About M&A Partners

M&A Partners is an independent Australian corporate advisory and investment firm dedicated to helping its clients through changes during the business life cycle.

About M&A Partners

M&A Partners is an independent Australian corporate advisory and investment firm dedicated to helping its clients through changes during the business life cycle.

Decades of Leading Experience and Client Success

The business was founded in 2008 by Antony Lynch, who has over 30 years experience in the Australian debt and equity markets and has worked with some of Australia’s most successful and fastest growing companies.

2008

Founded

30 years

Experiences

60+

Transactions

100+

Customers

Our Approach and Objectives

M&A Partners have extensive experience running professional transaction processes that maximise shareholder value and achieve an outcome within specific timelines​.

Our Approach and Objectives

M&A Partners have been advising private and public Australian / New Zealand based businesses for over 16 years, and have undertaken over 100 corporate transactions for our clients including sale of part or all of business, capital raisings, debt raisings and restructurings, business valuations, acquisition searches & mergers. Our objective is to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients via a combination of extensive research, market knowledge & experience and creative transaction solutions.

Alignment of Values

M&A Partners ensures that each stage of a transaction aligns with our clients values and strategy (both short and long term). We achieve this via extensive up front interaction with our clients to ensure we understand the key drivers and motivations for our engagement and the transaction.

Extensive Research & Due Diligence

Extensive market research, knowledge and due diligence underpins our approach to transactions and advice to our clients. We leverage industry leading knowledge to drive successful outcomes for our clients and identify potential transaction risks.

Creative Solutions

M&A Partners adopt creative solutions to complex M&A problems for our clients which gives us an edge in negotiations and speed of execution.

Our Team

Our team’s corporate advisory capabilities together with our industry experience have resulted in tailored end-to-end solutions for our clients as highlighted by our past and current engagement.

Antony Lynch
Managing Director

Antony has over 20 years experience in direct investment and corporate advisory in Australia and overseas. Roles include Avoca Capital Partners, a specialist corporate advisory and direct investment business, Hudson Conway, Wardley Limited and Hong Kong Bank in London and Hong Kong.

Andrew Balfe
Associate Director

Andrew has over 15 years’ corporate advisory experience, advising across multiple industries, including technology, distribution, manufacturing and biotechnology. Andrew has advised private business owners on growth, succession, equity management, business exits, structures and governance.

Tina Zhao
Vice President

Tina has over 10 years of experience in corporate advisory and investment banking. Tina has advised on a range of buy-side, sell-side and capital raising engagements across private and public markets in Australia, Hong Kong and mainland China.

Gary Head
Principle - Avoca Funds Management

Gary has over 35 years of experience in equity markets. As Head of UBS Equities in Australia and then Global Cash Equities, he sat on the underwriting committees for over 10 years. Gary was also a member of the Gresham Capital Investment Committee.

Bringing expertise to every transaction

M&A Partners have extensive experience running professional transaction processes that maximise shareholder value and achieve an outcome within specific timelines​.

Construction &  Engineering​

Financial Services​

Healthcare & ​Life Sciences​

Agriculture

Industrial & Manufacturing

Tourism

Telecom, Media & Technology

Retail & Consumer Products​

Avoca Funds Management provides capital to private businesses seeking growth, acquisitions, or liquidity events for their shareholders. With a focus on supporting companies through key transitions, we help businesses unlock their potential and achieve strategic objectives.