Clayson Fox is the preeminent advisory and management firm for energy, finance and data. Operating from Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Oakland in the US, Clayson Fox bridges businesses, people and data. The firm provides practical advice on strategy and execution as well as management services to financial institutions, energy companies, energy intensive corporations, municipalities and governments.
Clayson Fox has a distinctive independent position on the markets for energy, finance and data and is geared to the needs of generators, consumers, suppliers, traders, investors and industries alike.
b. Background
Founded in Amsterdam in 1960 Clayson Fox specialises to provision the needs of those who need to know about energy, finance and data and what it means for communities and enterprises. Over time the business expanded into Europe and North-America. From 2014 onwards Clayson Fox effaced itself into the Netherlands servicing local governments, new and local energy companies and financial institutions. Clayson Fox realised a steady growth and became solely focussed on energy, finance and data advisory and management services.
c. Focus
The core of the success of Clayson Fox is its simple business model: independent with indepth knowledge of energy, finance and data with a focus on excellence, intellectual rigor, integrity and creativity. The firm provides premium service to its clients and an environment that attracts and breeds top talent. Clayson Fox is committed to encourage and support the success and long term growth of its clients.
d. Competitive Advantages
i. Experienced People: our professionals concentrate on solving complex energy, finance and data problems and executing specialized strategies. We strive to maintain and enhance our base of highly talented professionals and pride ourselves on being able to offer clients more senior-level attention than may be available elsewhere.
ii. Independence: we are an independent firm, free of many of the conflicts that can arise at larger institutions as a result of their varied sales, generating, trading, research and finance activities. We believe that recent instances of perceived or actual conflicts of interest, and a desire to avoid any potential future conflicts, have increased the demand by people for trusted, unbiased work delivered from professionals whose main product is service and advice.
iii. Reputation: our firm has a brand name with many years of history. We are focussed on providing world-class professional advice in complex strategic energy, finance and data assignments, utilizing both our global capabilities and deeply rooted, local know-how.
iv. Focus: for us there is only one primary business: Energy, Finance and Data Advisory and Management Services rather than a broad range of technical and financial services. We believe this focus has helped, and will continue to help us, attract clients and recruit professionals who want to work in a firm where these activities are the central focus.
v. Global Presence with Local Relationships: we believe that linking our talented indigenous professionals, deep local roots and energy, finance and data expertise across offices enables us to be a global firm while maintaining a local identity. This approach enables us to build close, local relationships with our clients and to develop insight into both local and international commercial, economic and political issues affecting their businesses. We do not regard any single jurisdiction as our home country.
