Scott Birkett

Executive summary

Scott is a Deal Advisory Partner with BDO in Brisbane, with over 18 years’ experience. Scott specialises in deal advisory, and has worked across the full breadth of the team’s client services, from advising on transactions in the hundreds of millions to smaller litigation and valuation work.

Expertise

• Due diligence
• Financial modelling
• Valuations (including independent expert reports and litigation support)
• Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

Experience

• Government financial advisory on major infrastructure projects, including assessing proposed water infrastructure, a motorway, and proposed cycling infrastructure
• Due diligence for transactions in many industries and of various sizes
• Valuation of large entities, utilities, mining assets, and smaller unlisted entities. Derivative instrument valuations for listed entities
• Independent expert reports for various public companies
• Financial modelling for company forecasts, and financial model reviews for lenders
• Advising on equity raisings, purchases, and divestitures (M&A)
• Litigation support, including for family law matters and personal injury claims; value calculations for litigation and legal disputes; and valuation reviews.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Business Management
• Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder, CFA Institute
• Affiliate member, CA ANZ