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Commercial Strategy · Operational Intelligence · Business Performance

Commercial Strategy · Operational Intelligence · Business Performance

SELBORNE KING

SELBORNE KING

SELBORNE KING

Every business carries several constraints. We help you assess them, then you choose which one we work on first.

Every business carries several constraints. We help you assess them.
You choose which one we work on first.

Since 1987 · Corporate Partnering Pty Ltd

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02WHO WE ARE

Decades of commercial judgement, paired with hands on command of the technology reshaping how business is run.

Decades of commercial judgement, paired with hands on command of the technology reshaping how business is run.

Selborne King is new. The judgement behind it is not. It reflects nearly four decades advising serious businesses across Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Selborne King is new. The judgement behind it is not. It reflects nearly four decades advising serious businesses across Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Founder & Principal

Bryan Priestley

More than three decades of legal, commercial, corporate, property and development experience across Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

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Bryan holds an Honours Degree in Law from the Queensland Institute of Technology. He was admitted in 1987 to the Supreme Court of Queensland as a Solicitor and as a Solicitor and Barrister of the National Court of Papua New Guinea.

He is a former Managing Partner of a PNG law firm that operated across Port Moresby, Lae and Mount Hagen. He has advised and consulted on major commercial, corporate, infrastructure, property development and cross-border matters across Papua New Guinea, Australia and Thailand, including for trading businesses, group companies and subsidiary structures.

His mandates have included major bank refinancings, logistics joint venture arrangements, development and property structuring, public-private partnerships and government-appointed negotiations for large-scale housing delivery.

Bryan works closely with clients to achieve their objectives through practical, commercially grounded advice and solutions.

Bryan Priestley is admitted as a lawyer in Australia and Papua New Guinea and holds a current practising certificate in Papua New Guinea. Corporate Partnering Pty Ltd is not an Australian law practice and does not provide Australian legal services. The information on this Site is general information only and is not legal advice, legal representation or legal services. Accessing or using this Site, relying on any information on it, or contacting Corporate Partnering Pty Ltd through it does not create a lawyer-client relationship. Any legal services are provided only under a separate legal-services engagement in Papua New Guinea.

Co-Founder & Principal

Josh Priestley

Commercial systems strategist specialising in growth, marketing and operational performance.

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Josh designs commercial operating systems that connect strategy, brand, marketing, CRM, automation and reporting into one scalable performance engine.

His experience includes building international lead generation infrastructure across 28 markets, supporting more than US$20M in property sales, designing executive reporting systems and leading marketing and operational functions for large-scale hospitality and property developments across Australia and South East Asia.

Today, he works with founders, executives and leadership teams to identify operational constraints and implement practical systems that improve commercial performance.

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YEARS

YEARS

COMMERCIAL AND LEGAL ADVISORY EXPERIENCE

COMMERCIAL AND LEGAL ADVISORY EXPERIENCE

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LARGEST SINGLE MANDATE ADVISED

LARGEST SINGLE MANDATE ADVISED

PROJECT FREIGHT & LOGISTICS

PROJECT FREIGHT & LOGISTICS

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YEARS

YEARS

SOFTWARE AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE

SOFTWARE AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE

Selborne King is the Business Performance division of Corporate Partnering Pty Ltd, building on advisory work across Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Asia-Pacific since 1987.

Selborne King is the Business Performance division of Corporate Partnering Pty Ltd, building on advisory work across Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Asia-Pacific since 1987.

03WHAT WE DO

We identify and remove the constraints limiting growth, efficiency and results.

We find the constraint limiting performance then remove it.

Every engagement starts by finding where performance is lost, and why.

We identify where performance is being lost, determine what is causing it, then design and implement the answer alongside your team.

Then we build and implement the fix through systems, strategy, automation or capability.

The objective is simple.

Solve the problem.

Embed the capability.

Measure the outcome.

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Solve the problem.

02

Embed the capability.

03

Measure the outcome.

04THE REALITY

The visible problem is rarely the real problem.

The visible problem is rarely the real problem.


Most organisations already know what is not working.

We identify the operational constraint creating it and build the capability to remove it.

Most organisations already know what is not working.

We identify the operational constraint creating it and build the capability to remove it.

Most organisations already know what is not working.

We identify the operational constraint creating it and build the capability to remove it.

That is where Selborne King works.

That is where Selborne King works.

That is where Selborne King works.

