Ian Haggerty has almost 30 years business experience working throughout Europe, the Middle East, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Ian is a dedicated business professional who’s approach towards business includes private business owners as well as corporate business owners, and participates at all levels of business interactions. With significant business experience gained from owning his own businesses and time spent in the corporate world; his strengths are identifying short and long term growth opportunities as well as understanding the diversity of exit strategies and succession planning available to business owners.
Before joining the team at Benchmark (as a senior business broker), Ian was QLD State manager for Flow Systems (part of the Brookfield group) where he created dynamic growth opportunities for developers within the residential and commercial property markets. Prior to Flow, Ian was also at Trility, (part of Mitsubishi) Australia’s third largest water company, and was Head of Strategic Growth. Ian developed strategies for the company’s growth from 120 employees to over 400 employees today, including sourcing joint venture arrangements and value added acquisitions.
After selling his own pipeline business to Veolia, he then spent six years with Veolia and was promoted to National Business Development Director. During his time at Veolia Ian grew his division from $400k to $46mil per annum to become the largest water main “Trenchless” rehabilitation company in the southern hemisphere.
Prior to Veolia, Ian was the Managing Director/Owner of Pipe Shield, a specialised pipeline inspection, maintenance, rehabilitation company. Ian sold his business to Veolia. He has also worked internationally for companies such as Trafalgar Water Inc., where he was a consultant to a number of North American companies within the utilities, services and water industries where his main role of operations was in mergers and acquisitions, consolidation proposals, market analysis, securing funding for growth, and new technology introduction and acceptance.
It’s safe to say that Ian Haggerty’s knowledge and experience within the water, trench-less technology, utilities and civil sectors is second to none. Ian works tirelessly to deliver positive outcomes that are desirable to all parties.
Outside of work: Ian loves spending valuable time with his immediate and extended family, he enjoys good food & wine and listens to country music. He has a keen eye and a passion for old cars and sculpting.
I would just like to say a very big thank you to Benchmark Corporate, but a special thanks to Ian Haggerty for his unwavering involvement, during our recent and very successful sale of my company to a National equipment hire company. The whole process from start to finish was very professional and cordial. Liaising with all stakeholders, […]
Ian Haggerty is an exceptional business sale broker whose expertise was invaluable in negotiating the sale of a client’s liquid waste company to a large national firm in southeast Queensland. From the start, Ian proved himself to be personable, practical, and pragmatic in his approach. His communication skills are top-notch – Ian ensured all stakeholders […]
I recently had the pleasure of working with Ian Haggerty on a business sale, and I can’t say enough about his professionalism and the seamless transition he orchestrated. From our initial meeting to the final handshake, Ian’s dedication to ensuring a smooth process was evident. He went above and beyond to address any concerns and […]
“We have worked with Ian Haggerty in the sale of Greenwheat Freekeh Pty Ltd. From the outset Ian exhibited genuine professionalism, patience, integrity and knowledge associated with all aspects relating to a sale of a complex business. He was always proactive and resilient. It is my view that Ian represents a great value when engaging […]
From the beginning Ian Haggerty was very professional and in every conversation he demonstrated his industry knowledge and expertise as a broker. Des Pawelski , 12 Aug 2020 I have been in business for 51 years as cladding contractor with up to 100 employees who work in a factory and on larger commercial building sites. Two […]
ReGroup Solutions , 12 Aug 2020 Ian’s client was a director who had been in business for 51 years as cladding contractor. The Company had up to 100 employees working from owned factory premises and on-site at large commercial building sites nationally. The Director had been thinking of succession and made contact with Ian to investigate […]
Eddie Griffith , 12 Aug 2020 Two years ago I reached the stage where I felt that I should look to sell the business and started meeting with business brokers who advertised in the newspaper’s classified and on Google. Information Memorandum showing what the business had done in the past, the future potential and the asset/liability position. […]
Shane Ayre , 13 Dec 2018 “I would just like to say a very big thank you to you personally and to Benchmark for handling the recent and very successful acquisition of Akwa Worx & Akwa Facility Maintenance Pty Ltd to ASX listed De.Mem Ltd. The whole process was very quick and efficient and the drive […]
Shane Ayre , 13 Dec 2018 I would just like to say a very big thank you to you personally and to Benchmark for handling the recent and very successful acquisition of Akwa Worx & Akwa Facility Maintenance Pty Ltd to ASX listed De.Mem Ltd. The whole process was very quick and efficient and the drive […]
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