Matt Trustrum

Matt Trustrum is a Senior Advisor at Groves & Partners, with over 25 years’ of international business experience in finance, professional services and technology roles. In doing so, Matt has significant experience in advising mid-market & early-stage growth companies on transactions, growth & exit planning (Certified).

Background and Experience

Prior to joining Groves & Partners, Matt begun his career in London’s financial markets front office, he then relocated to Australia and started a HR and Technology consulting business headquartered in Sydney. Matt grew this award-winning firm, a BRW Fast 100 business, achieving a successful exit after 7 years.

Since then, leveraging his own business experience, Matt has been passionately involved in working with hundreds of founders, shareholders and business leaders to achieve their growth, acquisition, succession and exit planning goals. Further, as a Certified Exit Planning Advisor, Matt strives to remain abreast of best practice methodologies for business owners seeking transactions and exit planning advice.

More recently, Matt had integral involvement in delivering Australia’s largest business advisory and funding initiative, which assisted over 26,000 Australian mid-market and early-stage growth companies with growth initiatives such as strategy development, funding, capital investment, exit planning & acquisitions. As part of this program, over $1.4 billion of revenue was directly generated among program participants resulting in an increase of over $320 million of EBIT among advised clients.

Business Broker for Medium-Sized Private Businesses 

Matt has significant experience in advising clients across all stages of the exit planning and capital transactions space, with specialist expertise in executing the sale of medium-sized private businesses in his capacity as a business broker. 

Historically, Matt has been particularly immersed in the technology (software, hardware, consulting and engineering), professional services and advanced manufacturing sectors where he has provided pragmatic, empathetic and concise advice across business improvement, exit planning and transaction execution. In spite of his specialist experience in these areas, Matt’s knowledge is highly valued by medium-sized business clients regardless of sector, industry or niche.

Matt is well versed in advising clients on cross-border matters. Having lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Asia, he holds a strong international network which he has nurtured for over 25 years. This network presents immense value to Matt’s clients when exploring international business sales, acquisitions and growth opportunities.

Working With Matt

Matt actively engages with companies together with their founders, shareholders and executive leaders both domestically and internationally within his areas of expertise. With the majority of clients referred to him from previous client engagements and professional advisors. 

Matt welcomes the opportunity to meet with prospective clients and their advisors. To schedule a meeting, you can contact him anytime using the below details.