Capital Insights

Australia is well placed to play a lead role in the global clean technology sector judging by the calibre of the 30 semi-finalists announced today for the Australian Clean Technologies Competition 2012, says John O’Brien, managing director of Australian CleanTech. O’Brien said they had been selected from a record field of 104 entrants that represents […]

Wholesale Investor has asked me to write about the characteristics of high-growth ventures. It is a worthy idea but, alas, no checklist can ever adequately explain high-growth ventures and their founders. Like all creative pursuits, entrepreneurship is not easily captured in simple models and theories. I should know. Over the past 20 years I have […]

Notwithstanding, Australia is in better shape than most developed economies, investor confidence remains fragile. As a result, it is a challenging time for investors to be putting money to work. Having said that, we believe now is a good time for investors especially self managed super funds to selectively start looking at both non-residential and […]

Too many small companies make a crucial, sometimes fatal, mistake when raising capital through an initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. After intensely promoting their prospects before and during the float, these companies seemingly “go to ground” when their offer closes. Their stop-start investor relations efforts contribute to poor after-market […]

Written by Andrew Ireland – Partner, Argyle Lawyers ESOPs are noted as being valuable for going concern entities for a variety of reasons including assisting with: • attracting the right personnel for the right position. • retaining personnel. • aligning the personnel’s objects with those of the key stakeholders. • motivating personnel to achieve organisational […]

For over 25 years, former senior NAB banker Neil Slonim worked closely with many HNWs and entrepreneurs. Some were hugely successful whilst others were less so. Based on this experience he has identified three types of reasons why investment decisions go wrong – People, Financial and Environmental. PEOPLE Some investors pay large sums for goodwill […]

Most pre-revenue entrepreneurs determine their company valuation through calculations of Discounted Cash Flow, Net Present Value, or comparisons with the early valuation of already successful companies. Most experienced early-stage investors looking at a pre-revenue company start with a valuation of zero. These two starting points are obviously far apart but, neither is the right answer. […]

When acquiring companies, keep the worst case scenario in mind Acquisitions tend to stretch most acquirers to the limit. Perhaps they tend to take on more than they should or maybe they are simply unprepared for the process, but what is obvious is that most buyers fail to achieve their investment objectives. Few anticipate the […]

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – On Wednesday April 4th, Australia’s leading private investment platform Wholesale Investor, in association with principal support partners PwC and AusBiotech, will host the Brisbane Wholesale Investor Capital Showcase 2012. The Showcase will provide up to 150 high net worth investors, Brokers, Fund Manager and Industry participants with the opportunity to gain direct […]