification and a sub-regional regulatory map. We delivered both, and the resulting business plan went to investment committee.
Read the mandate→Commercial leadership of a strategic water transmission pipeline
A European infrastructure multinational held the engineering and construction scope on a national water transmission pipeline, but the commercial discipline that protects margin under sovereign clients was not in place. We took the commercial chair for the duration of the build phase.
Read the mandate→Negotiation and integration of an oil & gas engineering services JV
A European engineering services firm and a major regional family business needed to form a 50/50 joint venture under tight regulatory and commercial deadlines. We led negotiation, due diligence, and the first hundred days of integration.
Read the mandate→Five-year regional strategy for a European industrial and petrochemical multinational
A European industrial and petrochemical multinational needed a coherent five-year strategy across three priority markets in the region. We led the formulation, board engagement, and translation into market-level operational plans.
Read the mandate→Competitive strategy for industrial automation in MEA oil & gas
A North American industrial automation multinational needed a defensible regional competitive strategy for its oil & gas vertical in MEA. We delivered the market map, the named-competitor analysis, and the recommended five-year competitive position.
Read the mandate→Feasibility, financing, and partnership build for a North African resources project
A complex minerals and resources project in North Africa needed a credible feasibility, a workable financing structure, and a cross-company partnership stack to move into execution. We led all three.
Read the mandate→Bid structuring for a giga-scale green ammonia tender
A multinational technology provider preparing to bid into a giga-scale green ammonia tender in the Gulf needed senior leadership to structure the bid, integrate the consortium, and translate national programme imperatives into a credible offering. We led the structuring end-to-end.
Read the mandate→Arbitration close-out and risk de-escalation on a Gulf metro programme
A multinational TIC firm acting as Independent Checking Engineer on a multi-billion-dollar Gulf metro programme had inherited a subcontractor dispute that had escalated to arbitration. We took the chair, settled the arbitration, and stabilised the programme position.
Read the mandate→Quality governance and independent design check on a Gulf urban giga-project
A flagship Gulf urban regeneration giga-project — central to the region's heritage and tourism strategy — required a quality governance and independent design check framework adapted to giga-scale and to local heritage and regulatory specifics. We secured the engagement and shaped delivery.
Read the mandate→Owner's Engineer bid strategy for a giga-scale utility solar plant
A multinational TIC firm bidding for the Owner's Engineer mandate on a 1.4 GW utility-scale solar PV plant in the Gulf needed a commercial strategy that balanced cost competitiveness against comprehensive risk coverage. We led the bid, the pricing, and the value proposition that secured the contract.
Read the mandate→Bankability and financing structure for a clean-fuels reference plant
A North American clean-fuels developer building a reference-scale methanol plant needed a financing structure that satisfied two audiences with different priorities — strategic equity attracted by long-term technology upside, and lenders focused on near-term cashflow robustness. We led the structuring.
Read the mandate→High-voltage substation delivery for an East African wind power programme
A wind power programme in East Africa needed senior project leadership to deliver its high-voltage substation, establish the project company that would own and operate it, and put the governance framework in place. We led all three.
Read the mandate→FDI advisory and cross-disciplinary network for GCC market entry
A private investor preparing to deploy capital into the GCC needed an advisory framework that combined regulatory, sectoral, and political insight under a single coordinating partner. We built the network and ran it.
Read the mandate→Financing and partnership structure for a billion-dollar sports infrastructure bid
A regional developer bidding for a $1 billion sports infrastructure project needed a financing structure and partnership stack that would withstand sponsor scrutiny in a tightly competitive tender. We led the structuring end-to-end.
Read the mandate→Joint venture formation for a Gulf mining and resources project
A regional mining developer needed a strategic partner to advance a resources project under the host country's national regulatory and localisation priorities. We led the partner search, the due diligence, and the joint venture formation.
Read the mandate→Strategic advisor and commercial agent to a US deep technology company
A US-based deep technology company engages Xelyr as its long-standing strategic advisor and commercial agent. The relationship is multi-year, current, and open to strategic partners, platform integrators, and capital introductions through Xelyr.
Read the mandate→Working capital transformation for a Saudi industrial services business
A ~€50M-revenue industrial services business in Saudi Arabia was generating strong topline but failing to convert it to cash, with overdue receivables at roughly a tenth of annual revenue. Xelyr redesigned the commercial governance model, repositioning collections from a downstream finance task to an upstream risk discipline embedded in customer selection and incentives. Overdue exposure was cut by more than half.
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