Andy Cawthron

Executive summary

Andy is a Partner in BDO’s Deal Advisory team in Melbourne. He is a seasoned financial due diligence adviser with over 18 years’ dedicated financial advisory experience.

Andy has an in-depth understanding of complex M&A transactions, and extensive experience helping private equity and corporate clients execute M&A and capital markets transactions in Australia and overseas.

With a track record of excellence in both buy-side and sell-side engagements, he provides his clients invaluable support, guiding them through the intricacies of M&A transactions.

Andy is committed to working closely with his clients to proactively identify potential transaction risks early in the process. He provides innovative, tailored solutions to help clients maximise value, ensuring a ‘no surprises’ approach.

Expertise

• Financial due diligence (buy-side and sell-side)
• Financial vendor assistance
• Transaction documentation advice (e.g. share and purchase agreements)
• Completion accounts assistance
• Investigating accountant for initial public offerings (IPOs)
• Pre-lend reviews

Experience

• Extensive buy-side and sell-side experience working with private equity sponsors and strategic corporate investors across a variety of sectors, with a specific focus on healthcare, technology, services (including transportation and logistics), and consumer/manufacturing
• Significant experience advising clients in relation to transaction documentation and providing completion mechanism support
• Multiple investigating accountant engagements for clients undertaking IPOs.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Economics (Hons)
• Member, CA ANZ
• Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA)