Highly experienced transactions specialist partnering with corporates, private equity and founder led businesses to deliver value on complex deals.

Trevor Dorahy is a transactions specialist who partners with founder‑led and family businesses, corporates and private equity funds across the full deal lifecycle.

Before joining McGrathNicol in 2026, Trevor spent more than 20 years at a Big 4 firm, including a decade in the Deals team in New York, advising on complex domestic and cross‑border transactions.

Trevor has deep expertise in buy‑side and sell‑side financial due diligence, transaction strategy, carve‑outs, contract negotiation and working capital analysis. He supports clients from pre‑deal evaluation through to post‑deal completion and purchase price adjustments, with a strong focus on analysing quality of earnings, net assets, working capital and cash flows, assessing key business drivers and accounting considerations, critiquing valuation models, and working closely with legal advisers on transaction documentation.

He has advised on transactions across a broad range of industries including industrial products, services, technology, and retail and consumer.

Over his career, Trevor has provided financial due diligence and transaction support to a wide range of high‑profile clients, including Blackstone, KKR, Apollo, CRH Limited, General Electric, Cleanaway Limited, Mercury Capital and Allegro Funds, among others.

Qualifications & memberships

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance), University of Sydney

  • Member, CA ANZ