Sydney HQ, ASX-focused
Orca is headquartered in Sydney — the city that hosts the ASX, the buy-side, and the corporate-adviser desks our clients sit alongside. Sydney is where most of our mandates begin, and where our day-to-day work runs.
Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney is the centre of Australian listed-company activity — the ASX, RBA, ASIC NSW, the major investment banks, and the largest concentration of buy-side fund managers in the country sit within a few CBD blocks. Most ASX corporate-adviser desks and many of the listed mid-caps Orca works with are based here.
Sydney is our base. The team meets clients in-person across the CBD, Barangaroo, Pyrmont, and the lower north shore — and runs day-to-day mandate delivery from here.
Where we focus in Sydney
The sectors most concentrated in Sydney, and where our local mandate work tends to originate.
Technology and SaaS
The Sydney technology cluster — and the All Technology Index cohort — is where much of our SaaS and platform mandate work is concentrated.
Financial services and fintech
Most ASX-listed asset managers, fintech, and insurance carriers are headquartered in Sydney. Our financial-services mandates are largely Sydney-based.
Biotech and healthcare
Sydney's life-sciences cluster sits alongside the medical research institutes around the CBD and lower north shore. Our biotech mandates often originate here.
Sydney in capital markets
How the local exchange, regulator, and adviser landscape shapes mandate cadence.
Exchange and regulator proximity
ASX, ASIC, RBA, and APRA all have major Sydney presence. Most disclosure events and regulatory engagement happen within a few CBD blocks.
Buy-side concentration
The majority of Australian institutional capital allocates from Sydney. Roadshows, NDRs, and post-results briefings tend to start here.
Corporate-adviser desks
Most ASX corporate-adviser, JLM, and broking desks have their lead bankers in Sydney. We sit alongside them on raises, M&A, and IPOs.
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Frequently asked
Do you take in-person meetings in Sydney?
Yes — most introductory conversations happen in person in the CBD or Barangaroo. We work from clients' offices and corporate-adviser deal rooms for the work itself.
Are you near the ASX building?
Yes, our coverage of Sydney clients includes regular presence at ASX events, lodgement windows, and the surrounding broking and adviser ecosystem.
Working with an ASX-listed Sydney company?
Tell us about your company and where you want the market to be. We will take it from there.