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3 Additional International M&A Awards for SCD Advisory
We are happy and proud to announce that SCD Advisory has been recognised for our performance! A huge thank you to our clients and staff for the performance consistently delivered: 6 deals in 2022 vs 7 in 2021 and already 2 in 2023!
1) Global 100 by EMG Publishing group (UK): Best Boutique Corporate M&A Advisory Firm 2023 - SCD Advisory – Australia
Generally, SCD Advisory is engaged to assist private companies which generate revenue of $10 to $100m in the 4 value-added services sectors: IT Services, Management Consulting, Marketing & Digital, Design & Engineering. Their work is not simply to sell the business on, but to help shareholders prepare for the change that is to come. Key to this is the development of a comprehensive exit strategy, working closely alongside prominent strategic players or PE funds.
Since its inception, SCD has facilitated over 25 major deals, selling businesses to large groups including Capgemini, Deloitte, DXC, IBM, McKinsey, Mercer, Nous and Rapid Circle. Clients describe the team’s passion as contagious and its experience as invaluable.
3 core values drive SCD forward: trust, expertise and delivering outcomes.
2) Acquisition International M&A magazine (UK): Best M&A boutique 2022 – Australia
Pierre Briand is SCD’s Founder and Managing Partner. Pierre, whose background is in corporate finance, banking and wealth management, has 25 years of experience advising entrepreneurs. Having worked on many deals both in Australia and France, he has developed a reputation as a knowledgeable and trusted advisor.
We ask Pierre to tell us about the challenges the company has faced recently: “The M&A markets are in peak condition. There are several reasons for this. Interest rates are low, valuations are high due to post-COVID growth and there’s lots of cash available. The sectors we work with are in demand and attractive to investors, even in the high inflation / high rates context. In Australia we’re experiencing a shortage of talent due to reduced international mobility, recruiting the right people is challenging. Prioritising tasks and managing the expectations of clients and buyers has become more important than ever before.”
3) IE 100: International Elite 100 (UK): Corporate M&A Advisory 2023 firm of the year - Australia
Pierre is actively involved with managing both his team and the company’s clients. He tells us: “In current conditions, drive, focus and a lot of discipline are required to make a deal happen. Both parties need to know what they want. Our focus is to provide visibility for all stakeholders thereby gaining trust.”
When asked which skills a successful M&A advisor needs, Pierre explains:
“It takes time to accumulate the experience needed. The work is technical, but client and deal management requires an understanding of psychology too. Dealmakers need to have good listening skills and be empathetic. It’s important to learn how to manage stress and how to not take things personally. You can’t consider yourself a winner or a loser based on the positive or negative outcome of a deal. The job could be binary: at the end of the day, a deal is either signed or it is not.”
Written by: Pierre Briand, Founder & Managing Partner
Pierre brings 25 years of expertise in advising entrepreneurs, with a deep background in management and financial advisory across corporate finance, private banking, and wealth management. His extensive experience includes numerous sell-side and buy-side deals, IPOs, mergers, integrations, and consulting projects for both small businesses and large global corporations. As an established and highly regarded advisor, Pierre is known for his savvy, trusted guidance.
Pierre’s career began in Australia before he moved to France, where he worked with prominent business figures like billionaire François Pinault on M&A deals within the Artemis group. He then founded BC&D, an M&A small-cap firm in Paris, where he managed corporate advisory services across Europe, covering both origination and execution. His work extended beyond transactions, advising entrepreneurs on wealth management strategies to optimise the transition from business ownership.
In Paris, he held advisory roles at the Belgium Family Office (DeGroof) and as a senior private banker and head of the HNW segment for France at JP Morgan. Returning to Australia in 2015, Pierre established the ANZ subsidiary of a UK-headquartered M&A firm, executing 9 M&A transactions across Australia. In 2019, he launched SCD Advisory, where he has since completed 35+ transactions, earning multiple global awards in M&A advisory from 2021 to 2024. Notably, he was named ‘Deal Maker of the Year’ by Finance Monthly in 2022 for his sale of Hypothesis to McKinsey & Co.
Pierre graduated from the Business of Troyes in France and has a postgraduate in Corporate Finance from the University of Caen. He is also a certified Financial Analyst and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). Pierre further enhanced his credentials by completing the “Leading Professional Services Firms” program at Harvard Business School. His track record and accolades highlight his dedication to excellence and his exceptional skill in delivering successful outcomes for his clients.
Pierre is French, Australian citizen, Overseas Citizen of India. He is married and has two children. He is passionate about international travel, gastronomy, sailing and golf. As an experienced sailor, his motto in business and life in general is: “We cannot direct the wind, but we can trim the sails”
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