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Find out moreWelcome to Kairos
At Kairos Economics, we provide our clients with market-leading advice across regulatory finance, competition finance and strategy.
We combine technical expertise and practical experience from the fields of economics and corporate finance to deliver objective, tailored advice and robust analysis. Our boutique consultancy operates a streamlined, senior delivery model, allowing us to deliver high quality advice, efficiently.
Who we are
Our experts are market-leaders in their fields with proven track records. Our expertise combines economics and finance with decades of experience from consulting, regulation, academia and industry.
why we’re different
We established Kairos Economics to help our clients solve economic challenges by applying market-leading techniques, efficiently. A streamlined approach allows us to achieve our aims by increasing senior involvement, reducing the risk of conflicts, and maximising our time for the economics.
What we do
We deliver tailored, objective advice, backed by robust analysis, to firms, industry bodies, regulators and policy-makers. We specialise in matters of regulatory finance, competition finance and strategy, combining technical expertise in economics and finance, with a practical understanding of real-world dynamics.
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Latest insights
Murky waters: Dealing with estimation uncertainty in the new water regime
In its PR24 redeterminations, the CMA “aimed up” due to concerns about misestimation in the cost of capital. But focusing on uncertainty in cost of capital estimation alone risks missing the broader picture. Read more
Adapting the RAB model for asset stranding risk
Initial thoughts on how the RAB model could be adapted to mitigate asset stranding risk facing investors in UK gas networks arising from the transition to Net Zero. Read more
Staying Afloat: To what extent is high leverage to blame for the water sector’s financial resilience issues?
Excessive financial risk-taking through elevated levels of gearing is often cited as a regulatory failure in the water sector that has led to the near collapse of Thames and the categorisation of ten firms as ‘Elevated Concern’ or ‘Action Required’ for financial resilience by Ofwat. Read more