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​​The team brings over 300 years' collective experience managing and adding value to leading Australian and New Zealand SMEs.

​The team have earned a reputation for integrity, sound commercial judgment and successful relationships. ​ 

"Great group of people, proven to be so"
​(Michael Tinkler, Rafferty's Garden)

"Passion to work with good companies and develop them into great companies ... tremendous level of business acumen"
(Barry Johnson, RISsafety)

"Very erudite team" (Bill Pulver, Appen)

"Willingness and focus on sharing best practice learnings from other companies and experts within their networks.
(Matthew Hall, Sureway)

"Support management, seen great success, goals and objectives I absolutely share" ​(Matt Jones, NW)

​"Lots of integrity, very bright ... do something quite extraordinary together" (Owen Morgan, HAPL)

Our Investment Team

Jeremy Samuel

 

Founder and Managing Director ​

Bevan Elliott

  

​Investment Director 

​Martin Kaplan

 

Investment Director 

Sarah Azzi

  

Senior ​Associate Director​

Ranitha Mapatuna

 

Senior Associate Director​

Jason Shein

 

​Associate Director
​

Dean Fowler

 

​Investment Manager

Annie Chen

 

Investment Manager

Eloise Ong

 

Investment Analyst

Tom Granger

  

​​Wattle Fund Portfolio Manager

Shashank Gupta

  

​​Wattle Fund Investment Analyst

​Oscar Hutchinson

 

Global Fund
Portfolio Manager

Our Finance & Business Advisory Council Team

Jade Butler

Jade Wallace

Cliff Rosenberg

David Allman

David Balkin

Helen Zimmerman​

Jon Shein

Loretta Reynolds

Malcolm Jackman

Michael Braham

Peter Lewis