Silvio Colaluca

Executive summary

Silvio is a Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team at BDO in Melbourne, specialising in lead M&A advisory services for mid-market deals.

Silvio is known for building long-term, partnership-driven relationships, guiding clients through the full M&A lifecycle, from strategic planning to successful exit. He brings tailored mid-market commercial insight and deal management expertise to every engagement.

With more than 15 years of experience advising on both domestic and cross-border transactions, Silvio supports shareholders and businesses through divestments, acquisitions, IPOs, private equity transactions and broader corporate advisory matters.

His sector expertise spans industrial services, professional services, technology, automotive, and manufacturing and wholesale industries.

Expertise

• Sell-side adviser to private business owners
• Adviser to ASX-listed companies regarding the sale of core and non-core businesses
• Buy-side adviser to corporates (domestic and global) and private equity
• Independent lead financial adviser on IPO to the ASX
• Corporate adviser to management buyout teams, including buy-side, capital raising and debt raising advice
• Transaction readiness and value-enhancement corporate advisory services

Experience

• Advised the shareholders of a leading Australian flooring solutions company on its sale to a European flooring giant
• Advised a private financial consortium on multiple acquisitions of mission-critical cyber security software and services companies
• Advised the founders of an Australian leader in complex digital transformation projects and solutions on their sale to a global IT services and technology group
• Advised a management buyout team on the complex acquisition of a large-scale automotive dealership, including providing acquisition advice, deal and capital structuring advice, and sourcing of equity and debt
• Advised the founders of a cutting-edge, high-growth e-commerce payment solutions software company on its sale to a global fintech group

Qualifications and affiliations

• Member of CA ANZ
• Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Accounting)

Deals

• Signature Floors, innovative Australian flooring company, sold to B.I.G.
• Velrada, globally awarded Microsoft Partner, sold to ASG Group
• Consumer infrastructure business of Spirit Technology Solutions sold to DGtek
• Autoleague acquires the Australian automotive dealerships of IDOM Inc
• Metal Men Recycling acquired by ROC Partners
• Hills Limited’s SIT distribution business sold to Dicker Data
• Debt facilities secured for Ravensworth Agriculture to support growth plans
• Sale of Fillr, world’s most intelligent autofill platform, to Rakuten inc.
• Sale of Vortiv Ltd’s cloud & cyber-security business
• Mach7 Technologies acquires radiology image viewing & integration platform provider Client Outlook