Pitcher Partners would like to congratulate Animalcare Group plc (“Animalcare”), an international animal health business, on its conditional acquisition of Randlab Group (“Randlab”), a privately owned, Australian-based equine veterinary business. This $120m deal is a major opportunity for Animalcare to enhance their presence in the equine veterinary market while adding to their existing product portfolio. […]

Pitcher Partners is proud to be home to eight of the top financial advisors in Australia. Three advisors from Pitcher Partners Melbourne are ranked among the top 25 of the nation’s leading wealth strategists, while another five from the national network have joined them in Barron’s Top 150 Australian Financial Advisers 2024 list. Across Australia, […]

Pitcher Partners strengthened its revenue while remaining an employer of choice for graduates in Australia, as it holds its place among the nation’s top 10 accounting firms. The Top 100 list, published in the Australian Financial Review, showed Pitcher Partners grew its revenue by 7% in the 2024 financial year to $349 million, retaining ninth […]

Australian mid-market business owners tend towards handing the reins of a business to someone they know, rather than pursue a sale, but many are risking a turbulent or failed transfer through the absence of a detailed plan.  The latest Pitcher Partners Radar Report revealed that 20% of business leaders lack a succession plan or are […]

A reluctance to plan for succession is putting the future of many middle market businesses at risk, as Australia prepares for the mass retirement or exit of as many as one million business leaders.   The latest Pitcher Partners Business Radar Report found one in five business leaders either didn’t have a succession plan in place […]

Pitcher Partners has kicked off the new financial year with the promotion of six new partners across the national network, strengthening the firm’s offering to clients in corporate finance, investment advisory, audit and family business. Our newly appointed partners are: Madhavi Perera, Adelaide (Business Advisory and Assurance) Tracey Norris, Brisbane (Private Business and Family Advisory, […]

Payton Capital, the Melbourne-based private credit fund management firm, has been acquired by HMC Capital in a $144 million cash and scrip transaction. HMC Capital, an ASX-listed alternative asset manager, will acquire 100% of Payton Capital in a deal that includes $127.5m paid upfront and an additional $16.5m payable in 12 months, conditional on loan […]

The State Budget handed down on Tuesday was focussed on reigning in spending by delaying some major infrastructure projects and scrapping some existing government programs. While this was welcomed to address the overspend, there was little relief or support for the businesses doing to heavy lifting in keeping revenue coming into the state coffers. The […]

Rising business costs offsetting increased demand, creating spectre of cost of doing business crisis Shift from short-term to long-term concerns, with leadership vision and adaptability now major barriers Decisive leadership with clear vision crucial for middle market success amid high costs and rising demand A cost of doing business crisis could offset increased demand for […]