Leadership
Simon Bedard
Managing Director
Managing Director of Exit Advisory Group. National Chair of the AIBB, Registered Business Valuer. Author of Exit Like an Expert; host of the Buy Grow Sell podcast.
About Simon
Simon Bedard is the Managing Director of Exit Advisory Group, a boutique Australian M&A advisory firm specialising in business sales, valuations, and exit and succession planning for lower to mid-market businesses.
He has over 25 years' experience in finance, investment, energy and technology, including a previous role as an investment adviser to high-net-worth clients and private companies in the Institutional Banking and Global Markets division of one of Australia's largest banks. As an entrepreneur, Simon has started, bought, and exited companies, and serves on several boards.
He holds an MBA (with distinction) from RMIT and a Diploma of Financial Markets from the Securities Institute of Australia. Simon is the National Chair of the Australian Institute of Business Brokers (AIBB), a Registered Business Valuer (RBV), a Licensed Business Broker, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He is the host of the Buy Grow Sell podcast and the author of Exit Like an Expert (2026, ISBN 9781764391405).
Simon is the licensee for Exit Advisory Group’s Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL 700378).
Credentials
- National Chair, Australian Institute of Business Brokers (AIBB)
- Registered Business Valuer (RBV)
- Licensed Business Broker
- Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
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