Pemba Capital Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Max Connell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Max has 9 years of experience, including 5 years in Big 4 Deal Advisory and 4 years leading the M&A team at the largest veterinary roll-up in ANZ. During his tenure, Max has advised and lead over 100 acquisitions.
Max joined the private equity backed veterinary roll-up in 2017 after previously advising on one of their platform acquisitions. He lead & scaled the roll-up’s M&A function, growing the portfolio from 32 sites to the largest veterinary roll-up in ANZ with 250 sites, including leading the $310m take-private of competitor NVC Ltd.
Prior to this, Max worked at KPMG advising private enterprises in a range of industries on tax, accounting, audit, and commercial matters, as well as advising on a number of private transactions in the $50-$300m range whilst in the Deal Advisory team.
Max is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.