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Dear Readers,
Welcome to the May / June 2021 edition of the Funding Strategies newsletter! |
As we come up to the end of the financial year we see that the stock market is at a high,the number of IPOs has risen significantly and business confidence is well above long term trends.
We see that this return in confidence matches the strong increase in GDP Growth (quarterly) albeit NSW and VIC are currently lagging the rest of Australia. Housing prices are up as is household wealth.
Business investment as a share of GDP is low but one would expect this to pick up and expectations are that business capital expenditure will rise. Business and household services have rebounded strongly in terms of employment. Interest rates and inflation are low and commodity prices are generally strong.
We therefore expect the next 6 months to be strong as companies look to expand and raise finance to hire new staff and take on new projects and acquisitions. From an investor perspective we find strong correlation between investor confidence (strong pre-IPO / stock market) and investment.
If we can assist with raising finance or help with investment, please get in touch.
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This edition of our newsletter includes: |
For more information please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you! |
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About Funding Strategies
Funding Strategies is a capital markets firm providing venture equity capital and finance services to small business and companies seeking capital for growth and expansion in the unlisted and pre-IPO capital markets.
We specialise in creating and implementing successful funding and capital raising strategies for issuers, and provide investment opportunities in the high growth alternative asset space for investors.
We serve predominately private and public companies, and sophisticated investors, with a broad range of services. - Funding Strategies and Investor Ready Services
- Equity and Debt Capital Raisings
- Small Scale Offerings and Venture Capital
- Grant Funding
- Migration linked investment
- Mergers,Acquisitions and Divestments
- Strategic Trade Sales
- Technology Commercialization
- Providing Opportunities for Investors
- Director and business advisory services
- Investment management
- Fund management services
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As always, we invite you to from our website (registration / log-in required, membership is free).
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TutisVReddo update
TutisVReddo debuting a virtual reality showcase of its TUTIS_ENTERPRISE product |
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"TUTIS VReddo are debuting a virtual reality showcase of their TUTIS_ENTERPRISE product across two live events in Perth: Austmine & the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Conference & Exhibitions.
"It was fantastic to reconnect with everyone across the mining andprocessing industry to develop a more acute sense of current market trends. There certainly was an explosion of innovation on display, from a wide range of suppliers: sensors, software automation and analytics were particularly in evidence. |
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Of course a recurring theme was the shortage of skilled labour, how to mitigate this and make best use of existing workforce capability - the later is certainly something TUTIS_ENTERPRISE can help with.”
“The VR showcase we premiered was really well received and helped create a suite of new Enterprise leads we’re now busy progressing. We’re now really looking forward to exhibiting at APPEA next week to reconnect and get up to speed on all goings-on within the oil and gas industry”." |
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Spatial Hub Analytics update
"A technology solution for all types of land asset management" |
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As an example user case for Agriculture, "Spatial Hub Analytics leveraging their extensive experience in the provision of Sustainability monitoring for farmers, into Supply Chain Sustainability management for Food Manufacturers and Processors and Quick Serve Restaurant providers. |
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As the demand for sustainable sources of food increases, providers of meat-based products are enforcing greater and greater levels of sustainable management practices on their Supply chains. For example, MacDonalds Australia, are requiring all producers of beef (Graziers) to meet a set level of sustainable landmanagement practices on their suppliers. Procurement contracts are being linked to these criteria." |
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Image above: Aerial images of landscapes overlaid with dots illustrating positive and negative percentage vegetation cover |
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Ignite Ideas Fund | Advance Queensland
Ignite Ideas funding is available to commercialise highly innovative and new products or services that are at minimum viable product stage or beyond.
What's important: |
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- Ignite Ideas Fund Round 8 will open on Thursday 1 July 2021. Eligibility and Key Documents must be considered before lodging your application.
- The Expression of Interest application form is view only at this stage and will be available for completion and submission from 1 July 2021.
- Expression of Interest applications will close at 10.00am on Thursday 22 July 2021.
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BlueMount Capital updates:
Introducing the Brisbane Jets Rugby League Football Club Pty Ltd |
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The Brisbane Jets aspire to be a 100-year powerhouse, people focussed club that betters lives and drives community change by inspiring and empowering persons to be the best they can be.
As a result, the Jets NRL Expansion Bid formed in December 2020 as a merger of the Brisbane Bombers NRL Expansion Bid and the Western Corridor NRL Expansion Bid to create what has been dubbed a ‘Super bid’ by the Brisbane media since its announcement in February 2021 and seeks to secure the 17th National Rugby League (NRL) license kicking off in the 2023 season.
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BlueMount Capital updates:
Welcome to the team, Omesh!
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Omesh Sharma (pictured left) is based in California and has recently joined the BlueMount Capital team.
Omesh Sharma is a Chief Financial Officer and strategically minded executive with strong financial and operational experience across various industries and fields.
During his extensive career, Omesh has successfully scaled disruptive growth strategies for startups and global corporations, alike.
