Advisory

We are trusted and experienced M&A buyside and sellside advisers with over 200 years of combined experience. We are both an adviser and a partner to our clients, committed to the duration of the investment.

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2025

Advised BDT & MSD on its A$2.6bn capital commitment into DBG Health.

2025

Advised Automic on the 100% sale to Advent International, valuing the company at A$725m.

2025

Advised Story House Early Learning on its acquisition of Aurrum Kids.

2024

Advised Viridios Group on the sale of Viridios AI to Bloomberg.

2023

Advised Roc Partners on its investment in Story House Early Learning.

2023

Advised Automic on its take-private of Advanced Share Registry.

2022

Advised FairSupply on its series A capital raise led by Airtree with alongside new investors Tidal Ventures and QIC, with participation from existing investor Minderoo.

2022

Advised Viridios Group on its c.A$55m Series B capital raise led by Roc Partners and Clear Vision Ventures.

2022

Advised Automic on debt financing to support its acquisition of Market Eye.

2022

Advised Princeville Capital on its investment in Immutable’s US$200m Series C financing, valuing the company at US$2.5bn.

2021

Advised Automic on its sale of a 35% minority interest to Five V Capital, valuing the company at approximately A$250m.

Advisory Services

We are active in buyside and sellside advisory with extensive private and public market expertise. Our team has led some of the largest private capital transactions in the region.

  • Buyside advisory
  • Bolt on M&A advisory
  • Sell-side advisory
  • Debt advisory
  • Private capital raising
  • Governance
  • Risk management

We were referred to Privatus by an existing investor as we are a young, fast growing company needing an adviser who could fully understand our business model, our industry and capital raising options. They invested time in understanding carbon markets and provided clear and direct strategic advice on our business plan and what steps we needed to take to be investor ready.

I value their high quality judgments which are based on experience and analysis. They also have the execution capacity to get stuff done and work side by side with us.

They identified the right lead investor in ROC Partners and managed the process front to back. Privatus are invested in our business, they are fully aligned with us and act as my sounding board on key issues.

Eddie Listorti (CEO and Founder of Viridios)

We retained Privatus when we were looking for private capital to help us take the business to the next level. As a founder led high growth technology company, we had clear requirements: we wanted an active investor but one we could work with and who understood our business and growth ambition.

Privatus prepared us for our capital raising and identified Five V as the right capital partner. The Privatus team are experienced, know the market and provided sound advice to guide us through the process.

Privatus invested alongside Five V and continue to work collaboratively with us across multiple topics from M&A strategy to risk and governance. We have strong relationships at multiple levels and they are a true partner for us as we continue to grow.

Paul Williams (Chairman and Founder of Automic)

  • Partner-led approach to buyside advisory, with early commitment to long-range opportunities and idea generation

  • Fundraising and co-investment capability to help scale up investment capacity

  • Ongoing support for bolt-on M&A, debt / equity financing, strategic advisory, and stakeholder management

  • Operational risk, compliance and governance support

  • Board representation if requested

  • Sell-side advisory including exit positioning and development of ‘equity story’

  • External valuation and ‘pricing’ for secondaries and continuation funds through investment capability

  • Prepping and partnering with sponsors for buyside opportunities

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