Our story.
As one of a handful of independent corporate finance pioneers, Mike Ganon broke away from mainstream investment banking and founded Next Level Corporate Advisory as the tech bubble was bursting, in 2000.
Since then, we have successfully delivered innovative and transformative corporate development solutions to hundreds of business owners, boards and executive teams seeking to level-up their businesses and investments, in and out of Australia.
Why?
That’s easy - every client deserves high quality independent advice and corporate development execution that is tailor-made, aligned with their growth and/or exit aspirations, and free from the conflicts found in integrated financial firms.
It’s for that reason that Next Level Corporate Advisory remains independently owned and the first choice for corporate clients that value fiercely impartial advice, multi-decade expertise and deep industry intel and networks in and out of Australia.
How?
Unlike many other advisory firms, Next Level Corporate Advisory focuses on corporate development outcomes - not just advice and not just transactions.
We are not document processors and we don’t just jump straight into executing transactions.
Rather, we take the time to get to know you and understand your purpose, vision and corporate aspirations.
Once we fully understand you, we harness our ‘what’ to solve for your ‘why’.
What?
Buy, sell, takeover, merge, de-merge, divest, spin off, invest, lend, borrow, float, joint venture, refinance, restructure and everything in between.
We can engage with you in one of two ways:
Proactive - design, create, develop and execute long-range corporate development strategies, using M&A, exit, capital and other financially oriented corporate events.
Reactive - evaluate, advise, arrange, execute, manage (originate where required) transactions to support your existing strategy.
Who?
We serve wholesale clients only.
That means we spend all of our time advising on and arranging transactions for start-ups, scale-ups, mature family and privately owned businesses, registered native title body corporate/indigenous corporations, joint ventures, companies quoted on ASX and other international exchanges, family offices, professional and event driven/special sits investors.
Where?
Next Level Corporate Advisory services all key industries operating in Australia that make up Industry 3.0 and 4.0 and everything in between.
These include industrial/commercial services and supplies, developers, contractors, mining and resource services, defence, engineering/fab, professional, chemicals, fertilisers, food & agribusiness, materials, natural resources, energy and infrastructure.
Our Industry 4.0 expertise extends across software, mines of the future, robotics and advanced manufacturing, big data/cloud, AR/VR, fintech, omnichannel retailers/marketplaces, low carbon economy technologies (wave, solar, liquefaction, biofuels) and critical minerals.
different.
What really sets Next Level Corporate Advisory apart is our secret sauce - a unique blend of senior advisor expertise and our proprietary macro/corporate development lens peppered with specific industry intel, direct networks of buyers, sellers, investors and lenders, and decades of deal-making know-how.
And we inject this into each discussion, strategy, assignment and/or transaction across any industry.
Focused.
Next Level Corporate Advisory is laser focused on bringing about successful corporate development outcomes by using the following ingredients:
Connected.
Headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, we enjoy conflict-free national and international reach and proprietary networks built over the course of three decades.
