What Clients say about Optimal

“Recently I was pleased to finalise the sale of the Broens Group, a very large national precision engineering company I founded in 1979. Broens operates on two very large sites, with modern facilities on land of 25,000m2 in Ingleburn NSW and 44,000m2 in South Australia. Broens has some of the most advanced and sophisticated equipment including… [more] “Broens Group sold to Forgacs”

Jonathan is extremely professional in what he does and paints a clear picture of the road ahead, which is daunting for most of us in this situation. And when the seas get rough (and they will) Jonathan anchors us until the storms pass. The financials and their various mutations are also intimidating until Jonathan explains… [more] “CR Cox sold to AmSpec”

Thanks Jon; we couldn’t have done it (sale of Petrospection) without you, particularly the deal you brokered. Thanks for steering us through the process as well. We appreciated your handling of the whole process which allowed us to continue our business with minimal disruption. This was highly important, given our deep involvement in the daily… [more] “Sale of Petrospection”

“I had dealings with Optimal and Jonathan Seddon over the sale of my wholesale distribution business.  Although negotiations were tough, the deal was fair and once decisions were made, it was completed in record time. All documentation went through smoothly and key to it all was that there were no surprises. Jonathan’s dealings were professionally… [more] “Sale of Ron Disney Sales Pty Ltd”

Hi Jon, Thanks for the update and just confirming my comments about the thorough and professional service that you provided in the sale of the business. Your attention to detail filled us both with confidence and that along with your sense of humour and friendship have resulted in a very positive outcome. Thank you, thank… [more] “Petrospection sold to AmSpec”

Hi Jon It has been a pleasure working with you in this sale – this is not a thing I could extend to some of the people we have been working with, but the AmSpec crowd all seem to be very genuine people. Alan Gluyas Owner & Director    

“Mainpac Pty Ltd, an Enterprise Asset Management Solution provider, was recently sold through a sale of cash and shares to a new investment group. Mainpac retained the services of Optimal and Jonathan Seddon to manage the sale process and now with Mainpac acquired by EAI. The complex and challenging sale was completed with a number of alternative… [more] “Mainpac Acquired by EAI”

I chose to work with Jonathan as I knew he had knowledge of the TIC industry (Testing Inspection and Certification). It is a nervous time walking into an M&A negotiation, you need somebody who is confident and knowledgeable. Having not been through the M&A process end to end it’s clear these guys earn their money.… [more] “Commodity Inspection Services acquired by Control Union”

“Optimal’s international corporate and midmarket experience ensured our negotiations remained on track and that we achieved a successful outcome for our international sale. NTC Powertain was a key element to round off AVL’s global automotive consulting engineering platform with a lot of work required to close a transaction between Sydney and Austria “

I was introduced to Jonathan Seddon of Optimal through a referral from a third party in 2019. Optimal specializes in mergers and acquisitions of high technology companies. I was immediately impressed with Jonathan’s thoroughness and deep understanding of the market. His research identified very good prospects for the sale our business and we finally settled… [more] “Realtime Group sold to RCF Jolimont”

I would like to thank you for your efforts in brokering the sale of Brian’s, my business partner, and my companies, Laser Imaging Pty Ltd and Laser3D (SA) Pty. Ltd. We were both impressed by the time you took to fully understand not only our financials but also the fundamentals of our operations in all… [more] “Laser 3D sold to Stratco”