Executing Bundaberg Sugar's M&A Strategy

HLB Chessboard is proud to work with Bundaberg Sugar Ltd (BSL) on an ongoing basis as their Mergers & Acquisitions adviser.

HLB Chessboard is the Corporate Adviser to BSL.

BSL is a a grower, miller, refiner and marketer of sugar and related products (such as syrups). The Company is one of the largest vertically integrated cane growers and millers in the country, producing 550,000 tonnes of cane per year from its 8,000 hectares of cane farms. BSL’s two mills process more than 220,000 tonnes of raw sugar per annum, from its own farms and farms from the surrounding region.

Bundaberg Sugar Ltd continues to expand and strengthen its core sugar operations. Its growth strategies have included increasing the capacity of Bundaberg Refinery and the construction and operation of state-of-the-art sugar milling equipment.

Guy Basile, CEO of Bundaberg Sugar Ltd says:

“As our Mergers & Acquisitions adviser HLB Chessboard has provided us with ongoing strategic advice to maximise value in our transactions. HLB Chessboard have been a great support to us.”

As part of our recent engagements HLB Chessboard:

• Acted as corporate adviser to BSL

• Assist BSL in identification and assessment of opportunities

• Provided strategic advice in relation to value creation

• Assisted BSL with structuring optimal approach to opportunities

• Provided negotiation support

We are proud to continue to support BSL to maximise the outcomes of the organisation’s strategy.