Corporate Finance
Ord Minnett Corporate Finance provides clients with best-in-class service across the spectrum of capital market financing, mergers and acquisitions, and aftermarket support
Expertise
A PROUD HERITAGE OF EXCELLENCE
Ord Minnett Corporate Finance executives have many years of global investment banking and commercial experience. In putting together a team for a particular assignment we are able to draw on a variety of professional backgrounds, including finance, engineering, law, accounting, retail, agriculture and management consulting.
Capabilities
Ord Minnett Corporate Finance provides clients with best-in-class service across the spectrum of capital market financing, mergers & acquisitions and aftermarket support.
Specialisation in underwriting and advising companies that are seeking to raise capital.
- ASX IPO
- Pre-IPOs
- Secondary raisings for listed companies (institutional placements, share purchase plans, entitlement offers, selldowns and block trades)
- Unlisted growth capital
Equity and equity-linked security issuance capabilities (convertible notes).
Fixed income / hybrid capital (convertible preference shares, subordinated notes and capital notes) origination, structuring, execution and distribution.
Advisory and evaluation of capital requirements:
- Optimal capital structure analysis
- Review of funding options
- Execution of capital management strategies
- Negotiation with senior and junior lenders
Corporate strategy development, and assistance in the development of business plans, industry analysis, competitive positioning and shareholder communication strategies.
Investor identification, engagement and education – including strategic investors.
Board structuring advice and proprietary executive & non-executive Director candidate database.
- Merger & acquisition advisory capabilities across public market takeovers and defence
- Strategic advisory relating to the assessment of divestitures and joint ventures
- Target/acquirer identification, review and approach strategy
- Transaction structuring, negotiation, due diligence, risk analysis valuation, financing and execution
- Defence preparation, offer analysis, response strategy and corporate valuation
- White knight search and engagement
The most comprehensive and best-resourced emerging company coverage in the Australian market.
Complete investor coverage encompassing institutional investors, family offices, High Net Worth individuals and retail investors, across Australia and internationally.
Multi-channel after-market support:
- Market commentary & trade activity analysis
- Domestic & international roadshows
- Investor conferences & media relations
- Presentations to the Ord Minnett network
Proprietary research from our experienced team of equity research analysts and investment strategists, supplemented by access to global institutional research – delivering unparalleled breadth and depth.
Ord Minnett's equity research product offering was ranked the #1 Emerging Company Focused Broker and #2 Overall (including global investment banks) for Small Cap Priority Accounts in 2019.*
Research Platform Overview
- Ord Minnett's proprietary research from our in-house team of research analysts and investment strategists are renowned for their coverage of emerging ASX-listed stocks
- Ord Minnett’s equity research product offering was ranked as the #1 Emerging Company Focused Broker and #2 overall (including global investment banks) for Small Cap Priority Accounts in 2019
- Ord Minnett was also ranked as the Most Improved (2017 to 2019) for All Investors Small Cap Stock Research
- Coverage of >80 emerging companies across a range of sectors, including technology, diversified financials, travel and consumer discretionary, resources, property and professional services
- Ord Minnett’s Research ‘black out’ period is 14 days (vs. 45 days for most US-operating investment banks)
*Peter Lee Research Ranking Survey, 2019
Deal Credentials

Leadership Team

Ross Baildon - Managing Director & Head of Corporate Finance
Ross has over twenty five years' investment banking experience covering capital markets, equity sales, sales trading & trading. Ross has been instrumental in delivering and executing over 350 successful capital market transactions including pre IPO, privatisations, IPOs, follow-ons and equity-linked across all Asia Pacific markets. His previous roles include Managing Director and Head of ECM Syndicate Asia for UBS and Credit Suisse.
P: +61 7 3214 5509
Get in Touch
Start a Conversation with Ord Minnett Corporate Finance today.
'Best-in-Class advice to clients'