Detter & Co is a financial advisor to governments and other sovereign entities worldwide on boosting non-tax revenues from public commercial assets, such as corporations and real estate.
We are a specialised advisory boutique with an unrivalled track record in maximising non-tax revenues of government assets through operational and capital structure strategies, and M&A and capital markets initiatives.
Led a the restructuring of the $70 billion portfolio of companies owned by the Swedish government, the first attempt by a European government to address systematically the ownership & management of government enterprises & real estate.
Mr. Detter has since helped governments in over 30 countries generate billions of US dollars in non-tax revenue.
The architect behind the financial reforms in New Zealand that led to the adoption of accrual accounting for the New Zealand Government’s budgeting, appropriations, and financial reporting. He has since established the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) program and been CEO of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
Willem was previously the Global Chief Economist at Citi, Chief Economist at the EBRD, and External Member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. He has held teaching positions at Princeton, Bristol, Yale, Cambridge and LSE.
John formerly of Morgan Stanley and HSBC has spent over 30 years in banking and capital markets. He began his banking career with Morgan Stanley, in London, New York and Hong Kong. He also worked for HM Treasury including roles as senior corporate finance advisor, and as Head of Market Investments at UKFI.
Ben, a former politician, is currently the founder of Common Ground Institute, Investment Committee Member, Sorenson Impact Foundation. He recently served as the U.S. Representative from Utah in the U.S. Congress. Before that, he served as mayor of Salt Lake County for more than six years. He has also been a Utah state senator and an attorney practicing law in New York and Utah, as well as teaching law as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah.
Joe and his team at Urban 3 have done indicative valuations of the real estate portfolio owned by the public sector in many major US cities. Prior to creating Urban3, he served as the Executive Director for the Asheville Downtown Association. Joe founded Urban3 to explain and visualize market dynamics created by tax and land use policies.
Previously the Global President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and a member of the Bank of England Property Advisory Group, as well as executive director on the board of DTZ Holdings Plc.
Former Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and an Executive Director of both the IMF and the World Bank. He has also had several senior positions in Brazil, including Deputy Minister of Finance of Brazil, Secretary of the National Treasury Advisor, in the Office of the President and member of the board of the Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica Federal, Eletrobrás, and IRB – Institute of Reinsurance of Brazil.
Served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and is now the Chief Adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission and a member of the International Advisory Council of CIC, China Investment Corporation, and the China Development Bank.
Jörgen has an extensive background in the real estate sector in the Nordic region and Europe, especially in the public sector, with tracing, valuing, restructuring and privatizing large real estate portfolios at the local and national levels, from Sweden to Greece.
Former investment banker in Europe, with hands-on transaction experience in Europe, US & Asia in debt, equity and M&A, especially with financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and investment firms. Now bringing that experience to bear as an investor to support entrepreneurs in positioning and growing their business backing entrepreneurs, with strong technology-based positioning.
Dag Detter is a financial advisor to governments and other sovereign entities worldwide, focusing on boosting non-tax revenues from government-owned corporations and real estate.
Dag led the comprehensive restructuring of Sweden’s USD 70 billion national portfolio of commercial assets, marking the first attempt by a European government to systematically address the ownership and management of government enterprises and real estate. The portfolio’s value, representing a quarter of the business sector, doubled compared to the local stock market over the same period. The restructuring resulted in a streamlined portfolio, privatising a quarter of its value, which helped enhance the local capital market, stimulate economic growth, and generate non-tax revenues for the government.
He is the author of ‘The Public Wealth of Nations – The Economist and Financial Times’s best book of the year, ‘’ The Public Wealth of Cities’, ‘The Art of Losing SEK4 trn – a Swedish case study, ‘ and ‘Public Net Worth – Accounting, Government and Democracy’. He regularly contributes to international media.
