Pitcher Partners welcomes eight new partners

Pitcher Partners has announced eight new partners this month.

The association’s national chairman John Brazzale welcomed the new appointments and credited their commitment to delivering the best advice for clients.

The new partners, who will be based in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth, include:

• Karen Levine – Pitcher Partners Brisbane, Private Business and Family Advisory
• Lindsay Bainbridge – Pitcher Partners Melbourne, Business Recovery and Insolvency
• Adam Blizzard – Pitcher Partners Melbourne, Business Advisory and Assurance
• Tim Bradd – Pitcher Partners Melbourne, Business Recovery and Insolvency
• Daniel Burt – Pitcher Partners Melbourne, Tax Advisory
• Marion Lim –  Pitcher Partners Melbourne, Business Advisory and Assurance
• Irina Tan – Pitcher Partners Melbourne, Tax Advisory
• Michael Fay – Executive director, Pitcher Partners Perth, Audit and Assurance

“Pitcher Partners prides itself on its culture that nurtures talent and creates opportunity for growth, because looking after our people ultimately provides better results for our clients, which are the businesses that are driving Australia’s economy,” Mr Brazzale said.

“Growing our network and injecting senior talent into the partnership network keeps the ideas fresh and sharp, which shapes the way our clients are supported.

“We back our people to ensure they can deliver on our continuing mission to making business personal.”

The new appointments come after Pitcher Partners announced record deal volumes for Queensland in 2021.

In its Queensland Deal Pulse report released in April, Pitcher Partners reported 337 M&A deals (up 28 per cent on 2020) and up 342 per cent in deal value ($44.3 billion).

It was also reported that technology, media and telecommunication were the most active sector in Queensland M&A for three years in a row with 64 deals.

“Despite the storm clouds of inflation and labour and supply shortages on the horizon, M&A deals are not slowing down, at least in the short term,” the firm said in a statement.

“While the high-equity valuations and low-interest rate environment that helped support them may be facing some headwinds, the economic fundamentals that support dealmaking are still strong."

Neil Griffiths

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