Strait & Arrow Group / Arrow
We help you grow, then build, buy and fund the business that gets you there.
Growth, transformation, M&A and capital, delivered by one team that has sat in your chair.
Grow, build, transact and fund: enter at any stage and we carry you to the next.
Who we work with
Founders, boards, family offices and private equity preparing for their next stage of growth.
How we engage
Enter at any stage (strategy, operating model, transaction or capital) and we carry you to the next.
What sets us apart
Two decades inside the deals and transformations we now advise on. We have sat in your chair.
One integrated team. One coherent journey. No gaps between the thinking and the doing.
Four capabilities, one growth journey from opportunity to funded execution
Grow
GrowthMarket research, feasibility study and a business case that shows where growth is worth chasing.
Build
TransformationAn operating model designed to deliver the growth: capabilities, processes, people and technology.
Transact
M&AAcquire businesses to accelerate growth, or prepare and sell assets that no longer fit.
Fund
CapitalStructure the capital requirement and connect you with the funders to back the plan.
Advisory first. Funding through our network.
We build the investment case, get you investor-ready and run the process through to close. The capital comes from our network of private wealth brokers, family offices, funds, and institutional and private lenders, with Finselect Group as our capital partner.
We build the case
Strategy, story, numbers and what must be true, structured to hold up under real investor scrutiny.
We run the process
From first introduction through term sheets, due diligence and completion, we carry the weight.
You stay in control
Your story, your terms. We provide the structure, the network and advisory support at every step.
Capital raising, from first conversation to close
For founders and boards raising capital to grow, fund an acquisition or bring in a strategic partner.
Business and investment case
The growth story, the numbers behind it and what must be true, built to hold up under investor scrutiny.
Investor readiness
Information memorandum, financial model, pitch deck and data room, ready before the first meeting.
Funding and partnership strategy
The right mix of debt, equity and strategic partners for your stage, risk appetite and control preferences.
Transaction facilitation
Introductions through our funder network, with advisory support through terms, due diligence and close.
How a raise runs: a disciplined five-stage process that keeps you in control
Capital need, readiness and the right structure: debt, equity or partnership.
Business case, financial model and the growth story investors will test.
Information memorandum, pitch deck and a fully loaded data room.
Targeted introductions to private wealth, family offices, funds and lenders.
Support through term sheets, due diligence and completion.
Strait & Arrow provides advisory and transaction facilitation services. Credit and financial products are arranged through appropriately licensed partners.
Buy side and sell side, equally.
Growth by acquisition, or value realised through a well-run sale. We take you from strategy to completion, for transactions typically valued between A$10m and A$250m, executed with our M&A partner, EagleHawk Capital.
- CFS / KKR
- CommInsure / Hollard
- MLC Life / Nippon Life
- Vodafone–Hutchison
Acquire, transform, grow
Prepare, transform, sell
Growth strategy and acquisition thesis
Value readiness review
Target identification and screening
Matching the business with the right acquirers and investors
Feasibility study and business case
Information memorandum and performance uplift before sale
Valuation, deal structure and funding
Process management and negotiation
Integration planning, including IT
Separation, carve-out and TSA governance
Clients: private business owners, family offices and private equity.
Growth stalls between the strategy and how work gets done. We design the operating model that closes the gap.
The customer value proposition, defined outside-in
What the business must be able to do
People, process, technology and data
Strategy drives the business architecture, which becomes the blueprint for operating model execution, and each layer informs the one before it.
Uncover the gaps holding the business back
Design the future operating model blueprint
Activate foundational capabilities and delivery systems
Execute with agile precision and real-time optimisation
Make the transformation permanent and self-sustaining
Experience across MLC Life, Hollard, Vodafone–Hutchison, Telstra and CBA.
Know where to grow before you invest
Evidence first. We test the opportunity, prove it stacks up commercially and financially, and turn it into a plan your board and investors can back.
Market research
Customers, segments, competitors and market size: where demand really is, and where it is not.
Feasibility study
Commercial, operational and financial viability, ending in a clear, defensible go or no-go.
Business case
Costs, benefits, risks and the funding requirement, structured in the form boards approve.
Go-to-market
New propositions, channels and markets, including international entry through Strait.
Operating models through divestment, integration and new propositions
MLC Life
DivestmentDesigned and delivered the future operating model through separation and post-separation. Defined enterprise capabilities and kept solution integrity across every function, enabling ERP and CRM deployment during transition.
Vodafone–Hutchison
Merger integrationDesigned and implemented the operating model for a newly created sales function after the merger: structure, key processes and performance enablers to bring the Vodafone and Hutchison/3 teams together.
Hollard
DivestmentFormulated a 10-year post-separation operating model and transformation roadmap. Defined customer and operational experiences, sequenced capability uplift and built the business case for long-term investment.
Telstra
New propositionBrought an experience-led, data-backed approach to the Adaptive Network proposition: user profiles, use cases and end-to-end blueprints linking customer actions, touchpoints, processes and systems.
Why clients choose us.
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Built from the inside
20+ years leading transformations and transactions inside CBA, MLC Life and Vodafone, including the CFS/KKR and CommInsure/Hollard divestments.
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One team, end to end
Evidence, business case, operating model, deal and funding under one roof. No hand-offs between advisers, no lost context.
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Independent and connected
We advise in your interests, then bring in the funders and M&A partners from our network to execute.
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Enter at any stage
Growth strategy, transformation program, transaction or capital: we meet you where you are and carry you to the next stage.
Our strategic partners
Sydney-based finance brokerage across commercial, development and private finance, with 25+ years’ experience and access to 200+ lenders, from major banks to private funds.
Independent M&A and capital raising adviser to private business owners, family offices and private equity, on sales, acquisitions and raises valued between $10m and $250m.
We collaborate with Avessia on trade and international expansion, capital and property growth, and acquisitions and sales on both the buy side and the sell side.
Taking the business into a new market? Strait handles market entry, trade and corridor introductions.
Explore StraitLet’s talk about your next stage of growth
Book a 30-minute discovery call to explore where Arrow can make the biggest difference: a growth strategy, a transformation program, a transaction or a capital raise.
Elie EliasManaging Director · elie@straitandarrow.com.au
Level 57, 25 Martin PlaceSydney NSW 2000, Australia
Strait & Arrow Group Pty LtdACN 610 573 227