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TRUST

 

EXPERIENCE

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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.

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  • 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) 

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*Includes transactions led by Birchgrove's Advisory Partners

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OUR SERVICES

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We provide corporate advisory services to clients undertaking a significant transaction

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

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

ABOUT US

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

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

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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

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  • 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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