Deloitte Corporate finance is an integrated global advisory business that offers a full range of services in all key financial markets.

In Australia, Corporate Finance is staffed by professionals with backgrounds in investment banking, stock broking, venture capital, accounting and real estate services.

Within the energy and resources, recent assignments include:

• preparation of the Investigating Accountants’ Report with respect to a $1.2 billion merger between a gold mining company and an oil and gas exploration company
• various project valuations for an oil company and a diversified resources company for 21 developed oil fields and production facilities
• financial and commercial due diligence and development of the financial bid model for a potential purchaser of a coal mine
• analysis of the oil and gas exploration and development sector in Australia and Asia for potential investors
• valuation of a bauxite mining and refining company’s assets for tax consolidation purposes
• valuation of an oil company’s upstream assets for the purposes of tax consolidation
• development of a financial model for the purposes of analysing the acquisition of a coal mine
• review of the financial forecast of the proposed IPO of an export coal mining company
• financial due diligence for a mining company in respect of their acquisitions in the mineral sands sector in Australia
• financial due diligence on an electricity generation company on behalf of the purchaser
• independent expert engaged by an oil and gas exploration company to review and report on a hostile takeover proposal
• independent review for an oil and gas exploration company of their proposed acquisition of an oil and gas company.