Institutional-Grade Structuring. Turnkey Delivery.
Diversified Capital Solution (DCS) is a Dubai-headquartered capital structuring specialist. We design and deliver institutional-quality fund and bond solutions across recognised jurisdictions for SMEs, asset managers, family offices, and professional investors. Our focus is on senior-secured, asset-backed, and listed products that provide institutional credibility, without the cost and complexity of building standalone structures.
Leadership
- Franklin Connellan - Director
Franklin leads DCS’s structuring and capital markets activity. With over two decades of experience in alternative investments and debt capital markets, he has originated and structured MTN programmes, SPVs, and related vehicles with regulated partners across multiple asset classes. His track record spans listed debt, private placements, funds, and structured products.
His experience includes real estate, mining, receivables and lending structures, renewable energy, electronic monitoring, and green/eco projects. Franklin holds an MBA from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and works directly with SMEs, family offices, and asset managers to design cost-effective structures that meet institutional standards.
- Adrian M. Odgers - Head of Strategy
Adrian leads strategy and growth at DCS, ensuring programmes and market approach align with the needs of issuers and professional investors. A customer-first growth executive and fractional COO/CGO, he brings 18+ years of experience building and scaling operating models and go-to-market functions across APAC, EMEA, LATAM, and the GCC.
He has led global digital and customer experience transformations at firms such as Fidelity International and Natixis, managed P&Ls of $25M+, and built cross-regional teams of 50–120 people.
At DCS, Adrian focuses on translating structuring capabilities into clear propositions, repeatable growth systems, and execution frameworks, enabling clients to move efficiently from concept to live issuance.
What Sets Us Apart
Most structuring providers focus either on large institutional mandates or basic, small-scale structures. DCS bridges this gap by delivering sophisticated, institutional-grade solutions at accessible scales, as evidenced by our live portfolio. Our Dubai base provides strategic advantages: proximity to family office capital, access to international markets, and regulatory frameworks that support both innovation and investor protection.