BKK Partners is a boutique investment bank that provides corporate advisory services including mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...

, capital markets

Capital market

A capital market is a market for securities , where business enterprises and governments can raise long-term funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year, as the raising of short-term funds takes place on other markets...

 and strategic consulting. The firm was founded in 2009 by former Goldman Sachs JBWere

Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...

 bankers Alastair Walton, Andrew Stuart and John Anderson. BKK Partners currently has six Managing Directors including the former Treasurer of Australia

Treasurer of Australia

The Treasurer of Australia is the minister in the Government of Australia responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising. He is the head of the Department of the Treasury. The Treasurer plays a key role in the economic policy of the government...

, the Hon Peter Costello

Peter Costello

Peter Howard Costello AC is an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the Treasurer in the Australian government from 1996 to 2007. He is the longest-serving Treasurer in Australian history. Costello was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1990 to 2009, representing...

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Recent transactions include:

• Aston Resources - Acquisition of Maules Creek coking and thermal coal project (February 2010)
• The GPT Group - Unwinding of structured interest rate swap portfolio (November 2009)
• National Australia Bank
  National Australia Bank
  National Australia Bank is one of the four largest financial institutions in Australia in terms of market capitalisation and customers. NAB is ranked 17th largest bank in the world measured by market capitalisation...
  
  - Acquisition of JB Were Private Wealth Management (July 2009)