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Capital Advice’s advisory services include:
All of Capital Advice’s advisory services rely on the following fundamentals:
- developing a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses
- a strategic approach focused on our clients’ needs and objectives
- rigorous financial and business analysis
- sound, honest advice – sometimes the best advice can be to not undertake a particular transaction.
Importantly, our advice is independent and objective. Capital Advice has no inherent conflicts of interest – we do not manage investment funds or private equity funds, we do not undertake securities underwriting or trading, and we are not engaged in any brokerage business with financial institutions from a sale and trading standpoint.
The investor relations advice previously provided by Capital Advice is now being provided by Market Eye as Market Advice - part of Market Eye's comprehensive suite of investor relations services.
Merger & acquisitions
The successful execution of organic growth strategies, uniquely positions companies to also pursue non-organic growth through mergers & acquisitions including public company takeovers, private treaty acquisitions, mergers, and joint ventures.
Capital Advice provides M&A advice covering, amongst other things, due diligence, valuation, deal structuring and negotiation strategy. Capital Advice has broad M&A experience having previously advised:
- Seven Network on its formation of an Australian joint venture production company with Granada Media and its associated $140 million investment in Seven
- Technicolor on its $32 million investment in (and subsequent acquisition of) SouthernStar Duplitek via convertible notes
- BAT plc on its $1.1 billion acquisition of the minority interests in British American Tobacco Australasia Limited
- Email on its $1.1 billion defence of a hostile takeover offer from Smorgon Steel
- RMC plc on its $300 million acquisition of Rugby plc’s 55% interest in Adelaide Brighton Cement as part of its global merger with Rugby plc
- Rothmans International on its global merger with BAT and their $2.5 billion of assets in Australia – including the acquisition of the minority interests in WD&HO Wills, merger of WD&HO Wills and Rothmans Australia to form British American Tobacco Australasia, and acquisition of BAT New Zealand by Rothmans Australia
- Email on its $180 million acquisition of Southcorp’s Appliance Division
- ANI on its $1.3 billion takeover defence of competing hostile offers from Evans Deakin Industries and Smorgon Steel.
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Divestments and corporate restructurings
Whether having successfully executed a growth strategy, or undertaking a corporate restructuring, many companies seek to realise value by selling all or a part of their business. Capital Advice has proven structured sale process experience that has maximised vendor objectives.
Capital Advice has broad divestments and corporate restructuring experience having previously advised:
- Smorgon Steel / One Steel on its $55 million sale of Email Metering
- John Fairfax Holdings (now Fairfax Media) on its sale of citysearch online directories
- Email on its $485 million sale of Major Appliances Group
- Rothmans International on its global merger with BAT and their $2.5 billion of assets in Australia – including recapitalisation of BAT Australasia, sale of Rothmans Indonesia, and divestment of local tobacco brands to address local competition issues.
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Balance sheet and capital optimisation
In today’s corporate environment, companies need to have as low a cost of capital as is feasible to maximise returns for shareholders and successfully compete for assets. Also, the investment community is actively focusing on corporate balance sheets and “lazy” capital in determining where to invest their funds. As such, it is imperative that listed companies have efficient balance sheets that optimise their capital position.
Capital Advice can provide advice on capital management, dividend policy and optimal capital structure.
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Capital raisings and sell-downs
A critical piece for any growth strategy is putting in place an appropriate funding package. Capital Advice can provide advice on equity and debt funding, and has an extensive network of institutional investors, retail brokerages, private equity funds and high net worth individuals that can be approached depending on the investment opportunity.
Also, many companies have shareholdings in listed companies that are no longer strategic in nature. Capital Advice can provide advice on structuring sell-downs and has access to institutional and retail distribution via a number of brokerage firms.
Capital Advice has broad equity capital markets experience having previously advised:
- Macquarie Bank on its $325 million IPO of Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group
- John Fairfax Holdings (now Fairfax Media) on its $250 million IPO of PReSSes (reset preference shares)
- CPH Investment Corp on its $436 million secondary sell-down of a 14.9% shareholding in John Fairfax Holdings
- Seven Network on its $350 million secondary sell-down of its shareholding in Cable & Wireless Optus.
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Corporate finance
Many company Boards and management teams now seek independent advice on major corporate transactions outside the framework of traditional investment banking advice.
Capital Advice is uniquely positioned to provide such independent advice given we have no inherent conflicts of interest – we do not manage investment funds or private equity funds, we do not undertake securities underwriting or trading, and we are not engaged in any brokerage business with financial institutions from a sale and trading standpoint.
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Growth strategies
Part of building close, long term relationships with clients is also assisting in the development and consideration of growth strategies, as opposed to only executing a transaction.
Capital Advice can assist a company’s management team or Board to formulate appropriate growth strategies ahead of any specific corporate activity. Ronn Bechler, the founder of Capital Advice, has provided significant strategic advice to a number of leading industrial, telecommunications and media companies on growth opportunities, joint ventures, new markets and greenfield operations.
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