WholesaleInvestor

One of the biggest challenges for companies in the private space is that they have minimal visibility to potential investors, and there are no obvious channels for getting offers in front of potential investors who are seeking Pre-IPO opportunities.

Wholesale Investor has evolved out of the need for a single media platform that brings together leading growth companies and investors seeking direct investment into these opportunities. The magazine and website will provide greater interaction, connection and exposure between companies with potential and people, institutions and businesses with means.

The market place has seen two significant changes which give rise to the Wholesale Investor structure.

• Sophisticated and Professional Investors worldwide are now seeking direct access to private opportunities. They are well versed in the risks and potential profits which can be derived from investing into Growth or Pre-IPO Companies
• Growth Companies are seeking capital from high net worth, wholesale and professional Investors, as well as traditional PE and VC firms whilst privately held.

You gain regular exposure to leading companies with at the PRE-IPO and Trade Sale stage, across a range of sectors. This is done via the magazine and website.

You have the ability to present your offer, whether it be a capital raising, trade sale or Real Estate projects, to investors and companies that matter - that is those who are seeking investment opportunities and have significant funds to do so.

Domenic Carosa

Non Executive Director

Domenic Carosa is the founder and CEO of Dominet Digital Corporation Pty Ltd (www.dominet.com.au) Prior to this he co-founded what was to become destra Corporation in 1993, when he was in his late teens and then listed it on the Australian Stock Exchange in May 2000. At the time, Domenic was the youngest CEO of a public-listed company in Australia. 

Under his direction, destra has branched out from its core web hosting and communications business to become one of Australia’s largest independent media and entertainment company. The company had annualised revenues over $100m in 2008 and included Lachlan Murdoch and Paul Ramsay as shareholders.

Domenic is committed to innovation, with other achievements including building Australia’s largest independent digital music website (MP3.com.au – recently MBO’ed from destra and a Dominet investment) and building Australia’s second largest virtual webhosting company Ozhosting/destra Hosting. Domenic is currently Chairman of the Internet Industry Association.

Tim Trumper is a Publishing and Media specialist. His past roles included being a Commercial Director at PBL Media and ACP Magazines, the CEO of Time Inc Australia and Chairman of the Magazine Publishers of Australia.

Currently Tim is also a Director of Real Insurance and Communications For Commerce.

Tim has joined the Wholesale Investor Advisory Board to assist the company in expanding its presence in the Australian business community. "Wholesale Investor combines the best attributes of a magazine, with the speed, target ability, and interactivity of new media, Tim says. "What excited me is that this market place of capital raising is of such significant value. The business model is unique and is well placed to capure large scale value in how it connects capital to rapidly growing ventures in all sectors."

Reuben Buchanan
Publisher Director

Reuben Buchanan has 14 years experience in media, investment and finance industries. He has worked throughout Australia and New Zealand for property, stockmarket and financial services companies.

In 2001 he founded Wealth Creator magazine, a bi-monthly business and investment publication sold throughout Australia and New Zealand through 5,000 newsagents. Reuben sold the group three years later however it still remains one of the leading business/investment titles in Australia. While at Wealth Creator, Reuben built a network of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. The Wealth Creator group also encompassed a TV Show, radio show and events business. Reuben exited Wealth Creator in 2005.

Since then Reuben Buchanan has worked with Integral Capital Group as a corporate advisor assisting private and public companies with business strategy, investor ready, capital raising and exit. Integral Capital is a specialist advisory firm based in Sydney who’s clients include large private and small public companies seeking capital or exit.

In 2008, Reuben launched Think Big magazine with partners Universal Events. Think Big is already Australia’s largest personal development.

Reuben is also a regular presenter, contributor or commentator on the topics of entrepreneurship, capital raising, building corporate strategy and exit and has spoken to various audiences including:

• Lunch with an Entrepreneur – Amada Gome / Smart Company
• Host and Keynote Speaker at Australian IPO Summit July 08 (Key Media)
• Speaker at Australian Wealth Symposium June 08 (Universal Events)
• Host and keynote speaker at Rich Business Workshop July 08 (Teldar Media)
• Contributor – Australia Anthill magazine
• Contributor – Think Big magazine
• Host and keynote speaker at Capital Raising Conference Oct 06 (Teldar Media)
• Interview - Career Success TV Show (Foxtel 2005)
• Co-Author: Australia’s Wealth Creators
• B&T Weekly interview
• RMIT Entrepreneurship Division

Reuben Buchanan is also a member of:
• Australian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association www.avcal.com.au
• Australian Institute of Company Directors www.aicd.com.au

Reuben is a former director of the Australian Business & Specialist Publishers Association www.absp.com.au

Steve Torso
Managing Director

Steve Torso has 8 years experience in the education, investment and finance industries.

He has consulted and advised hundreds of business owners and entrepreneurs throughout Australia and New Zealand on business development strategies. In this time Steve has also spoken to thousands of business owners in seminars conducted throughout Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Thailand.

Steve has consulted to and assisted companies, with the development and implementation of nation-wide Franchising and Licensing structures, along with the marketing infrastructure for an online share market trading platform, serving Australian and International Clients.

Through his work as an Advisor, Steve has provided services to SME's including Strategic Marketing, Business development strategies, Web Development and Capital Raising. IMI Trust's clients includes the Winner of the 2007 My Business Awards, a BRW Top 100 Fast Starter, 2 former winners of ABC's New Inventors Program and a European Bank

Steve is also the Founder of Wholesale Investor Pty Ltd, which is a high end subscription based magazine and website, for providing wholesale, profession and institutional investors with access to leading private companies.

Milton Papadopoulos
Senior Account Manager

Milton Papadopoulos has 10 years experience across a diverse array of industries, including retail, construction and finance. Milton specialises in client communication and marketing within the financial sector, and has specific expertise in internet-based marketing and business development.

Having launched his own business in 2004, Milton possesses extensive knowledge in the implementation of business strategy for entrepreneurial companies, from start-up right through to expansion stages.

Milton also has a background in Project Management overseeing a segment of Commonwealth Games MCG project for Mondo Pacific in 2005-2006.

Mathew Hayne
Account Manager

Matthew Hayne has had over 9 years experience in the Financial markets, privately as a trader and professionally across a range of roles at Commsec and NAB Wealth Management. Matt has an educated and practical knowledge of the Australian Financial Markets with specialist knowledge in Securities(Australian Equities), Managed Investments and Derivatives(ASIC RG Compliant). Matt has also developed an extensive knowledge of junior explorers in the small to mid cap mining sector.

Warwick Pearce
Senior Account Manager

Warwick Pearce is a corporate advisor with ten years of experience in the Australian corporate finance arena, in both the private and public sectors. He was the Assistant Director of Corporate Finance for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission prior to entering the private sector. He focuses on project managing capital raisings, takeovers and other corporate actions designed to facilitate the rapid expansion of small and medium sized entities. He also assists such entities to execute the early phases of their business plans.

Mr Pearce served as in-house legal counsel for a multinational media company and worked with KPMG as both an auditor and tax consultant. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Warwick is a director of the New Millennium Fund, a Pooled Development Fund providing development capital for Australia’s biotechnology sector.

Warwick is a Senior Consultant and also a Contributor to Wholesale Investor Magazine.