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Lachlan Cantwell

Director, Deal Advisory

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Executive Summary

Executive summary

Lachlan is a Director in the Deal Advisory team at BDO in Melbourne, with over a decade of M&A and advisory experience.

He has experience assisting privately-owned and ASX-listed companies on corporate transactions, including divestments, acquisitions and capital raising assignments.

Lachlan focuses on mid-market deals with transaction values typically ranging between $20 million and $250 million across the technology, automotive, healthcare and industrials sectors.

Expertise

  • Assisting clients in designing and executing a confidential sale process tailored to their needs, from planning to completion.
  • Working with clients to identify acquisition targets and execute transactions.
  • Advising on the optimal capital structure, including assisting in raising new equity and/or debt to support business growth, refinancing, or transaction outcomes
  • Provision of corporate advisory services to public and private companies that provide actionable advice to improve the value of businesses in advance of an eventual transaction process.

Experience

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

  • Advised the shareholders of a globally awarded Microsoft Partner on their sale
  • Advised a private investment consortium on its acquisition of a Melbourne-based cybersecurity software specialist
  • Advised an ASX-listed technology business on the divestment of its consumer infrastructure business.

Automotive

  • Advised on the management buy-out of a business with 26 Australian dealerships on behalf of key executives and the Dealer Principals
  • Advised the shareholders of a network of six automotive dealerships in South-Eastern Victoria, on their divestment to another dealer.

Other select engagements

  • Advised a leading healthcare education and training provider on its equity investment by US-based private equity firm
  • Advised the founder of a metal recycling business on the sale of their business
  • Advised an ASX-listed business on the divestment of its security and information technology distribution business

Qualifications and affiliations

  • Bachelor of Business
  • Member, CA ANZ

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