Tony Schiavello
National Leader, Mergers and Acquisitions
As one of the fastest growing specialist M&A teams in Australia, BDO’s M&A advisers provide hands-on lead advisory services for mid-market deals with transaction values typically ranging between $20 million and $250 million.
Our structured deal methodology, forged through the successful completion of numerous transactions over many years, simplifies complexity to deliver compelling outcomes at speed.
Whether you’re considering an acquisition, exit strategy, divestment, IPO or securing private investment, our deep transaction experience across a range of industries, maximises process efficiency and transaction certainty, adding significant value.
Our strong links with BDO’s global M&A offices enables us to maximise buyer or investor interest, or alternatively, identify acquisition growth opportunities in international markets - maximising the chances of a successful transaction.
Further, when combined with the broader suite of BDO transaction advisory services, including financial due diligence, tax due diligence and tax structuring advice, BDO can provide a bespoke end-to-end advisory service for all your transaction requirements.
How BDO can help
We spend time investigating your business to understand the matters to be addressed pre-sale and appropriately document in preparation for due diligence. Our approach entails:
- Assessing transaction objectives and issues upfront and developing a detailed plan to deal with these in an efficient and effective manner.
- Expertise in creating high impact sale documents which portray the key selling themes of the business in a highly positive light.
- Deep local and global networks which expand potential buyer/investor pools, maximising competitive tension.
- Expertise in deal management and negotiation, maintaining price and terms whilst allowing you to run your business.
