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Findex: M&A Activity
Findex acquired Adelaide-based accounting, tax and SMSF firm Wakeful Partners to expand its South Australian presence.
- What happened
- Findex acquired Adelaide-based accounting, tax and SMSF firm Wakeful Partners to expand its South Australian presence.
- Who
- Findex · Australia
- When
- 2026-08-04
- So what
- Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration.
The leadership read
Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For Findex in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Oceania, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 122.7 (Hot), up 17.8 month-on-month — shows Oceania signal flow easing (-24.9pts).
Findex: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 2 tracked across 63 days.
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Where this lands in our work
- Private Equity →
Ownership change resets the executive requirement — value-creation leadership follows the deal.
- Executive Search: Oceania →
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