Our Point of Difference
Rigour, Reach and Alignment Generalist Advisers Can't Match
By combining in-house capital markets and legal expertise with a principal-led process and a targeted, capital-backed network, we deliver a level of rigour and alignment beyond a generalist adviser or brokerage.
Principal-led, in-house
We combine capital markets and legal expertise under one roof, with every mandate led by principals: never handed to juniors or third parties.
The right buyer, not any buyer
We leverage an extensive network of buyers, investors and financiers, built to find the right counterpart for every mandate.
Relationships, not cold search
Every mandate is matched against relationships already in place, meaning faster, better-fit outcomes for you and the counterpart.
Full-ecosystem reach
Our network spans the entire transaction and consulting ecosystem, giving us reach most advisory firms simply can't match.
Our Team
Managing Partner
Grant Dearlove
Grant brings more than three decades of executive leadership across law, property, corporate governance and M&A to his role as Managing Partner. A practising solicitor of the High Court of Australia for over 30 years, he has built, listed and led enterprises across the legal, property and financial services sectors, including 28 years as a company director of private and ASX-listed businesses.
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As former Executive Chair of AF Legal Group (ASX-listed), Grant led its 2019 ASX listing, six law-firm acquisitions, two capital raises and expansion to 20 national locations, growing revenue from $4.9M to $18.8M. He currently serves as Independent Chair of LAWD and Chair of both Cottee Parker and Bennett+Bennett.
Execution Lead
Tom Dearlove
Tom brings financial modelling and transaction execution experience across Australian and North American markets in project finance and M&A. He has advised on M&A, valuation and modelling for major infrastructure and energy transactions across Australia, Toronto and New York, ranging from $200M to $1.2Bn, as well as sell-side due diligence for firms with $1M to $50M EBITDA.