Alex Morgan
Director
Alex is a principal and co-founder of Acacia Partners. Alex’s career includes leading the corporate advisory team at Evans and Partners as well as senior positions at Macquarie Bank within the investment banking division and PricewaterhouseCoopers (New York) in its transaction services team.
Alex’s experience includes advising on mergers and acquisitions for buy and sell-side roles (both domestically and internationally), equity capital primary and secondary offerings, primary and secondary issuance of ASX-listed debt and, more generally, providing capital management and strategic advice.
E: amorgan@acaciapartners.com.au
M: +61 400 232 767
Damian Pretty
Director
Damian is a principal and co-founder of Acacia Partners. Damian has had a 20+ year career in the corporate advisory and financial services industry. Prior to co-founding Acacia Partners, Damian was a senior member of the corporate advisory team at Evans and Partners, the Head of Debt Capital Markets and also served as a director, company secretary and Responsible Manager of the firm.
Damian’s experience includes advising on equity raisings, debt raisings including hybrid issues, bond issues (ASX-listed and OTC) and bank funding as well as mergers and acquisitions, general capital management planning, advice and initiatives including on and off market buybacks.
Earlier in his career Damian worked in research, broking and institutional derivatives while at Goldman Sachs JBWere and Bell Potter.
Damian is independent investment committee member for Stellan Capital’s Family Office and a member of the Commercial Advisory Board of Venso Labs.
M: +61 416 250 512
Emma Skinner
Director
Emma is a principal of Acacia Partners. Emma has had over ten years’ experience in corporate advisory, financial services, corporate strategy and investor relations having previously held positions at Goldman Sachs JBWere, Evans and Partners and Healthscope.
Emma has worked on transactions spanning the capital structure, including equity raisings such as IPOs, placements, entitlement offers and debt raisings including US private placements, listed bonds and hybrids in addition to mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to commencing her career in financial services, Emma completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy and is a registered pharmacist.
Emma is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Melbourne Health, a leading public healthcare provider which operates Royal Melbourne Hospital – one of the largest hospitals in Victoria.
E: eskinner@acaciapartners.com.au
M: +61 413 656 377
Ryan Choudhury
Analyst
Ryan is an Analyst of Acacia Partners. Ryan has over 5 years’ experience in investment banking, corporate advisory and corporate tax services. Prior to joining Acacia Partners, Ryan worked as an Assistant Manager within Corporate Tax at BDO.
Ryan’s experience includes tax advisory & compliance for multinationals, large corporate clients, ASX-listed executives, large investment trusts and high-net wealth clients. Ryan has also assisted in transactions involving mergers & acquisitions, and capital raisings.
Ryan is a full member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a CFA Level I candidate.
E: rchoudhury@acaciapartners.com.au
M: +61 409 121 232