At Orrery Consulting we pride ourselves on providing independent, professional advice you can trust, based on many years of industry experience in delivering successful outcomes.
For most vendors, the sale of their business is a once in a lifetime opportunity to monetise the value created over many, many years. At Orrery Consulting, we ensure you are justly rewarded by maximising the price and providing professional advice you can trust to protect your interests.
Melinda’s Transaction Experience
Lead financial adviser to RCR International, a privately owned manufacturer and distributor of hardware and safety products in Australia and New Zealand, on their 100% sale to US owned EHI Australia.
Lead financial adviser to Texstyle, a privately owned manufacturer and distributor of quality blind fabrics globally, on their 100% sale to US based Rollease Acmeda.
Lead financial adviser to Kenbrock Flooring, a privately owned flooring manufacturer and wholesaler, on their sale to French based Gerflor.
Lead financial adviser to CMS Transport Systems on their successful sale to Wisetech Global (ASX:WTC). CMS is a leading provider of integrated road transport and logistics management systems across Australia.
Lead financial advisor to the vendors of a private company on their earn-out dispute resolution in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Project manager on the privatisation of the National Transmission Network (“NTN”), sold to NTL Inc for $650 million.
Project manager on the privatisation of two Commonwealth businesses within the Department of Administrative Services (DAS): DAS Distribution was acquired by Ausdoc Group Limited and Australian Operational Support Services was acquired by Kilpatrick Green.
Financial adviser to the Haygarth Group, a London based international marketing and communications agency on their sale to High Co, a publicly quoted French marketing services company, for approx. £65m.
Financial adviser to MCA, a London based internal marketing, branding and communications business on their sale to WPP, a publicly quoted global marketing services company, for approx. £45m.
Financial adviser to Finsbury, a London based financial public relations company on their sale to WPP, a publicly quoted global marketing services company, for approx. £60m.
Financial adviser to Square Mile, a London based financial public relations company on their sale to True North, a publicly quoted US based marketing services company, for approx. £10m. Subsequently advised the shareholders on the renegotiation of their earn-out following the take-over of True North by IPG.
Management consulting and change management advice to a number of Australia’s largest TAFE providers with respect to their customer engagement procedures, cash management and handling policies and procedures and student debt management procedures.
David’s Transaction Experience
Lead financial adviser to Axima Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yang Kee Group (Australia) Pty Ltd. Axima is one of Australia’s leading freight forwarding and contract logistics specialists with offices in Hong Kong and China.
Lead financial adviser to Clemenger International Freight, one of Australia’s leading private international freight forwarding businesses on the sale of a majority interest to Hong Kong based Sui Jun Group.
Lead financial advisor to OTSA and OTSP, international freight forwarding and warehousing businesses, on their 100% sale to German owned and controlled a.hartrodt Australia.
Management buy-out and major restructure of the Transtar International Freight Group from 2009 – 2018. Subsequent 100% sale to TVS Logistics: 2015 – 2018. David remained a Director of the TIF Group until August 2018.
Origination, funding and development of in excess of CHF300m high end residential apartment and chalet projects in Switzerland as an owner and Director of the RRE Group.
Co-lead adviser for the financing of the new Wembley Stadium. This was an extremely complex financing given the public sentiment, the range of stakeholders and the fact that Chase and Barclays had previously failed in their efforts to successfully fund the project. Multiplex and West LB successfully structured equity, mezzanine and debt funding totalling £757m to underpin the construction of the project.
Origination and financing for Multiplex of numerous mixed use tower developments in London to the value of £300m.
Debt raising of £25m to finance the redevelopment of the Chelsea Football Club, West Stand, Stamford Bridge, London.
Project manager responsible for the sale of the Link Telecommunications mobile phone business to RSL Communications.
Project manager responsible for the privatisation of two Commonwealth businesses (Asset Services and Australian Property Group) within the Department of Administrative Services. The businesses were successfully sold to P&O Services and Knight Frank Price Waterhouse respectively.
Project manager responsible for Phase 1 and 2 of the privatisation of the National Transmission Network. Phase 1 and 2 of this project included: significant vendor due diligence, deal structuring, consideration of property issues and an access regime to exist in a post sale environment, O&M and key customer negotiations, review of transition of capital works in progress and preparation of sale documentation.
Strategic advice in relation to the merger of a subsidiary of Belron International, a U.K. listed company with a major U.S. manufacturing business.
Adviser to Gribbles Pathology, a major Australian medical group. The engagement involved the development of a shareholder value strategy, vendor due diligence programme, negotiation of the exit of existing shareholder groups, preparation of an information memorandum, debt reconstruction, institutional and corporate equity raising in Australia, Asia and the USA and deal completion. The engagement resulted in a 50/50 joint venture with the Berjaya Group of Bhd of Malaysia.