PITCHER PARTNERS BRISBANE 1 SEPTEMBER 2022: Queensland deal volumes are continuing on a positive trajectory in the first half of 2022. Increased inflation and rising interest rates, coming after the past two years of COVID affected numbers, have not slowed M&A activity and volumes are on track for a year on-par with long-term averages. Pitcher […]
Daniel has extensive tax advisory experience, focussed on income tax matters for private and public companies and high net wealth individuals. He has advised on several significant and complex M&A transactions (including several IPOs), providing value-driven, bespoke advice to his clients. Daniel practices across a diverse range of industries and sectors, including property and construction, […]
Collectively the “Big 4” accounting firms (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC) and large consultancies (Accenture, Bain, Capgemini) acquired over 20 professional services companies in Australia in 2021. These organisations made a conscious decision years ago to reinvent themselves beyond their traditional service offering and the reengineering continues with diverse transactions ranging from Deloitte’s acquisition of PDS […]
As a chartered accountant with over 10 years of experience in public practice, Ben is a well-rounded professional with diverse industry experience with particular expertise advising on taxation issues affecting corporate and multinational clients with an emphasis on the resources industry. With an impressive breadth of international experience under his belt, Ben has advised outbound […]
They barely cracked a mention in coverage of the Federal Budget in March, but changes to the foreign investment framework should make it easier for some offshore buyers to invest in Australia — the first substantial change since new rules were introduced in January 2021 amid the pandemic.
Pitcher Partners is pleased to present our Deal Pulse “Don’t Stop Me Now” report on Queensland merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the calendar year 2021. Queensland M&A accelerated from the COVID-19 induced slowdown, blowing past historics to record levels: Volumes – 337 deals (up 28% on 2020’s); and Values – $44.3bn (up 342% on […]
PITCHER PARTNERS BRISBANE 4 APRIL 2022: After a tough 2020, Queensland deal volumes have hit an all time high. Covid warchests have been deployed as dealmakers vie for value in a post pandemic market. Pitcher Partners’ latest Queensland Deal Pulse report saw 337 M&A deals: up 28% on last year; and up 342% in deal […]
If you want to succeed in M&A, don’t do a deal in a downturn.
For the past decade or so, that’s been the conventional wisdom from the global financial crisis, which saw a collapse in deal volumes and write-downs on value on many acquisitions. In fact, to hear some researchers tell it, almost every M&A deal done in a downturn goes sour.
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