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He excels at the identification and execution of opportunities to maintain and increase the value of investments in rapidly changing market conditions, has authored strategy and pitch decks that have successfully secured over $800M in Debt and Equity capital, and is adept at optimizing workflows by determining areas of concern, recommending improvement opportunities, and implementing effective strategies while ensuring compliance with GAAP, SEC, and Sarbanes-Oxley standards or requirements. Omesh has negotiated and completed over 20 merger and acquisition transactions. He has also taken a NYSE traded company private and a company public on the ASX. |
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BlueMount Capital updates:
Tender closes for proposed $200m South Australian LNG import facility |
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South Australian-based Venice Energy has finalised selection of a preferred supplier of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for its Outer Harbor Project in the Port of Adelaide.
The FSRU is a crucial component of the proposed LNG import facility at Outer Harbor which will improve and diversify local gas supplies, especially during peak periods and help underpin South Australia’s world leading renewables sector by providing firm, dispatchable energy as the state progresses towards further decarbonisation of its energy landscape. |
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BlueMount Capital updates:
WesternUnion Currency Outlook |
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BlueMount Capital has partnered with WesternUnion and is pleased to share the company's monthly currency outlook with you:
"May review The Australian dollar remained broadly steady in May although larger losses were seen versus European currencies.
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The Aussie’s gains were capped after a mid-month sell-off in iron ore prices, down 25% in just eight sessions, hit the AUD (source: Refintiiv, 25 May 2021).
- The Aussie’s largest losses were in Europe with the AUDEUR falling to three-month lows.
- The AUDGBP fell to near six-month lows while the AUDCHF fell to three-month lows.
June risk events and key themes
The AUDUSD has been stuck in an incredible trading range for most of 2021.
Up until the end of May, the pair has only closed outside its 0.7550 to 0.7820 band on eight occasions this year – an incredibly tight range.
The AUD looks to have been left behind in 2021 as markets focus on the potential for economic re-openings thanks to quick vaccine roll-outs in major economies. - The RBA next meets on 1 June.
- This month’s meeting might pass without incident with markets expecting the RBA to make a determination on the next round of quantitative easing and yield curve control at its July meeting.
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Australia China Business Council
We hope you will join us at ACBC's upcoming events! |
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- 24 June: Women in Export – Succeeding in the China Market
- 29 June: Plant-Based Protein Markets in Asia
- 29 June: More Than Sport – Platforms for Cultural Understanding and Engagement for Professional Women
- 13 July: Australia-China Agribusiness Industry Summit
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Image above: Flora took a photo of the Port of Brisbane with gantry cranes and Moreton Bay in the background. |
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ACBC event - Brisbane port visit |
Our Director, M&A, Flora Mok, attended the Australia China Business Council Queensland's 'Exclusive Port of Brisbane Site Visit and Briefing' on 2 May 2021.
During the 2.5-hour site visit, the attendees were shown various facilities at the Port of Brisbane such as industrial warehouses, round containers for oil, gas and fuel, coal and woodchip terminals, the Cruise Ship Terminal, etc. and then joined a half an hour briefing which provided more details about the Port of Brisbane and its future growth opportunities. |
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- The Port of Brisbane is the largest seaport in terms of land area in Australia and also the third busiest port in Australia. It handles 1.3 million containers per year.
- Due to the continuous growth of the Queensland economy, the number of containers handled through the Port of Brisbane is estimated to be 5 million per annum by 2050.
- There are currently 126 customers which are large companies such as Fisher & Paykel, Bunnings, Graincorp, etc.
- DP World, Hutchison and Patrick Terminals are the cargo logistics and terminal operators at the Port of Brisbane.
- Currently, 60% of the cargo handled by the Port of Brisbane is the import of goods while the remaining are for exports.
- $466 million is forecast for Port of Brisbane infrastructure works over the next five years.
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ACBC event - Wealth Management Strategies seminar
Flora was also one of the speakers at the Wealth Management Strategies seminar organized by the Australia China Business Council on 26 May 2021 (ACBC QLD - Wealth Management Strategies | The Australia China Business Council). The seminar covered investment in listed companies and private companies and Australian Tax related matters.
There were around 30 attendees joining in person and more than 50 people joining online. The attendees included people from multinational or domestic companies, accounting and law firms, etc.
Flora covered the topic on private company investment opportunities which included observations on the recent trends and transactions, types of investment opportunities such as equity, debt, convertible notes, hybrid, etc., from private company investments to pre-IPO matters; and tips on how to invest and case studies.
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The seminar was well received by the attendees who comment that the seminar was insightful and provided useful information to understand more about investment opportunities and the related considerations when making the investment decisions.
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Funding Strategies Pty Ltd ACN 161 432 123 Authorised Representative for AFSL 230680 Level 5, 15 Astor Terrace, Spring Hill QLD 4000, Australia Telephone +61 7 3160 2840 Contact us Visit our website |
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