UNSW

Sydney Grammar School

Star Car Wash is Australia's largest provider of premium hand car wash services, with a focus on the in-shopping centre market. Axle Equity Partners raised equity funding from its investor base to acquire a 50% shareholding in Star and partner with the business' existing shareholders and management team.

Star Car Wash Group

Non-executive director

Axle Equity Partners is a private investment firm that specialises in investing in and working with SMEs with $3m+ in EBITDA to help support business growth plans and succession needs. Our investors include some of the most successful business owners, executives and families in Australia and Asia.

Our philosophy is to take the time to understand businesses and their objectives, stakeholder needs and the market context and not to invest unless we can add genuine value besides the capital. We understand and empathise with the challenges and rewards of running and growing an SME and bring a blend of strategic, financial and operational improvement experience to the table.

Axle Equity Partners was founded by Greg Wang and Marcus Lim. Together, we have over 25 years’ investment experience, invested over $280m in equity capital and completed 16 transactions. We are complemented by an experienced Advisory Board.

For more information, please visit www.axleequity.com.

Axle Equity Partners

Managing Director

BMT Tax Depreciation is Australia's largest provider of tax depreciation schedules for property investors. I was a non-executive director representing the interests of a group of high net worth and family office investors on BMT's board.

BMT Tax Depreciation Quantity Surveyors

Yorkway Equity Partners is an investment manager offering private equity investment opportunities to high net worth individuals and other sophisticated investors on a deal-by-deal basis.

Since establishment, Yorkway Equity Partners has arranged an investment into BMT Tax Depreciation, one of Australia's leading providers of tax depreciation schedules for property investors and One Investment Group, a leading Australian provider of corporate trust and fund administration services.

Yorkway Equity Partners

Managing Director and Co-Founder

Coverforce Pty Ltd

Instant Access Holdings

Heavy Maintenance Group

RMB Capital Partners is the manager of FirstRand's Australian private equity investments. FirstRand is South Africa's largest financial institution. RMB has 8 active portfolio companies, A$175m in capital deployed and a A$300m total commitment from FirstRand.

Key roles and responsibilities at RMB Capital Partners included:
- Sourcing and evaluation of new investment opportunities
- Due diligence on and negotiation of new investments
- Assisting portfolio companies with strategy, sourcing new management team members, shareholder matters, financing documents and management incentive schemes
- Fund administration and reporting, including investor relations with FirstRand

Board roles at RMB Capital Partners included Coverforce Holdings, Vanglobe, EIW, Heavy Maintenance Group and Instant Access Holdings. Industries covered include access equipment hire, industrial services, financial services, wholesale distribution, mining services and manufacturing.

RMB Capital Partners

Investment Director

Private equity joint venture between the Boston Consulting Group, General Atlantic Partners and Goldman Sachs focusing on carve-outs and partnerships with Fortune 500 companies

iFormation Group

Senior Associate

One of six members of the undergraduate intake at BCG in 1997. Member of the corporate development (corporate finance) practice group, with completed projects including corporate strategy, shareholder value analysis and creation, financial strategy and commercial due diligence/valuation.