The Trusted Advisor in Australian Agribusiness—from the farm to the boardroom

Blue Sky Agribusiness

Advisory

Opera�ons

Projects

People

The Trusted Advisor in Australian Agribusiness — From the farm to the boardroom

♦ Industry “Cattlelyst”

♦ “Beyond the Analysis” insight

♦ Business Development

♦ Domestic & International experience

♦ Investment review

♦ Extensive network (industry and

government)

♦ Operations programs

♦ Project management

♦ Staff training

TOTAL SOLUTIONS

COMMERCIAL INSIGHT, BORNE FROM OUR WORKING KNOWLEDGE

AND LARGE NETWORK ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Blue Sky Agribusiness (BSA) is a prominent advisor and project manager within

Australian Agribusiness. Working across all Australian agribusiness sectors, BSA

specialises in the largest, the Livestock Industry (beef, sheep, dairy, goat). BSA

provides advisory, opera'onal, project and people services.

U'lising our considerable experience and extensive network, (domes'c and

global), we go “beyond the analysis”. Passionate and knowledgeable Subject

Ma-er Experts (SME), BSA interprets analysis, recognises issues, provide new

ideas and implements solu'ons.

BSA has strong industry creden'als. This is underpinned by a recogni'on that we

“get the job done”, and deliver on set client goals. BSA has been at the forefront

of capital and asset based advisory, major industry policy development, business

expansion, research and in-market training.

HIGHLY CREDENTIALED AND COMMERCIAL AGRIBUSINESS SME

ADVISORY SOLUTIONS: “Ca�lelyst” for success

Blue Sky Agribusiness is the Australian industry “Ca-lelyst”. We facilitate

opportuni'es for companies to understand industry metrics, effec'vely

evaluate proposals, ins'gate credible due diligence and finalise successful

transac'ons. In turn, as the “Ca-lelyst”, we ensure the same outcomes for a

vendor by verifying produc'on and performance claims and “interpre'ng”

business specifics to prospec've investors

BSA provides a range of services under it’s advisory process, including:

♦ Review of ini'al proposal/informa'on memorandum/ solicited or unsolicited

offer

♦ Development of review processes and assessment templates

♦ Due Diligence including total assessment of data room informa'on,

u'lisa'on of our “industry expert” pool to confirm business claims and

applying our “veracity” tests to produc'on and performance figures

♦ Development and delivery of investor presenta'ons including coordina'on

of site visits

♦ Assistance with business changeover and, where required, implementa'on

of opera'ons programs

THE RIGHT PEOPLE

Patrick Hutchinson: Managing

Director

Highly creden'aled, commercial

Agribusiness SME; extensive technical

knowledge; understanding of the

drivers of industry commerce; high

level network including government

and key influencers throughout the

supply chain.

Cye Travers: Non Execu�ve Director,

Head of Advisory

Leading pastoral company execu've;

livestock opera'ons leader; specialist

“gate to plate” systems; deep under-

standing of marke'ng; key assess-

ments on value and volume poten'al

Project Managers: Range of skills:

♦ Farm Management

♦ Agronomy

♦ Skills training

♦ Livestock Management

Advisory Team: Industry Icons

Developing team of advisors from all

parts of the supply chain; providing

direc'on on all aspects of advisory and

opera'ons; expanding into dairy and

grains

OPERATIONAL SERVICES

Blue Sky Agribusiness can provide “follow on” services from successful

transac'ons or investments , or new arrangements, through the engagement of

BSA to fulfill opera'onal requirements. Our opera'onal program covers a range

of areas, including:

♦ Conduit between investor and business;

♦ Development of standard business procedures in line with investor goals and

objec'ves;

♦ Liaison between company and industry including associa'ons, research and

development corpora'ons and government;

♦ Oversight of all business management on behalf of investor, including all

budgets (CAPEX, OPEX), o?ake agreements, new business and acquisi'ons

Our opera'ons team has a range of skills, all accessible for the investor and/or

asset manager including agronomy, farm management, industry liaison, budget

management, business development and livestock management

PROJECT AND PEOPLE SERVICES

Blue Sky Agribusiness has been opera'ng a range of projects within the

Australian livestock industry, at all stages of the supply chain for over a decade.

We work with a variety of industry associa'ons, research and development

corpora'ons, private/public companies and state and federal governments.

Projects that we undertake using our expert team include assis'ng “brand”

development, implemen'ng new prac'ces, defining industry standards and

ensuring market access (new and ongoing).

Blue Sky Agribusiness also delivers a range of training programs designed to

underpin the outcomes of projects it manages, train company staff, deliver indus-

try improvement and update current prac'ces. Training includes livestock

management, welfare, agronomy and associated programs.

The Trusted Advisor in Australian Agribusiness— From the farm to the boardroom

Blue Sky Agribusiness can tailor agreements to suit requirements

for any client. Our team works on retainer, project milestones,

success payment or combina'ons. The benefit of using Blue Sky

Agribusiness is that we work to the adage “many heads are be-er

than one”. What a client pays for is a team to provide advisory,

opera'ons and projects, thereby increasing output but

maintaining costs at to a single full 'me equivalent (FTE).

For more informa�on visit our website, social media, or contact

Patrick on +61 435 357942 to discuss your requirements.

Blue Sky Agribusiness provides us with an in depth analysis of

the Australian Agribusiness industry, especially in livestock. Their

extensive network and commercial insights allows us to delve

deeper when reviewing investment opportuni!es, rather than

focus on just analysis of industry figures. To have a business we

can then entrust asset opera!ons to, post due diligence, ensures

we can u!lise one business for many needs and guarantees long

term rela!onships can be built - Tom Wallace, Managing

Director, Millinium Capital Partners (www.millinium.com.au)

Blue Sky Agribusiness Pty Ltd PO Box 2311

Bowral NSW 2576

+61 435 357942

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