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Gemma Lynam

Partner, Deal Advisory

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Executive Summary

Executive summary

Gemma is a Partner in BDO’s Deal Advisory team in Brisbane. She has considerable corporate finance advisory experience—particularly in transaction-based work—through her IPO and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) experience. Gemma’s experience covers a broad range of sectors, company sizes, and transaction types. Generally, she is involved in transactions ranging from $10 million to $200 million.

Gemma uses her detailed M&A and listing processes knowledge together with her technical accounting, due diligence, and valuation knowledge to optimally position clients in preparation for a value realisation event.

Expertise

Experience

Advisory

  • Advisory for a timber mill in relation to preparing an information memorandum
  • Advisory services to a superannuation fund in relation to a potential share acquisition
  • Advisory to a professional services firm in relation to transaction and trading.

Due diligence

  • Due diligence in relation to the financial model for calculating an energy company’s payments in relation to a natural gas supply pipeline for a proposed project
  • Due diligence services for a capital management firm in relation to the proposed acquisition of a 20% interest in the target company
  • Due diligence services to a global payment platform provider in relation to the proposed acquisition of an AFSL licensee.

Financial modelling

  • Financial modelling for a fire systems company to assist with their capital raising process
  • Financial modelling to assist a medicinal products company with an IPO process.

Mergers and acquisitions

  • M&A sell-side advisory services to a safety technology manufacturer in relation to a potential sale of the business
  • M&A assistance to an automotive group in relation to a potential merger.

Valuations

  • Valuation of the intangibles in a health products company for tax purposes
  • Valuation report for a meat producer to determine the market value of a sublease for transfer duty purposes
  • Valuation services for a transport solutions company in relation to selective share buyback from the company and business valuation to assist shareholders in the event of succession plans
  • Valuation of a law firm for tax purposes, specifically to calculate transfer duty associated with buying in/selling out of the partnership.

Qualifications and affiliations

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
  • Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance
  • Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder

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