MDR Mayfair

Overview

MDR Mayfair’s main client needs are full family office managed services, wealth ownership structures and family governance. Its work supports family continuity across generations and jurisdictions.¹

History

MDR Mayfair launched in London in 2014, expanded to Dubai in 2017 and opened in Singapore in 2020 following client demand. The firm is part of the Mishcon de Reya Group.²

Leadership

Kevin Gold is Chair of International at MDR Mayfair. He advises families on strategic succession issues, with an international practice focused on the Middle East, South Africa and Asia.³

Alistair Morgan is Group Chief Executive Officer. He specialises in family office management, international private wealth structures, trusts and commercial enterprises. Morgan joined MDR Mayfair as CEO in 2014 and helps families create governance structures, prepare the next generation for stewardship and build private family offices.⁴

Steven Whitley is Chief Executive Officer of MDR Mayfair Dubai and specialises in managing Private Trust Companies.⁵

Pauline Khoo is Wealth Structuring Manager in Singapore, with over 25 years advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trustees and beneficiaries on succession and estate planning in Asia. She advises on bespoke trust solutions, including Private Trust Companies and protector committees, alongside corporate restructuring and multigenerational legacy planning.⁶

Services

MDR Mayfair provides full family office managed services, family appraisals, Family Balance Sheets, Family Continuity Plans, family office launch advice and outsourced or virtual family office support.⁷

Its wealth ownership services include acting as trust protectors and foundation guardians, serving as directors or council members, administering family investment and holding companies, and providing director services across the UK, Dubai and Singapore.⁷

The firm’s structures may hold family businesses, real estate, investment assets including private equity, and household employment arrangements.⁷

Family governance services include family charters and constitutions, succession-related family business matters, and moderated family board meetings and retreats. Published examples describe work on Private Trust Companies, international banking relationships, family councils, company boards, family investment committees and Family Charters.⁷

What the firm offers

• Investment management
• Philanthropy
• Family governance and education
• Private and alternative investments
• Cross-border planning

Client Focus

MDR Mayfair serves families seeking coordinated support for family office operations, ownership structures, succession planning and governance. Its team advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trustees and beneficiaries on family continuity and related international requirements.¹

Approach

The firm says its focus is family continuity. It does not provide regulated investment management or advisory services, legal advice or services falling under Solicitors Regulation Authority regulation.⁸

FAQs

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