Pier Capital

Our Experience

1.	Recent Illustrative Engagments
2.	Directors Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions

Major roles have included:
•	Extracorp Pty Ltd – sale to ESPN (Amount n.d.)
•	Console Australia Pty Limited – sale to onthehouse.com.au Limited ($42m)
•	Australian Health Management Group Limited – merger with Medibank Private Limited ($367m)
•	Office of Asset Sales - sale of the Australian Wool Stockpile ($1.4bn)
•	Australian Government - sale of 3G Spectrum ($1.2bn)
•	Telstra - acquisition of 51% of DiGi Swisscom ($850m)
•	BHP - sale of 50% interest of Orbital Engine Corporation ($24m)
•	Leighton’s Holdings - acquisition of NDC from Telstra (amount n.d.)
•	Australia International Group - acquisition of Perth Airport ($640m)
•	Cashcard – sale to First Data ($260m)
•	Publishing and Broadcasting Limited – New Media transaction advice
•	ETRADE Australia - acquisition of HSBC Stockbroking ($51m)
•	Moshtix – sale to News Limited (amount n.d.)
•	Geo Flooring - management buy-out (amount n.d)
•	Simsmetal - acquisition of Wanless Scrapmetal ($20m)
•	Southern Star - acquisition of Circle Plc ($40m)
•	Anitech - MBO (amount n.d.)
•	Nearctic sale to Brambles ($20m)
•	Open Telecommunications - acquisition of Indian Pacific Communications ($15m)
•	Yuendumu Mining Company - uranium deposit sale (pro-bono)

Equity Capital Markets

Major roles have included:
•	AMP initial public offering and financial adviser ($4.1bn)
•	Optus initial public offering domestic co manager ($6.6bn)
•	Telstra second Govt Sell-down domestic co manager ($7.4bn )
•	Comindico private equity raising ($164m)
•	PC Tools private equity raising (US$20m)
•	Hawker Pacific Group – Financial and structuring advice for offshore private equity raising (amount n.d.)
•	Orbis Mandatum – private equity raising (amount n.d.)
•	ASM Liquor - private equity raising and strategic initiatives
•	Barrons Brewing – private equity raising (amount n.d.)
•	Po Valley Energy initial public offering and financial adviser ($20m)
•	Jumbuck Entertainment initial public offering ($2m)
•	Open Telecommunications private equity and financial adviser ($12.5m), initial public offering and financial adviser ($20m) and strategic placement to Queensland Press ($30)
•	ComOps initial public offering and financial adviser ($6m)
•	Telemedia initial public offering and financial adviser ($15m)
•	Scanbox Asia Pacific initial public offering and financial adviser ($12m)
•	Challenger Endowment Warrants underwritten capital raising ($35m)
•	Engin rights issue ($6m)
•	Arrow Energy options underwriting ($6m)
•	Kingsgate Consolidated rights issue ($4m)
•	PA Property Trust secondary placement ($34m)
•	RecruitASP private equity ($1m)
•	Probiotec private equity ($2.5m)

Financial and Corporate Advice

Major roles have included:
•	Race Dental Laboratory – advising on strategic growth initiatives
•	Cellnet Group Limited – advising on strategic growth initiatives
•	Probiotec Limited – financial advice
•	Southern Phone Company Limited – industry and operational review
•	ETRADE Australia adviser on strategic growth initiatives
•	ANZ Grindlays valuation of ANZ Gridlays, leading to sale for $1.6bn
•	Cable & Wireless Optus scoping study and valuation on the Hybrid Fibre Coaxial cable
•	Hagemeyer Technology expert’s report pursuant to the acquisition of Tech Pacific Group ($400m)
•	World Bank Financial Services commercial and financial review of a major Eastern European Bank
•	People Telecom adviser on strategic growth initiatives
•	Medical Indemnity Protection Society – Strategic advice
•	Reckon Limited – Business initiative advice
•	BTIG Australia Limited –Australian business establishment
•	Mobile Active Limited – strategic shareholder issues
•	Extracorp – strategic acquisition advice
•	Royal Flying Doctor Service reorganisation eight independent entities into one national group
•	Hazelton Air Services Holdings strategic adviser to shareholders
•	Power Facilities Limited strategic on electricity generation and transmission opportunities
•	EIE-international corporation refinancing debt for Bond University
•	CLARCOR Inc acquisition of strategic shareholding in GUD Holdings Ltd and establishing the joint venture, Baldwin Filters
•	OPSM adviser on capital management strategies
•	Senetas Corporation adviser on capital management strategies