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TRUST

 

EXPERIENCE

INDEPENDENCE

OUR EXPERIENCE

The senior members of Birchgrove Capital Partners have extensive experience advising on a range of corporate transactions*. We also have a strategic affiliation with Edison Partners, a leading boutique advisory firm based in Melbourne.

  • Advised SYSTRA on the acquisition of Rail Systems Australia

  • Advised SYSTRA on the acquisition of Bamser

  • Advised Thorn Group on sale of Radio Rentals to Credit Corp

  • Advised Potential(x) on its merger/sale to Beamtree

  • Advised Country Cabon on the sale of its projects to GreenCollar

  • Advised Uprise on sale to IBH Population Health Solutions

  • Advised CannaPacific on its capital raise 

  • Advised Organic Dairy Farmers Australia on sale of dairy assets, milk supply & bank refi

  • Advised Kyocera Document Solutions on its acquisition of Huon IT 

  • Advised Safe Work Laboratories on capital raise and sale to Pathology Asia

  • Advised HealthcareLink on capital raise and acquisition of Newly 

  • Advised Rawson Group on its sale to Daiwa House 

  • Advised Estate Master on its sale to Altus Group 

  • Advised PAG on its acquisition of The Cheesecake Shop 

  • Advised Redback Technologies on two capital raisings

  • Advised S Kidman & Co on sale of business to Australian Outback Beef ($386m) 

  • Advised McPherson's on sale of Housewares business to Facklemann ($38m) 

  • Advised eWay on its sale to Global Payments 

  • Advised RELX on the sale of Cordell to CoreLogic ($70m)

  • Advised Sportstec on its sale to Hudl 

  • Advised Ingeus on its sale to Providence Service Corporation (£124m) 

  • Advised Adcorp on its acquisition of Paxus ($60m) 

  • Advised Ingham Enterprises on its sale to TPG ($880m)

  • Advised Apparel Group on acquisition of JAG 

  • Advised Probuild on its acquisition of Contexx 

  • Advised Reed Elsevir on the sale of Reed Business Information to Catalyst

  • Advised Bilfinger Berger on the sale of Valemus to Lend Lease ($1.1bn) 

  • Advised DP World on the sale of a 75% stake in its Australian port container terminals to Citi Infrastructure Partners ($1.5bn) 

  • Advised Fonterra on the sale of its WA dairy assets to Archer Capital 

  • Advised Jetset Travelworld on its merger with Stella Travel Services ($440m) 

  • Advised Genesee & Wyoming on its acquisition of Freightlink ($336m)

  • Advised Australian Vintage on its proposed merger with Constellation Brands (withdrawn)

  • Advised Elgin National Industries on sale of Roberts & Schafer to KBR (US$280m) 

  • Advised Kirin Holdings on its buyout of Lion Nathan ($3.3bn) 

  • Advised Retirement Villages Group on its equity raising ($250m)

  • Advised Retirement Villages Group on its debt refinance 

  • Advised Macquarie Capital Alliance Group on its privatisation ($836m) 

  • Advised Retirement Villages Group on its acquisition of Zig Inge Group ($640m) 

  • Advised Salmat on its acquisition of HPA ($318m) 

*Includes transactions led by Birchgrove's Advisory Partners

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OUR SERVICES

We provide corporate advisory services to clients undertaking a significant transaction

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

JOINT VENTURES
COMPANY SALE
CAPITAL RAISINGS
BUSINESS DIVESTMENTS
GENERAL STRATEGIC CORPORATE ADVICE

ABOUT US

Birchgrove Capital Partners provides corporate advisory services to public and private companies that are embarking on significant transformation.

We are focused on providing independent strategic advice and forming long-term, trusted relationships with our clients.

Our clients benefit from having the dedicated focus from one of our Partners at every stage of the transaction. 

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OUR SERVICES

We provide strategic corporate advisory services to public and private clients undertaking the following transactions

  • Mergers & acquisitions

  • Company and business divestments

  • Joint ventures

  • Capital raisings

  • General strategic corporate advice

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Our Experience
Our Partners
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THE TEAM

HIRO SHIMADA
PARTNER
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  • Hiro is an experienced corporate adviser with over 20 years’ experience spanning Australia, the UK and Japan

  • He has advised corporate and private equity clients on public and private transactions across a number of industry sectors including general industrials, TMT, property, consumer, retail, healthcare, infrastructure and agribusiness

  • Prior to founding Birchgrove Capital Partners, Hiro was an Executive Director, Investment Banking at Nomura Australia Limited where he led coverage of the General Industrials sector

  • Prior to his role at Nomura, he held senior roles in the investment banking divisions of Investec and Macquarie

  • Hiro is also an Approved Advisor with the Advisory Board Centre, and currently sits on two private company Advisory Boards

  • Hiro holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales

CHARLIE LEWIS
ADVISORY PARTNER
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JOHN PERRY
ADVISORY PARTNER
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  • John has over 28 years of M&A, debt and equity raising, funds management and principal investment experience, holding senior leadership roles with a number of global investment banks, including Macquarie, RBS and CIMB, together with a number of years at KPMG

  • He has led businesses in Australia, New Zealand and South Korea and also worked across Asia, USA and the UK

  • John has advised on M&A transactions totalling over $10bn, raised $4+bn in equity and $2.5bn in debt, debt capital markets and bonds. He has also been responsible for undertaking a number of principal investments. This range allows him to excel in complex transactions requiring multiple investment banking skill-sets

  • John founded Conquest Capital to bring a range of corporate advisory and capital raising services to the mid-market and acts as an Advisory Partner to Birchgrove Capital Partners

  • Charlie is a credentialed investment banking practitioner, with nearly 30 years experience with leading firms Macquarie, Investec, Barings and EY

  • He has worked in Australia, South-East Asia, South Africa and the UK, setting up and leading advisory businesses in a number of emerging markets

  • Charlie has worked on transactions ranging from A$2 million to £2 billion and has a deep understanding of the key deal issues and likely stakeholder perspectives in complex situations

  • He has experience across most industry sectors and has expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and project finance across multiple geographies

  • Charlie founded Lewis Corporate Advisory to provide Strategic Advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity Raising services and acts as an Advisory Partner for Birchgrove Capital Partners

CONTACT

CONTACT US

BIRCHGROVE CAPITAL PARTNERS

Address: Level 17, 9 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Email: contact@birchgrovecp.com

Tel: + 61 421 646 563

ABN: 62 621 896 697

CAR AFSL: 456663

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