Gary & the team at Novo were fantastic to work with. They were incredibly hands on and guided us through every step of our process.

They were able to intimately understand our business & craft the narrative to clearly articulate our USP & market position. The Novo team led by Gary are considered, strategic, smart, committed & gained our total confidence & trust. This ultimately resulted in a strong outcome with Next Capital investing in GlobeWest as a majority stakeholder & as our partner in the year that we celebrate our 20^th year.

We highly recommend Novo Capital as advisors & would not hesitate to engage them again in the future.

The Novo team are brilliant and delivered on everything they said they would. Through a long and complicated process they were patient, strategic, proactive, and never let us down once. We’re thrilled with the eventual outcome and extremely grateful to have had Novo on our side.

Both Mum and I knew after our first meeting we had the right guy to support us on a journey of a lifetime; you handled it with total commitment, competence, enthusiasm and understanding.

Gary was originally a supplier to us, and became a friend. He has extraordinary people skills and the ability to negotiate very complex issues. A highly motivated and determined guy who will stay with any transaction when most would fall away. We will continue to work with him and support his new venture. He is a man of integrity.

Thank you for your outstanding professional service and the invaluable expertise that Novo provided to us, which ultimately enabled us to achieve our objectives. We had you and your team’s 100% attention from our very first meeting and that gave us both comfort and confidence as we progressed through the process to final completion. We are absolutely thrilled with both the outcome and having Quadrant Private Equity on board as our partner, as we embark on the next stage of the Love To Dream journey.

My dealings with Gary, initially when selling a majority in my company and the subsequent addition of further companies, were carried out in a most professional and personable manner which succeeded in overcoming the multitude of problems and questions associated with acquiring private companies from individuals that had operated as family businesses for up to three decades. I witnessed at close quarters, Gary’s approach and admired both his technical ability and patience shown to come to a resolution that was accepted as a fair and reasonable outcome for all parties, a rare accomplishment. I have a high regard for Gary’s wide range of skills and would highly recommend his services.

Gary did an excellent job in identifying, negotiating and executing  growth opportunities for our platform strategy in mining services. We look forward to maintaining a close relationship with him in progressing new opportunities together.

Gary was on the Board of Recreational Tourism Group representing the major shareholder. He was instrumental in shaping the company’s growth strategy and in working through its funding requirements with shareholders and banks. His insights into the business were extremely valuable, as was his guidance on all matters. He has an exceptional ability to accurately zone in on the critical issues and help develop solutions.  Gary has great people skills, is an excellent negotiator and a pleasure to work with.

When we sought to pursue strategic growth options for our business, Gary did an outstanding job of identifying and negotiating a number of opportunities on our behalf.  I found his insights and guidance well considered and extremely valuable.

Smart, experienced, connected and an outstanding negotiator. In my opinion, Gary is one of the best M&A guys in Australia.

When we needed capital to grow our business, we spoke to most Australian Private Equity firms but ultimately chose to work with Gary to negotiate the merger of our business with ADS. When the time came to sell the combined group to Transfield, we again trusted Gary to negotiate the deal and he delivered an outstanding result. Gary is astute, commercial, pragmatic and, above all, a pleasure to work with. I would have no hesitation in recommending him highly.

We worked closely with Gary in negotiating the sale of the Sunbeam Foods to Manassen Foods. Despite a complex ownership structure, Gary’s pragmatic and professional approach ensured a smooth transaction and a successful outcome. I subsequently joined Gary on the Food Holdings board where I found his insight and contribution extremely valuable.

Gary’s background is unique having been an Entrepreneur of his own start-up businesses, held senior management positions within larger corporates and undertaking direct private equity investing.  So he has seen a lot of corporate transactions from a lot of different angles

I have had the pleasure of working with Gary on numerous occasions over the years.  He is highly accomplished at finding and executing transactions.  He provides a unique skill set and a dedication to the task which is highly valuable for those with whom he works.  I am always pleased to be able to work with Gary when he is on one of our transactions.

Peak Drilling Services was a business built from a lot of grit and determination. So when the opportunity came to sell, we wanted the process to be clean and direct. Gary made the transaction pleasant and rewarding. At the same time he drove a hard bargain, but one we were very happy with.

Gary and I sat on a board together for a few years. In that time, he added tremendous value to the business through the pursuit of strategic growth and operational improvement initiatives. He is a very committed individual who is not afraid of rolling his sleeves up to get the job done.

Gary did an excellent job assisting us to identify and consider strategic expansion opportunities. He is highly astute and experienced and I would be pleased to work with him again on future initiatives.

I had the pleasure of sitting with Gary on a board for a number of years. He is a very committed individual and a pleasure to work with. Gary is a very professional and personable individual who I would have no hesitation in recommending.

ADS had an acquisitions-driven growth strategy that Gary was responsible for. In originating and executing a number of transactions, he was effectively able to carve out all the noise around the businesses and provide compelling evidence to the board on the attributes that would make them valued additions. At the same time he ensured vendors remained engaged and incentivised to deliver on our plans. When it came time to sell the combined group, Gary was again the one who led the negotiations and ensured the deal closed.