“Revenue has plateaued, and we can’t see what is holding it back.”
SECTORRETAILISSUEREVENUE & GROWTH
“Our pipeline looks healthy, but it isn’t converting.”
SECTORPROFESSIONAL SERVICESISSUEREVENUE & GROWTH
“Costs are increasing faster than revenue.”
SECTORCONSTRUCTIONISSUEOPERATIONS
“The business has grown faster than our operating model.”
SECTORHOSPITALITYISSUEOPERATIONS
“Our systems don’t talk to each other.”
SECTORE-COMMERCEISSUETECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS
“Reporting takes too long and arrives too late.”
SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESISSUEDATA & INTELLIGENCE
“Revenue has plateaued, and we can’t see what is holding it back.”
SECTORRETAILISSUEREVENUE & GROWTH
“Our pipeline looks healthy, but it isn’t converting.”
SECTORPROFESSIONAL SERVICESISSUEREVENUE & GROWTH
“Costs are increasing faster than revenue.”
SECTORCONSTRUCTIONISSUEOPERATIONS
“The business has grown faster than our operating model.”
SECTORHOSPITALITYISSUEOPERATIONS
“Our systems don’t talk to each other.”
SECTORE-COMMERCEISSUETECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS
“Reporting takes too long and arrives too late.”
SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESISSUEDATA & INTELLIGENCE
“We have invested in technology, but the work is still manual.”
SECTORPROPERTYISSUETECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS
“We can’t trust the numbers.”
SECTORINDUSTRIALISSUEDATA & INTELLIGENCE
“We know AI could help, but we don’t know where it would create real value.”
SECTORCORPORATE SERVICESISSUEAI & AUTOMATION
“Decisions take too long.”
SECTORPORTS & LOGISTICSISSUEORGANISATION & CAPABILITY
“Everyone is busy, but performance isn’t improving.”
SECTORALLIED HEALTHISSUEOPERATIONS
“We have a strategy, but the business isn’t executing it consistently.”
SECTORMULTI-SITE OPERATIONSISSUEORGANISATION & CAPABILITY
“We have invested in technology, but the work is still manual.”
SECTORPROPERTYISSUETECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS
“We can’t trust the numbers.”
SECTORINDUSTRIALISSUEDATA & INTELLIGENCE
“We know AI could help, but we don’t know where it would create real value.”
SECTORCORPORATE SERVICESISSUEAI & AUTOMATION
“Decisions take too long.”
SECTORPORTS & LOGISTICSISSUEORGANISATION & CAPABILITY
“Everyone is busy, but performance isn’t improving.”
SECTORALLIED HEALTHISSUEOPERATIONS
“We have a strategy, but the business isn’t executing it consistently.”
SECTORMULTI-SITE OPERATIONSISSUEORGANISATION & CAPABILITY
“Revenue has plateaued, and we can’t see what is holding it back.”
SECTORRETAILISSUEREVENUE & GROWTH
“Our pipeline looks healthy, but it isn’t converting.”
SECTORPROFESSIONAL SERVICESISSUEREVENUE & GROWTH
“Costs are increasing faster than revenue.”
SECTORCONSTRUCTIONISSUEOPERATIONS
“The business has grown faster than our operating model.”
SECTORHOSPITALITYISSUEOPERATIONS
“Our systems don’t talk to each other.”
SECTORE-COMMERCEISSUETECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS
“Reporting takes too long and arrives too late.”
SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESISSUEDATA & INTELLIGENCE
“Revenue has plateaued, and we can’t see what is holding it back.”
SECTORRETAILISSUEREVENUE & GROWTH
“Our pipeline looks healthy, but it isn’t converting.”
SECTORPROFESSIONAL SERVICESISSUEREVENUE & GROWTH
“Costs are increasing faster than revenue.”
SECTORCONSTRUCTIONISSUEOPERATIONS
“The business has grown faster than our operating model.”
SECTORHOSPITALITYISSUEOPERATIONS
“Our systems don’t talk to each other.”
SECTORE-COMMERCEISSUETECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS
“Reporting takes too long and arrives too late.”
SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESISSUEDATA & INTELLIGENCE
“We have invested in technology, but the work is still manual.”
SECTORPROPERTYISSUETECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS
“We can’t trust the numbers.”
SECTORINDUSTRIALISSUEDATA & INTELLIGENCE
“We know AI could help, but we don’t know where it would create real value.”
SECTORCORPORATE SERVICESISSUEAI & AUTOMATION
“Decisions take too long.”
SECTORPORTS & LOGISTICSISSUEORGANISATION & CAPABILITY
“Everyone is busy, but performance isn’t improving.”
SECTORALLIED HEALTHISSUEOPERATIONS
“We have a strategy, but the business isn’t executing it consistently.”
SECTORMULTI-SITE OPERATIONSISSUEORGANISATION & CAPABILITY
“We have invested in technology, but the work is still manual.”
SECTORPROPERTYISSUETECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS
“We can’t trust the numbers.”
SECTORINDUSTRIALISSUEDATA & INTELLIGENCE
“We know AI could help, but we don’t know where it would create real value.”
SECTORCORPORATE SERVICESISSUEAI & AUTOMATION
“Decisions take too long.”
SECTORPORTS & LOGISTICSISSUEORGANISATION & CAPABILITY
“Everyone is busy, but performance isn’t improving.”
SECTORALLIED HEALTHISSUEOPERATIONS
“We have a strategy, but the business isn’t executing it consistently.”
SECTORMULTI-SITE OPERATIONSISSUEORGANISATION & CAPABILITY
05HOW WE WORK

