Adara Advisors

Name

Adara Advisors

Legal name

Adara Advisors Pty. Limited

Website

https://adaragroup.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Investment Management Advisory (RIA) (FSAEAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Official Development Assistance (ODA) Program Management (BPADAOAC), Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF)

Keywords

• Corporate advisory services
• Private placement agent
• Capital raising advice
• Maternal newborn health
• International development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

The Rocks

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Advisory Fees: Adara Partners and Adara Advisors generate fees by providing independent corporate advisory services to Australian companies including independent advice, second opinions, complex commercial problem solving and capital raising advice. These fees support Adara Development's work.
2. Donations: Public donations to Adara Development entities in Australia, USA, UK, and Bermuda. From Adara's inception to end of 2024, donors have contributed more than AUD $52.3 million. 100% of donations received go directly to project-related costs as businesses fund administration costs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Adara Advisors is a licensed private placement agent (AFSL 415611) that raises capital for global private equity and hedge fund managers. As part of the Adara Group, its advisory profits fund Adara Development, which delivers maternal, newborn and child health programmes and remote community development in Uganda and Nepal through models such as AdaraNewborn, AdaraRemote, Hospital to Home, Baby Ubuntu, and the Adara Youth Community Centre.

Product overview

Adara Advisors operates as part of the Adara Group, which consists of Adara Partners (boutique corporate advisory firm providing independent strategic advice to Australian companies) and Adara Development (international development organisation). Adara Development delivers programmes across Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, and Remote Community Development through modules including AdaraNewborn (evidence-based maternal and newborn care), Hospital to Home (newborn follow-up), Baby Ubuntu (neurodisability support), AdaraRemote (remote community development), and Adara Youth Community Centre. The organisation also developed the Bubble CPAP Kit, a low-cost medical device for treating respiratory distress in low-resource settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AdaraNewborn: Evidence-based, high-impact model of maternal and newborn care designed to increase survival rates for sick and small newborns and their mothers.
• AdaraRemote
• Hospital to Home (H2H)
• Baby Ubuntu
• Adara Youth Community Centre (AYCC)

Products and services

• Adara Partners Corporate Advisory Boutique corporate advisory firm providing independent, conflict-free strategic advice to boards, senior management and significant shareholders of Australian public and private companies. Engagements include M&A advisory, takeover defence, capital raising, governance reviews, second opinions and complex commercial problem solving, delivered by a Panel of 18 senior advisors working without recompense.
• Adara Advisors Private Placement Services Licensed private placement agent (AFSL 415611) raising capital from Australian investors for global private equity and hedge fund managers. Provides fund placement, institutional investor access and regulatory execution support for offshore managers seeking Australian and APAC capital.
• AdaraNewborn Model Evidence-based, high-impact model of maternal and newborn care implemented across health facilities in Uganda, providing health worker training and mentorship, facility equipment and quality improvement systems to reduce maternal and newborn deaths. Demonstrated 42% maternal mortality reduction, 29% neonatal mortality reduction and 37% stillbirth reduction (2021–2025) with 90% newborn survival rate.
• Hospital to Home (H2H) Flagship newborn follow-up programme supporting high-risk infants in hospital and for six months after discharge, providing parent education and community health worker home visits. Maintained 98% average six-month survival rate between 2021 and 2025.
• Baby Ubuntu Programme of early care and support for children with mild to moderate neurodisabilities and their caregivers, providing a 12-module parent education training programme with emotional and practical support.
• Adara Youth Community Centre (AYCC) Support centre for adolescents aged 10–24 providing sexual and reproductive health education and services, counselling, life skills training, antenatal care services and community outreach.
• AdaraRemote Community Development Model Holistic community development model for remote areas spanning five pillars (education, child protection, youth development, health, and community resilience), operating across 15 supported schools, 5 health posts and 5 birthing centres in Nepal's Humla district and Ghyangfedi region, reaching 1,841 enrolled students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42% reduction in maternal mortality rate between 2021-2025 across AdaraNewborn facilities
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and supporting.

• Kiwoko HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership since 1998 establishing Kiwoko Hospital NICU as Centre of Excellence. Adara pioneered holistic model of care for women, newborns and children at this facility. The hospital serves as foundation for AdaraNewborn model expansion across Uganda.
• PATHkeyTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with PATH, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital and Kiwoko Hospital to develop innovative, low-cost bubble CPAP (bCPAP) kit for babies suffering from respiratory distress syndrome in low-resource settings.
• University of WashingtonkeyTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration on development of low-cost bCPAP kit for neonatal respiratory care in resource-limited settings.
• Seattle Children's HospitalkeyTechnology or IntegrationPartnership on development of low-cost bCPAP kit for babies with respiratory distress syndrome in low-resource settings.
• Makerere UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for academic collaboration in maternal, newborn and child health programmes.
• Hands in OutreachsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNepal-based partner supporting children, mostly girls, living in poverty to access education. Collaboration on education projects in Ghyangfedi region.
• Uganda Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for maternal, newborn and child health programmes. AdaraNewborn model recognized and supported by Ministry. Collaboration on health system strengthening.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• BRAC: One of the world's largest international development organisations operating health, education, and community programmes across multiple countries; comparable to Adara Development's integrated community development approach.
• Partners in Health: Global health NGO delivering comprehensive maternal, newborn, and child health services in resource-limited settings; closely comparable to AdaraNewborn's evidence-based maternal/newborn care model.

Direct peers

• Greenhill & Co: Boutique independent M&A and financial advisory firm; comparable to Adara Partners in its senior-advisor-led, conflict-free advisory model serving corporates and large shareholders.
• Moelis & Company: Independent global advisory boutique offering strategic M&A, capital markets, and restructuring advice, comparable in business model and senior-led, conflict-free positioning to Adara Partners.
• Rothschild & Co: Global independent advisory firm with a long-standing boutique positioning similar to Adara Partners, providing unconflicted M&A, capital raising, and strategic advice to corporates and large private clients.
• Eaton Partners: Leading private placement agent and fund advisory firm for private equity, private credit, and hedge fund managers, directly comparable to Adara Advisors' AFSL-licensed placement agent business.
• Evercore: Independent investment banking advisory firm with a boutique model emphasising senior-led, conflict-free advice on M&A and capital structure transactions, directly comparable to Adara Partners' positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Lazard: Global financial advisory firm with deep M&A, capital raising, and strategic advice capabilities; overlaps with Adara Partners on large Australian transactions but operates at far greater scale.
• Save the Children: Large incumbent international NGO operating maternal, newborn, and child health plus education programmes globally; comparable at the programme category level to Adara Development's maternal/child health and remote community development work.

Emerging players

• Dalberg: Global advisory firm focused on social impact, development, and mission-driven clients; closely comparable to Adara's hybrid of commercial advisory capability with international development mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/adaragroup
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6PBbIY-9AB67bJ4drBCyAg
• Facebookfacebook.com/adaragroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adara-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/adaragroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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