Corporate Finance

Large Diversified Industrial Group (Oct 2003 valuation)
Completed a detailed valuation of a large diversified industrial group, including various operating companies with significant property assets to assist in the restructure of the Group’s shareholding.

Chiquita Brands South Pacific
Provided strategic and financial advice on the sale of a major asset.

Jacobsen Venue Management
Currently the financial advisor to the preferred consortium for the development construction of the Auckland Entertainment Centre.

Ausdoc On Demand
Managed the purchase of two underperforming divisions of a publicly listed company in the digital printing industry, for integration into the operations of our client. The project included detailed evaluation of the target businesses including assessment of potential synergies with our client’s existing operations, and negotiation of the purchase. Complexities included ensuring the key customer contracts were retained, and the assumption of many hundreds of individual plant and equipment leases.

Land Owner & Cattle Operation
Managed the sale process for approximately 26,000 acres of land and one of the largest Angus cattle operations in Australia. The sale process was complicated by the severe drought conditions that afflicted much of the NSW rural community.

Coalmine Site
Led the sale of a complex coalmine site with significant mining and development potential and substantial environmental issues.

Television and Media Services
Capital raising – Led the recapitalisation of this public company through a private placement and an on-market rights issue.
Divestments – Led the sale of Val Morgan (Aust) Pty Limited, a subsidiary of TMS, to a consortium including Hoyts Limited, Village Roadshow Limited and Amalgamated Holdings Limited. Allen Capital also led the sale of another TMS subsidiary, Omnilab.