Marc Stanghieri

Marc Stanghieri founded PGS Advisers in 2024 to provide expert proxy solicitation, proxy adviser engagement, and shareholder advisory services to listed and unlisted Australian companies. As Managing Director, Mr Stanghieri is focused on the firm's advisory mandates, growing PGS Advisers, and building its market-leading team.

What differentiates PGS Advisers is its experienced team, specialised focus on shareholder engagement, and unparalleled expertise in M&A and activism.

PGS Advisers founder, Marc Stanghieri is an expert at M&A proxy solicitation and shareholder advisory. Mr Stanghieri leads PGS Advisers' board advisory, corporate governance, and M&A and activist shareholder engagement mandates.

Key transactions advised by Marc Stanghieri include:

* Sydney Airport's acquisition by the Sydney Aviation Alliance

* Nearmap's acquisition by Thoma Bravo

* St Barbara's sale of Leonora assets to Genesis Minerals, and

* Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust's response to NorthWest's takeover bid

Mr Stanghieri's focus at PGS Advisers is executing on the firm's growth strategy to be Australia's leading proxy solicitation and shareholder advisory firm. Mr Stanghieri advises PGS Advisers' client base which includes ASX200 and ASX300 companies, unlisted organisations, private equity, and activist shareholders.

In December 2024, Mr Stanghieri announced that Murray Williams had joined PGS Advisers as Chairman following strong growth across the firm's client base. Mr Williams brings over 40 years experience in M&A and company meeting shareholder engagement and solicitation strategies to Mr Stanghieri and his team at PGS Advisers.

Before establishing PGS Advisers, Marc Stanghieri was Managing Director and Head of M&A and Activism (Australia) at Morrow Sodali, a global shareholder engagement and advisory firm. Marc started his career in investor relations and shareholder advisory and Mr Stanghieri's previous employers included Market Eye (now Automic Markets) and Media and Capital Partners. At these firms, Mr Stanghieri was responsible for providing investor relations advisory counsel and associated services.

Clients choose PGS Advisers because it is an expert and specialised firm that only focuses on proxy solicitation and shareholder advisory. Led by Marc Stanghieri, the firm has the most experienced team and its leadership team has collectively advised several hundred shareholder meetings including some of Australia's most complex bids.

Contact Marc Stanghieri:

Mr Stanghieri is based in Sydney, Australia. For further information about the shareholder advisory matters that PGS Advisers can assist with, please contact Marc Stanghieri at marc@pgsadvisory.com.au.