Sayers Group nabs Goldman Sachs hotshot for deals
Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood
Feb 3, 2022 – 3.25pm
Australian advisory and investment firm Sayers Group has lured Goldman Sachs investment banker Will Broughton to bolster its dealmaking expertise.
Broughton, who heads Goldman Sachs Australia/NZ's busy consumer, retail and eduction coverage team, is expected to advise Sayers' clients across the firm's platform and deepen its capability in mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and direct investments.
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He joins Sayers Group as a partner, linking up with experienced dealmakers including ex-PwC duo Peter Mastos and Richard Shackcloth. Broughton is based in Melbourne.
It's a big hire for Sayers Group and its executive chairman Luke Sayers, and one that is sure to grab the attention of the big investment banks and advisory shops.
It shows Sayers Group, which started in 2020, is serious about muscling its way into Australia's corporate and deals advisory market, and can attract top talent to try to make it happen. It's Sayers Group's first known partner hire out of an investment bank.
Broughton spent 15-years inside Goldman Sachs' investment banking unit, working in its Melbourne and New York offices across sectors including M&A, industrials, natural resources and consumer, retail and education.
He has run Goldman Sachs' local consumer team for the past four years.
Anthony Macdonald co-edits Street Talk, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets. He has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au
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