InterFinancial – TOP 5 in the 2021 M&A League Tables

24.2.2022

We love the business of empowering clients to achieve extraordinary outcomes through mergers and acquisitions. In fact, it gives us no greater pleasure than to see our clients achieve more, as a result of our partnership.

As a reinforcement of these values and what we’ve been able to achieve together, we’re delighted to share our 2021 league table performance:

Top 10 Firms on the Australian Mid-Cap M&A (US$500m) league tables 

Top 5 Firms on the Australian Small-Cap M&A (US$50m) league tables 

Every day, we strive to act as problem-solvers, partners and mentors for our clients, enabling businesses to achieve their goals through transition and change. This recognition of our efforts and position in the industry is one of our biggest achievements as an M&A firm to-date and one that we’ll be marking as a milestone in our corporate history.

On behalf of both InterFinancial and our high-growth tech division IFL Ventures, we wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for choosing to partner with us, entrust us and refer to us. We are delighted to work with you and hope you will celebrate this achievement as a mark of your success as much as ours.

LGIAsuper x Suncorp
InterFinancial advised LGIAsuper on its successful bid and agreement to acquire Suncorp’s superannuation business, Suncorp Portfolio Services Limited (SPSL), making history as the first Australian profit-for-members super fund to acquire a retail super fund. Read more here

Frontline Accounting
IFL Ventures advised Frontline Accounting on its 80% sale to the Phillipines-based PE firm Sierra Madre, helping shareholders realise a strong upfront exit value with earn-out potential. Learn more here

Alliance Automation
InterFinancial advised Alliance Automation on their 100% acquisition of APC Integration, having previously advised ERM Power in their 50% acquisition of Alliance Automation. Read more here

LGIAsuper x Energy Super
InterFinancial supported LGIAsuper in the merger of two similar and likeminded superannuation funds to create a strong, single Queensland-based superannuation fund of around $22 billion, managed on behalf of 120,000 members. Learn more here

Mipac
Advising Mipac on its 100% sale to GR Engineering, InterFinancial were delighted to help Mipac develop a relationship with a partner committed to taking the business to the next phase of its growth journey. Read more here

Precision Mining
With the support of IFL Ventures, Precision Mining joined Australian-based mining technology and software company MICROMINE as the result of a full sale. Learn more here

Brisbane Marine Pilots
InterFinancial acted as exclusive financial advisor to Brisbane Marine Pilots Pty Ltd (BMP) during the partnership with Auriga Group, enabling improved strategic options for BMP and its team in Brisbane and across Australia. Learn more here

Coxons Group
InterFinancial advised Coxons Group on its successful acquisition of MRC Australia, making Coxons Group the largest cooling solutions service and maintenance provider on the east coast of Australia.  Read more here

Fusion Sports
IFL Ventures advised Australian-based sports tech company Fusion Sport on its sale of Smartspeed to Vald, with both parties achieving a win-win outcome. Learn more here

Survey Dynamix
IFL Ventures advised Survey Dynamix in its sale to VHT, a US-based leading provider of customer-experience software. Together, Survey Dynamix and VHT can deliver best-in-class customer experience. Read more here

Bluefield
IFL Ventures advised asset management and maintenance consultancy company, Bluefield AMS Pty Ltd, on its sale to Deloitte Australia, working closely with shareholders to deliver unrivalled outcomes. Learn more here

AiRE
IFL Ventures oversaw the successful sale of AiRE to CoreLogic. This sale enabled CoreLogic’s real estate partners to identify and leverage actionable leads, in addition to streamlining business performance. Read more here

Broker Engine
IFL Ventures represented the owners of BrokerEngine throughout the entire sales process with their well-suited acquirer, Australian Finance Group (AFG). Learn more here

Scientia/Technology One
Clairfield International advised Technology One (Australia’s largest enterprise SaaS company) on the acquisition of Scientia, forming part of Technology One’s strategy to deliver end-to-end SaaS solutions for the Higher Education Sector. Download more information here 

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