Martin Linhart's Strategic Move to BDO's M&A Partnership

People | Jan 07, 2025 | EIN

Martin Linhart, an experienced M&A adviser, has joined BDO's deals advisory team in Sydney as a partner. With over 17 years of experience at firms like PwC and Deloitte across Australia, the US, and Germany, Linhart brings a wealth of expertise to BDO. Previously, Linhart established his own consultancy, Make Consulting, which shifted its focus to providing emotional guidance for M&A professionals. At Deloitte, he worked on significant deals, including BHP's oil & gas divestment with Woodside. Recently, he co-led BDO's engagement in Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo's acquisition of STG Global for $100 million. BDO's Australian M&A team typically handles transactions valued between $20 million and $250 million, filling a gap in Australia's middle market.

Sectors

Financial Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Geography

Australia – Martin Linhart is joining BDO’s team in Sydney, Australia, and his recent work has been based there.
Germany – Linhart is originally from Germany and gained part of his experience at PwC and Deloitte in Germany, contributing to the geographical context.
United States – Linhart's professional experience includes time spent in the United States, providing a geographical context for his career.

Industry

Financial Services – The article is centered around Martin Linhart's move to BDO, a major player in financial advisory and M&A services, emphasizing the financial services sector.
Mergers & Acquisitions – Martin Linhart's role and achievements are primarily within the M&A industry, making it a key focus of the article.

Financials

$100 million – The closing deal amount for Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo's acquisition of STG Global in which BDO was involved.

Participants

Name	Role	Type	Description
Martin Linhart	M&A Advisor and Partner at BDO	Person	An experienced M&A professional with over 17 years in the field, joining BDO's Sydney deals team as a partner.
BDO	Employer of Martin Linhart	Company	A global advisory firm strengthening its M&A team in Sydney with Martin Linhart.
Make Consulting	Former Company founded by Martin Linhart	Company	A consultancy founded by Linhart that provided emotional guidance and counseling for M&A professionals.
PwC	Former Employer	Company	One of the Big Four accounting firms where Linhart gained substantial M&A experience.
Deloitte	Former Employer	Company	A Big Four accounting firm where Linhart worked in M&A advisory before founding Make Consulting.
Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo	Client in recent BDO engagement	Company	Japanese special-purpose vehicles company involved in acquiring STG Global.
STG Global	Target Company in acquisition	Company	Melbourne-based truck manufacturer acquired by Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo.
Daniel Coote	Financial due diligence leader	Person	BDO partner who led the financial due diligence for Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo's acquisition.
Pulin Desai	Tax due diligence leader	Person	BDO partner who led the tax due diligence for Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo's acquisition.
BHP	Company involved in past project	Company	A major Australian resource company involved in a notable oil & gas divestment project Linhart contributed to.
Woodside	Company involved in past project	Company	An Australian energy company involved in the merger with BHP's oil & gas assets.