The business case comes first.
An external entity, a new market or an acquisition should serve a commercial purpose. We start by clarifying that purpose before recommending the route.
Senior-led. Commercially grounded.
Lived experience.
A wider perspective.
OceanMerge works where international ambition meets consequential decisions. We bring strategic clarity to cross-border growth, investor readiness and the transactions that shape what comes next.
Ryan BabbageFounder & Chief Executive Officer
Strategy grounded in experience
Across markets.
Across disciplines.
At the decision table.
Ryan is a strategist and entrepreneur with more than two decades of leadership experience across Australia, Asia and the Middle East.
His work spans global market positioning, emerging technology, sustainability and the development of cross-border commercial opportunities. That perspective shapes an advisory approach concerned with how a business will actually operate—not just how a transaction or structure appears on paper.
OceanMerge engagements are led from the strategic decision level, with specialist legal, tax, corporate finance and regulatory capability brought in where the mandate requires it.
Start a direct conversationWhat guides the work
Considered advice.
Consequential decisions.
Credibility is built, not asserted.
Relationships are more valuable when the proposition can withstand scrutiny. We focus on the evidence, governance and assumptions behind the opportunity.
Progress is not simply moving faster.
The right sequence matters. We work to resolve dependencies and improve decision quality before capital or relationships are put at risk.
Our evolution
Transactional depth.
A broader growth mandate.
Our M&A foundations remain. Our current focus starts further upstream.
OceanMerge is part of OceanHubb Consulting, based in the UAE. Our work in buy-side and sell-side advisory, corporate restructuring and strategic investment informs how we think about business growth.
Today, that perspective is focused on helping Australian and international businesses evaluate and establish a commercially credible presence in the Middle East—particularly the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
For some businesses, the answer will be a new operating platform. For others, a strategic partnership or acquisition. The route follows the strategy.
Our M&A expertiseA connected group perspective
Different disciplines.
Shared perspective.
Commercial strategy, sustainability and technology inform the way we think about resilient, long-term growth.
OceanMerge
Cross-border & M&A advisory
Strategic and commercial advisory spanning jurisdiction fit, investor readiness, capital pathways and transactions.
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Sustainability & ESG consulting
Actionable strategies that connect business ambitions with sustainability considerations and evolving expectations.
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Sustainability technology
Technology and blockchain capabilities supporting transparency and the verifiability of sustainability-related data.
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Your ambition deserves
a considered strategy.
Bring us the decision in front of you. We will start with the questions that matter.
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