About Osaegis

25 years of senior consulting, executive leadership and independent advisory, brought to bear on your most important decisions.

The founder

Richard Bailey MA

Richard founded Osaegis in 2020 to provide senior strategic and commercial advisory without the overhead of a large consulting firm. His career spans over 25 years across top-tier management consulting, C-suite operational roles and independent practice.

He spent over a decade at PA Consulting Group, involved in large multi-million pound sales and leading teams across some of the UK's largest public sector programmes. He went on to hold an Executive Board role at a private equity-backed services business, before joining EY's Strategy & Transactions practice as a Partner, leading data strategy and commercial due diligence engagements across government and private equity.

Prior to his consulting career, Richard served as a Captain in the Army Intelligence Corps, instilling a direct, analytically and operationally grounded approach to leadership that runs through everything he does.

Osaegis clients are typically leadership teams, boards and investors who need a trusted advisor with the depth to engage on their most complex strategic and commercial challenges.

Competencies
Strategic Advisory Business Development Market Entry M&A / Due Diligence Data & Digital Strategy Bid Management Transformation P&L Leadership Executive Coaching
Sectors
Government & Public Services Private Equity Financial Services Technology & Data
Career history

A track record built over 25 years

  • Founder & Strategic Advisor
    Osaegis Ltd
    Independent advisory practice providing strategic counsel, business development support and commercial advisory to boards, CEOs and investors across public, private equity and commercial sectors. Engagements have spanned market entry strategy, retained sales advisory, go-to-market implementation and exit preparation, all working directly at leadership level.
  • Partner, Strategy & Transactions
    EY
    Valuation, Modelling & Economics practice. Led data strategy, insight and decision-support engagements across Central Government and Private Equity. Conducted buy- and sell-side commercial due diligence for private equity clients across multiple sectors.
  • Chief Operating Officer
    Eagle View Digital Solutions
    COO of a data integration and visualisation technology business. Led client relationships at C-suite level across multiple sectors and international events. Developed a data-driven procurement analysis tool targeted at private equity businesses.
  • Group Business Development Director
    Marston Holdings Ltd
    Executive Board member with responsibility for group-wide business development: sales, bids, communications, marketing and public affairs. Secured major contracts with Central Government departments and local authorities. Led M&A activity across eight acquisitions. Part of the management team that executed the sale of the business to a private equity buyer in 2016.
  • Managing Consultant
    PA Consulting Group
    A decade at PA Consulting Group spanning programme delivery, transformation, strategic advisory and business development across central government, policing, justice and financial services. Appointed to lead one of PA’s major public sector accounts. Published thought leadership in professional and policy journals.
  • Captain
    Army Intelligence Corps
    Commissioned officer with command and leadership experience across intelligence and security roles in UK and overseas operational environments.
Approach

How Osaegis works

Direct and frank

There's no value in an advisor who tells you what you want to hear. Osaegis gives you a clear-eyed view of your position, the opportunities and the risks, and works with you to act on it.

Senior throughout

You engage Richard directly and that's who does the work. No hand-offs to junior teams, no account management layer between you and the person who knows your situation.

Commercially minded

Strategy is only useful if it connects to commercial outcomes. Every engagement is grounded in the commercial reality of what's achievable, and what it takes to win.

Let's talk

If you're working through a strategic decision, a commercial challenge or a growth opportunity, the best place to start is a conversation.

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