Once we know the constraint.

Once we know the constraint.

Once we know the constraint.

Everything else becomes clear.

Everything else becomes clear.

Everything else becomes clear.

The answer is different every time.

The answer is different every time.

The process isn’t.

The process isn’t.

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DIAGNOSE

01 DIAGNOSE

Understand the constraint

Understand the constraint

We isolate the single constraint doing the most to limit performance before time, money or attention is committed to the wrong fix.

We isolate the single constraint doing the most to limit performance before time, money or attention is committed to the wrong fix.

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FOCUS

02 FOCUS

Prioritise the leverage

Prioritise the leverage

We identify the highest-impact opportunity: the point where the smallest decisive change will create the greatest commercial movement.

We identify the highest-impact opportunity: the point where the smallest decisive change will create the greatest commercial movement.

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DELIVER

03 DELIVER

Implement with your team

Implement with your team

We build and implement the answer alongside your people through strategy, systems and execution, not recommendations left in a document.

We build and implement the answer alongside your people through strategy, systems and execution, not recommendations left in a document.

04

PROVE

04 PROVE

Measure the outcome

Measure the outcome

We measure every move against commercial outcomes, so the result is visible, accountable and provable rather than simply asserted.

We measure every move against commercial outcomes, so the result is visible, accountable and provable rather than simply asserted.

06WAYS WE PARTNER

Two ways to partner.
Built around your business.

Two ways to partner.
Built around your business.

Two ways to partner.
Built around your business.

Every engagement is shaped around your business. Some clients build internal capability; others choose an ongoing performance partnership.

Every engagement is shaped around your business. Some clients build internal capability; others choose an ongoing performance partnership.

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Build Internal Capability

Build Internal Capability

We identify the constraint, implement the solution alongside your team, then transfer the systems, knowledge and capability required to manage it independently.

We identify the constraint, implement the solution alongside your team, then transfer the systems, knowledge and capability required to manage it independently.

OPERATING PATH

01 Diagnose

02 Design

03 Implement

04 Train

05 Handover

BEST SUITED TO

Organisations that want to own the capability internally.

Organisations that want to own the capability internally.

OUTCOME

Your organisation owns the capability.

Your organisation owns the capability.

02

Performance Partnership

Performance Partnership

We identify the constraint, implement the solution and remain alongside leadership to monitor, refine and optimise performance over time.

We identify the constraint, implement the solution and remain alongside leadership to monitor, refine and optimise performance over time.

OPERATING PATH

01 Diagnose

02 Design

03 Implement

04 Optimise

05 Evolve

BEST SUITED TO

Organisations that want an ongoing strategic partner.

Organisations that want an ongoing strategic partner.

OUTCOME

We remain engaged to monitor, refine and improve performance over time.

We remain engaged to monitor, refine and improve performance over time.

07Capabilities

Where we create value.

A connected set of commercial, operational and technological capabilities applied to the constraint at hand.

08MODERN CAPABILITY

Modern capability, applied where it creates value.

Modern capability, applied where it creates value.

A practical technology ecosystem, selected and connected around the operating constraint rather than the latest platform.

A practical technology ecosystem, selected and connected around the operating constraint rather than the latest platform.

09CONTACT

Let’s find the constraint.

Let’s find the constraint.

Let’s find the constraint.

If something is limiting performance, start with a confidential conversation.

If something is limiting performance, start with a confidential conversation.

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