Jun 17, 2026 – 5.13pmExpert360, the online recruitment firm backed by AirTree Ventures and used by the likes of Westpac and L’Oreal, is making its way to the auction block, spelling a payday for co-founder and Telstra director Bridget Loudon-Harris.Street Talk can reveal a sale flyer has hit the inboxes of global and domestic potential strategic acquirers, pitching Expert360 as one of Australia’s best-performing skilled-talent marketplaces. The company has been a first mover in artificial intelligence, employing the technology to sift through applications, produce shortlists and match businesses with consulting and contract talent.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Bridget Loudon’s Expert360 hits the auction block
Expert360 is working with relative newcomer Tiger & Bear Partners, the corporate advisory firm co-founded by amaysim chief strategy officer Alex Feldman in 2021.
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