Alex Hardge

Alex is an experienced finance leader with a strong background in Commercial Finance, M&A, Deal Advisory and Transaction Services. Most recently, he served as Finance Director at Foxtel, overseeing Fox Sports Commercial Finance and Group FP&A, reporting to the Australian CFO and News Corp in New York. His role expanded to include strategic projects, where he led the project team assessing capital market opportunities, including the IPO of the Foxtel Group. Prior to Foxtel, Alex worked in Deal Advisory at KPMG and has 15 years of experience in professional services, including assurance and M&A roles across several ASX-listed entities.

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He began his career at Deloitte in audit and assurance, then transitioned to Corporate Finance in London, working on numerous private equity and corporate transactions, including a transfer to Amsterdam to work on the RBS ABN Amro merger. Upon returning to Australia with Deloitte, Alex led high-profile transactions, including Macquarie’s acquisition of ANZ’s Esanda leasing portfolio and the IPOs of Scottish Pacific and Pepper Financial. He was promoted to Director at KPMG, leading significant deals including the sale of Colonial by CBA, the IPO of Latitude Financial, and the merger of TPG Telecom and Vodafone.

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He is passionate about technology and adapting to change, Alex facilitated the implementation of new data analytics technology within KPMG’s Deals team in Australia.