Logo Combination Design for Brand Collaboration

I’m looking for a graphic designer to help refine and professionally recreate a combined logo for two collaborating brands.

My client is working in partnership with another company and has asked for a visual that merges their two logos. They’ve sent a very rough mock-up that they created (attached) showing the general idea but it’s not quite in my design style and I’m looking for someone to bring a bit of a modern, masculine approach to it.

The goal is a combined logo where both brands still stand out individually but are clearly connected.

I’ll provide a proper brief, including both original logos (in vector).

Deliverables:
1-2 initial concept options
1 final combined logo in vector format