John Collins

John Collins brings over 30 years of experience in financial services and transaction advisory, with deep expertise in advising on the growth, succession and exit challenges facing financial planning business owners. John began his career as a Chartered Accountant with a global accounting firm, advising clients on cross-border acquisitions, divestments and corporate restructures, as well as providing strategic tax planning for family offices, high-net-worth individuals and senior executives. He later spent over a decade as a Director with Macquarie Group, delivering transaction advisory and succession planning advice to professional services firms and wealth management advice to mid-market private business owners and sophisticated private clients. In 2010, John established Black Pearl Private Clients, a specialist advisory firm focused on mergers, acquisitions, succession planning and value realisation strategies for financial services businesses. John holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Economics, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, Chartered Accountant and a licensed real estate agent.