Exciting start to 2021 with two big announcements
1. Chessboard would like to wholeheartedly congratulate Cheyne Buckley on his promotion to Director Cheyne is a Chartered Accountant who has been with Chessboard for 6 years and has strong experience advising businesses across a diverse range of industries and sizes. Cheyne supports his clients with corporate advice and aims to deliver quality outcomes for […]
Michael Hawkins Receives Australia Day Honours
Chessboard would like to sincerely congratulate Michael Hawkins for being recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia on Australia Day. Michael is a member of Chessboard’s Advisory Board and has an extensive career within the media and entertainment industry. Michael is a lawyer by training and is currently a Director of Screen Australia, […]
Supporting Yodal’s growth strategies
Chessboard is proud to work with Yodal. Chessboard is the Corporate Adviser to Yodal. Yodal is a cloud based software solution enabling financial planners, insurance advisers and accountants to deliver a measurable, revenue generating, off risk estate planning service for their clients. The Yodal solution enables advisers to reduce the time and resources required between […]
AgCoTech Carbon Offset Program
We are pleased to be part of the AgCoTech team. AgCoTech wanted to do more than just the standard method of offsetting carbon, believing offset programs should be able to accomplish more than planting a tree. After many years of research supported by Sydney University and independent trials all around the world, a patented innovative […]
Flurry of ASX Recapitalisations
For many businesses, now might be the right time to tap the market for additional working capital. The current economic conditions are causing some ASX listed companies to shore up their balance sheets in light of the continued impact of COVID-19 on their businesses. We are seeing a number of equity raises being conducted in the […]
Why you need a financial model during crisis management
In a time of crisis such as the current Pandemic, Directors have many decisions to make on a daily basis. We are seeing directors make decisions around: Staffing levels Lease arrangements Revenue impact under various stages of shut down scenarios Impact of Government support Banking covenants Debt repayment These decisions need to be supported with […]
Why build a financial model?
As a director or senior management of your company how do you: Determine and monitor the value of your business? Assess the value of opportunities presented to you? Monitor future cashflow requirements? Ensure an efficient capital structure? Manage your debt provider and their covenants? A financial model is the solution for these questions Financial models […]
Medical Ethics achieves increased investment from Dechra Pharmaceuticals
The UK based Dechra Pharmaceuticals has announced their increased investment in Medical Ethics. Dechra has investments $13.5 million for a further 15% stake in the company. increasing its holding to 48%. The full announcement by Dechra Pharmaceuticals can be accessed here.
Welcome to Rick Dennis
We are very pleased to welcome Rick Dennis to our Advisory Board. The Advisory Board, comprising Michael Hawkins, Darren Lockyer, John Mactaggart, the Hon. Larry Anthony and Don Chandler will be further strengthened by the addition of Rick’s considerable experience and expertise. Rick is an experienced board member with a wealth of experience across several […]
Onsite Rental Group acquires Prime Rentals
Congratulations to Prime Rentals for completing their sale to Onsite Rental Group. Prime Rentals supplies plant and equipment to the mining, industrial and construction industries. Onsite Rental Group described the acquisition as “transformational”. The full announcement from Onsite Rental Group can be accessed here.