What Blackpeak Capital does

Blackpeak Capital is an independent corporate advisory firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with an additional office in Melbourne. Founded in 2014 by Scott Colvin after a 17-year career in investment banking and management consulting (including at Credit Suisse), the firm provides corporate finance and strategic advice across three service lines: mergers and acquisitions advisory, capital raising advisory (equity, debt, and hybrids), and strategic advice on corporate strategy, growth initiatives, capital management, and investor relations. Its core team of approximately six senior professionals — including Executive Chairman Max Billingham (ex-Credit Suisse) and Managing Director Jamie Taylor (ex-Merrill Lynch) — engages directly with clients throughout each mandate, with no intermediating analyst layer implied by the staffing model.

The firm's core technology is non-existent in the conventional product sense; rather, its intellectual property is the accumulated advisory expertise of its senior team and a published library of ANZ-focused market research reports covering SaaS, IT services, fintech, healthtech, and the office of the CFO software market. The firm also operates Blackpeak Growth Partners, an internal investment vehicle that co-invests in growth equity rounds alongside advised clients, exemplified by its 2025 participation in Skutopia's financing round.

Blackpeak generates revenue primarily through professional services fees — retainers and transaction success fees — on M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory mandates, supplemented by investment returns from Blackpeak Growth Partners equity stakes. Its client base is concentrated in Australia and New Zealand technology growth companies (both private and ASX-listed), with selective cross-border reach enabled by a 2019 strategic alliance with US-based technology investment bank AGC Partners, giving the firm access to over 1,000 global strategic buyers and technology investors. Notable historical mandates include the WiseTech Global 2016 ASX IPO, Lumos Diagnostics 2021 ASX IPO, SuperChoice sale to Potentia Capital, and a A$130 million Series A mandate for Silicon Quantum Computing.

Name

Blackpeak Capital

Legal name

Blackpeak Capital

Website

https://blackpeakcapital.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blackpeak Capital is an independent Sydney-based corporate advisory firm providing M&A, capital raising, and strategic advice primarily to technology growth companies in Australia and New Zealand, with cross-border reach via a partnership with AGC Partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Finance Advisory

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technology & Software Growth Equity (FSANACAA)

Keywords

• Corporate advisory services
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Capital raising advisory
• Strategic advisory
• IPO advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

The Rocks

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory: Providing high quality, independent and objective advice to retained clients across the full spectrum of M&A transactions. Revenue is generated through advisory fees, typically success-fee based on transaction completion.
2. Capital Raising Advisory: Advising private and public companies on raising funds from institutional and high net worth investors. Revenue generated through advisory fees and potentially success fees tied to capital raising completion.
3. Strategic Advice: Independent, objective advice with respect to corporate strategy, growth initiatives, capital management and investor relations. Revenue through retainer or project-based advisory fees.
4. Growth Equity Investment: Blackpeak Growth Partners participates directly in growth equity rounds alongside advising clients, generating investment returns on equity stakes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blackpeak Capital is an independent corporate advisory firm based in Sydney providing financial and strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings (equity, debt and hybrids), and corporate strategy. The firm primarily serves technology growth companies in Australia and New Zealand, with additional coverage across Resources and Industrials sectors. They also operate Blackpeak Growth Partners as their growth investment arm.

Product overview

Blackpeak Capital is an independent corporate advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia, providing financial and strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings (equity, debt, and hybrids), and corporate strategy. The firm does not offer a software product or technology platform; rather, it delivers professional advisory services through its team of corporate finance advisors. The firm publishes periodic market update reports covering technology sectors including SaaS, IT Services, Fintech, and general technology trends in ANZ. The firm also operates Blackpeak Growth Partners as its growth investment arm. Services include M&A advisory, capital raising advisory, and strategic advice to private and public companies, with a focus on technology growth companies in Australia and New Zealand.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Independent and objective advice to retained clients across the full spectrum of M&A transactions, including buy-side and sell-side mandates, takeovers, and acquisitions for both private and public companies in ANZ. Targeted at growth-stage technology companies and corporate clients.
• Capital Raising Advisory Advisory services to private and public companies on raising funds from institutional and high net worth investors, covering equity, debt, and hybrid capital structures. Includes IPO preparation and execution, pre-IPO funding rounds, and growth equity capital raising.
• Strategic Advice Independent, objective advice with respect to corporate strategy, growth initiatives, M&A strategy, capital management, and investor relations. Targeted at boards, CEOs, and CFOs of growth-stage and established companies.
• Blackpeak Growth Partners (Growth Equity Investment) Growth equity investment vehicle that participates directly in growth equity rounds alongside advisory mandates, allowing Blackpeak to invest alongside clients in financing rounds. Targeted at growth-stage technology and growth companies in ANZ.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AGC PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2019Blackpeak Capital entered into a strategic alliance with AGC Partners, one of the leading global technology investment banks with an established track record in technology M&A and growth equity financings. Under this alliance, Blackpeak is AGC's technology investment banking partner in Australia and New Zealand. AGC has 50 professionals with offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Atlanta and London, and has completed more than 360 M&A and growth equity transactions since inception in 2003. The combined capabilities facilitate increasing cross-border opportunities between ANZ technology growth companies and investors and strategic buyers in North America and Europe.
• Blackpeak Growth PartnerscoreOthersBlackpeak Growth Partners is the growth investment arm of Blackpeak Capital that participates directly in growth equity rounds alongside advising clients. This vehicle allows Blackpeak to invest alongside clients in financing rounds, as demonstrated in the Skutopia growth equity round where they acted as exclusive financial advisor and also participated in the round.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Houlihan Lokey: Global investment bank with strong technology and growth equity advisory practices. Overlaps with Blackpeak on tech M&A and capital raising mandates at the larger end of the market.
• Lazard: Global financial advisory and asset management firm with a substantial technology M&A franchise. Competes with Blackpeak for ANZ tech advisory mandates where cross-border reach is required.
• Evercore: Large global independent advisory firm with a dedicated technology practice advising on tech M&A and IPOs. Represents the scaled incumbent tier that Blackpeak competes against for larger ANZ tech mandates.

Direct peers

• Arma Partners: Independent technology-focused advisory firm providing M&A and capital raising services to growth-stage and large-cap tech companies globally. Comparable to Blackpeak as a boutique, tech-only advisor serving founders and corporates on cross-border transactions.
• GP Bullhound: Global technology advisory and investment firm focused on digital, software and tech-enabled services M&A and growth capital. Closely comparable to Blackpeak as a specialist tech advisory boutique serving founders and growth-stage companies.
• AGC Partners: US-headquartered technology investment bank with 50 professionals across 9 global offices and 360+ tech M&A and growth equity transactions. Blackpeak Capital's formal strategic alliance partner since 2019, with Blackpeak serving as AGC's ANZ technology banking partner.
• Drake Star Partners: Global technology-focused investment bank advising on M&A and growth equity in software, digital media, fintech and tech-enabled services. Closely comparable business model to Blackpeak's technology-specialist advisory franchise.

Regional players

• Azure Capital: Australian independent corporate advisory firm specializing in M&A, capital raising and strategic advice, including a technology sector focus. Comparable ANZ boutique competitor to Blackpeak for tech and growth-company mandates.
• Pitt Capital Partners: Independent Australian corporate advisory firm providing M&A, capital raising and strategic advice. Comparable to Blackpeak as an ANZ-focused boutique competing for similar mid-market transactions.
• Sayer McIntosh: ANZ-focused independent corporate advisory firm providing M&A and capital raising services to growth companies. Directly comparable in business model, regional focus and client profile to Blackpeak.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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