Robert Spee Email & Phone Number

Global Capital Advisors LLC is dedicated to the application of specialized capital markets and credit ratings expertise to clients seeking to issue debt private placements as well as multinational companies with debt transfer pricing needs. With extensive experience bringing issuers to the debt capital markets while advising clients on a full range of debt and ratings related issues, GCA offers both independent advice to debt issuers and expert opinions on inter-company debt.Private PlacementsIndependent Advisor to issuers of debt private placements on: Agent selection, ratings advisory, deal execution, amendments/waivers and investor relations. Seasoned professionals advise on market protocols, pricing, covenants, and investor preferences, enabling lower dependency on bank placement agents with possibly conflicting agendas.. Market leadership evidenced by repeat clients, membership on the Advisory Board of the Private Placement Industry Forum, and our frequent role as panel moderators. GCA is also owner of the Debt Private Placement Forum, the largest discussion group on LinkedIn dedicated to debt private placements, with over 500 professionals active in the market. Debt Transfer PricingMultinationals have increasing need to comply with Debt Transfer Pricing regulations across many tax jurisdictions. Defensible transfer pricing structures require issuers to retain outside experts to issue independent opinions re the stand-alone credit profile of their borrowing subsidiary and that entity’s ability to access the debt market for a given amount, at a given price, at a given time.GCA’s credit ratings and capital markets expertise enables delivery of credible, thoroughly documented third party opinions supporting the arm’s length treatment of inter-company debt structures and associated interest expense. GCA has priced over US$ 8 billion worth of inter-company debt on behalf of clients representing a broad cross-section of multinational, FTSE 100 issuers.

Listed skills include Banking, Risk Management, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, and 17 others.

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  Managing Director, Asia-Pacific

  Global Capital Advisors Llc

  2014 - Present - Melbourne, Australia

  Managing Director, Asia-PacificGlobal Capital Advisors LLCRobert is responsible for GCA’s origination efforts in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific Region, with particular focus on growing the credit ratings, debt transfer pricing and private placement advisory business. Robert brings a wealth of credit, industry, relationship management, as well as debt capital markets experience to GCA. Over the course of 30+ years, Robert has played leadership roles at Bank of America Australia, Westpac Institutional Bank, ANZ Bank and CIMB Investment Bank-Malaysia. During this period, Robert:• Gained in-depth experience in cross-border debt private placements at Bank of America and Westpac; • Led the Resources and Utilities groups at Westpac• Served as Chief Operating Officer for Corporate Finance at ANZ Bank• Served as Global Head of Utilities, Transport, Healthcare and Infrastructure at ANZ Bank• Served as Global Head of Relationship Lending at ANZ Bank• Served as Senior Advisor for Australia and New Zealand at Global Capital Advisors, LLC• Served as Head of Global Corporates and Co-Head of Corporate & Regional Banking at CIMB Investment Bank, Malaysia Robert re-joined GCA as a full-time executive in 2014 as Managing Director, Australia & Asia Pacific.

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  University Of Melbourne, Macquarie University

  Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Master Of Applied Finance