Pitcher Partners shifts to the Quay

Accounting, auditing and advisory firm Pitcher Partners has made a move on its strategy to grow its presence in Perth by taking up residency at 12-14 The Esplanade, overlooking Elizabeth Quay.   

Pitcher Partners will occupy 1,060 square metres on the top floor of the 11-storey building in mid-2018.

The new digs can to cater for up to 120 people, providing the opportunity for the business to grow its current team of about 60 employees.  

The property is owned by Cape Bouvard, an investment company founded by businessman and inventor Ralph Sarich, and was originally built in the 1980s as a six-storey hotel.

Cape Bouvard purchased the asset in 2001 and in 2008 around $40 million was spent on converting the building into a commercial premise, with recent additions including new end-of-trip facilities.

Pitcher Partners managing director Leon Mok said the move positioned the firm well for growing its mid-tier market share in Perth, and follows a series of new partner appointments.

“The trajectory we are on as a firm shows we will need significant space in the next few years and we are determined to get that right with the right premises,” he said.

“It is the right moment to move and this is the right opportunity to be in the middle of the action above Elizabeth Quay.

“As an evolving organisation, it helps us make a statement to the market about our ambitions and allows us to showcase the talent we have in the firm.”

Pitcher Partners will also offer a short-term co-working space designed to suit the scale-up firms with which it works, as well as provide a base for its international business clients.

“We are equally determined to ensure the space is suitable for our clients,” Mr Mok said.

“This provides a great space to work that is very conducive to achieving our clients’ goals.”