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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Head of Relationship Management (approx. 70 bankers) & Deputy Regional Head (SVT) - Rabobank Australia country banking

Australia

Origination, structuring & execution of complex debt financings across Corporate Finance / Leveraged Finance including: LBO / MBOs, Corporate M&A, Event Driven financings & other Private Equity.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Origination, structuring & execution of complex debt financings across Corporate Finance / Leveraged Finance including: LBO / MBOs, Corporate M&A, Event Driven financings & other Private Equity.

Australia

Head hunted to provide senior team coverage and deal origination capability for front office corporate finance opportunities including: Structured finance including M&A / Event Driven & Private Equity, Corporate banking/flow, bespoke structured debt opportunities & Cross sell (Derivatives, Securitisation, Project Finance, Debt Capital Markets & other associated products).A key aspect of this role is to market a comprehensive suite of cross sell products to clients to maximize the achievable revenue wallet. Senior coverage of BTMU’s most important clients in Australia including: BHP Billiton, South32, Wesfarmers, Woodside Petroleum, Brookfield Asset Management, Newcrest Mining, Bluescope Steel, Energy Australia, Perth Airport, Coates Hire, Spotless Group etc … Primary responsibilities also include:• Marketing to target corporate clients in Australia from BTMU’s three office locations in Sydney, Melbourne & Perth• Providing transaction leadership for client marketing, deal structuring & overseeing successful execution to closing• Leading & managing interactions with internal providers of cross sell products including Treasury, DCM, Project Finance etc … • Managing, training & mentoring front office team members

Sydney, Australia

Hired to build St George’s event driven financing capabilities with responsibility across Australia for (event driven) origination & execution:• Event driven financing scope including all Acquisition, M&A related, & cashflow financings (for Corporate clients) and all Private Equity financings.

Hong Kong

Head of Origination & Syndication for Asia Pacific (incl Japan, India and Australasia). Key Focus: Event Driven Financings including PE, cashflow lending and M&AHired to build HSBC’s event driven financing capabilities with responsibility across the region for (event driven) origination & execution and (event & corporate flow) syndication:• Event driven financing scope including all Acquisition, M&A related, & Bridge financings (for Corporate clients whether investment grade or non investment grade) and all Private Equity financings. • Syndicate responsibilities incorporating all underwritten transactions for HSBC in the region including Project Finance • Strategy to both defend existing client relationships and increase franchise revenues through cross sell (M&A, PI, DCM, ECM, Derivatives) to maximize wallet share• Product focus including senior, subordinated and mezzanine with distribution through extensive bank and institutional investor contacts• Development of HSBC’s debt advisory and restructuring capabilities• Strong (post close) portfolio performance attributable to superior deal selection and strong quality control• Established the necessary ‘Event Driven’ infrastructure including: - streamlined credit committee / approval processes (‘speed to market’) - core member of HSBC’s regional deal screening committee - improved ‘Velocity of Capital’ - built legal support infrastructure - enhanced levels of quality control• Selective team recruitment undertaken to build a quality team of professionals servicing the region including 4 (direct report) Managing Directors • HSBC’s ‘Event Driven’ franchise (& market profile) established through very strong industry contacts combined with extensive media and industry based promotion leading to numerous deal opportunities - successfully leveraging 15+ years of Australia / Asia Pacific based networking & knowledge

Hong Kong, Melbourne & London

Most recently Head of Leveraged & Acquisition Finance for Asia Pacific (ex Japan) based out of Hong Kong. Previously based out of Melbourne (Australia) working within Credit Suisse's Investment Banking Division focusing on Leveraged & Acquisition financings. My career at Credit Suisse started in London in 1998 before transferring to Australia in 2000 then Hong Kong in 2006.Responsibility across the region for (event driven & corporate flow) origination (idea generation, pitching, marketing) & execution (structuring, term sheet development & documentation) and (event & corporate flow) syndication (underwriting protocols, market liquidity analysis, syndication strategy, book running):• Event driven financing scope including all Acquisition, M&A related, & Bridge financings (for Corporate clients whether investment grade or non investment grade) and all Private Equity financings. • Corporate flow origination & execution for major blue chip corporations throughout the region• Syndicate responsibilities on a ‘cradle to grave’ basis including book running underwritten transactions (coordinating arranger) for Credit Suisse throughout Asia Pacific • Strategy to both defend existing client relationships and increase franchise revenues through cross sell (M&A, DCM, ECM, Derivatives) to maximize wallet share: - source of multiple rather than single fee events - catalyst for creation of broader opportunities• Voted Best Financing Team in Asia Pacific (Euroweek)• League Table position: consistently top 3

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Master Of Laws, Honours

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