Graeme specialises in providing personalised advisory services to family enterprises and significant corporate groups. Graeme has considerable experience assisting his client to establish and develop new enterprises. He enjoys working with his clients on their journey and has worked with many of his clients for more than 20 years.

Graeme was one of the founding partners of mhm in 1992, a local South Australian business advisory firm. Over 18 years he helped the firm grow to become one the largest professional services practices in South Australia, prior to merging with Deloitte in 2010.

Graeme’s wealth of experience has provided him with a special insight into the challenges faced by business owners and operators. He also understands the personal satisfaction that can be derived by assisting clients in managing those challenges.

The longevity of his relationships has seen Graeme travel the business cycle, and also personal lifecycle, with many of his clients. He has shared in their triumphs as well as their setbacks, especially as life transitions. His expertise in estate maters, coupled with long term relationships, means that family groups and individuals rely on him as a trusted advisor, particularly in the role of executor on the passing of a family member.

Graeme’s client projects include:

• Buy-back of a family enterprise from an overseas shareholder
• Sale of a significant group of businesses in the retirement sector (on behalf of a diverse group of investors) to a large organisation associated with one of Australia’s largest corporations
• Benchmarking for numerous pharmacy clients
• Financial management of significant development projects
• Restructuring a number of partnerships (eg following a dispute resolution)
• Restructuring a significant family enterprise to enable growth opportunities to be realised during a period of succession
• Sale of significant family enterprises to public companies
• Wind-down of Australian activities of a foreign public company in preparation for a take-over
• Assisting clients resolve business disputes and matrimonial settlements
• Assisting with estate planning, developing a comprehensive Estate Planning Guide for family groups and individuals (available on request)