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Company
Sector
Stage
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Allmine
Mining Services
Pre-IPO
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Rotocult
Agriculture
Expansion
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Urban Ecological Systems Agribusiness
Commercialisation
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Airush
Leisure
Early Stage
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EnergyCore Australia
Renewable Energy Expansion
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Sea Eagle Australia
Transport
Commercialisation
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Swapace.com
Internet
Expansion
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Landlord Central
Internet
Early stage
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3eep
Internet
Early stage
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Jetu
Gaming
Commercialisation
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Mailing Lists Online
Internet
Early stage
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Creame Surf Company
Sporting Goods
Start up
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Time and Access
IT Solutions
Expansion
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Company Name Sector Yr established Business stage Location Opportunity
Allmine Group Limited Mining Services Aggregator of established businesses est 2008 Subsidiaries established for between 10 and 40 yrs Expansion / pre-IPO National and Pacifica Capital Raising
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Executive Summary
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• consumables (Wildkat) • engineering services (Lintetec Engineering) • mechanical services (Allmine)
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Allmine has acquired a portfolio of well-established, profitable mining services businesses with excellent management, strong cash flows and solid growth potential. Allmine currently has three operating divisions:
The acquired businesses will retain their brand identity and will benefit from assistance with financial and management resources which remove growth constraints and open up opportunities for organic growth and acquisition. Former business owners are becoming shareholders in Allmine, providing a strong incentive to grow shareholder value. Allmine’s high quality business, market position, organic growth potential and pipeline of acquisitions provide strong potential for the shareholders to exit via listing at a P/E of 10 to 15x.
Competitive Advantages
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• High growth, low risk sector: Exposure to resource sector without exploration, mining or commodity risks • Huge addressable market: Demand for commodities and sky-rocketing prices increases pressure on infrastructure development. This underwrites demand for Allmine’s services • Significant organic growth potential within founding businesses • Many acquisition opportunities due to the fragmented mining services market and succession issues • High earnings growth model is straightforward: Allmine’s customer base already provides services to greater than 64% of tier-1 companies and the business model immediately captures turnover and earnings • Low execution risk: Strong management team, combining industry, operational and financial expertise. • Private to public arbitrage: Significant equity uplift in taking the company from the private to the public domain
Regards,
Investment Highlights
Reuben Buchanan Publisher Wholesale Investor Pty Ltd
• EBIT margin of 15% will be targeted across the group •O rganic earnings growth of 30% with high ROIC (note: to date the business despite capital constraints has exceeded this target growth rate) • The group has sufficient scale for a public listing • Post IPO, significant accelerated growth will be achieved via further acquisitions • Allmine Group has a long target list of acquisitions at various stages of gestation
Questions and comments? If you have any questions or comments, or you would like to list your offer in Wholesale Investor, please feel free to email me r.buchanan@wholesaleinvestor.com.au
Board & Management: Chris Butchers – Allmine CEO Chris is an internationally experienced manager, CEO, consultant and entrepreneur. John Klowss – Allmine Procurement Manager John has an extensive career in the heavy machinery industry and is responsible for the eastern seaboard branches and New Zealand branches. Glen Sandom – Wildkat Sales Manager Glen has spent his career in the heavy machinery parts industry participant. Chris Carlson – MD, Linetec Engineering Chris is a qualified boilermaker, welder and fitter and turner. He has been in the mining industry for over 15 years. Gavin Smith – MD, Allmine Gavin is the founder of Allmine. Gavin Smith is a qualified mechanic and fitter and turner as been based in the mining industry for over 20 years
Corporate Structure:
Corporate Structure
Allmine Group Limited is an unlisted public company with a spread of shareholders who have entered groupisatan various stages over Allmine Groupthe Limited unlisted public the past two company withyears. a spread of shareholders who have entered the group at various stages over the past two years.
Exit Allmine’s high quality business, market position, organic growth potential and pipeline of acquisitions provide strong potential for the shareholders to exit via a public listing in the future.
Further Information:
To learn more about this opportunity, including downloading an Information Memorandum, go to www.wholesaleinvestor.com.au, click on View Investment Opportunities and search for Allmine Group Limited
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Company Name
Rotocult Limited
Sector
Agriculture; Farm Machinery
Yr established
2001 Expansion
85% of the crop cultivation costs and provides
Managing Director: John Wilkinson
Business stage
Director:
Don Fry
Location
North Queensland, Australia
Director:
Grant Hutchings
Opportunity
Trade Sale, Strategic Investment
farmers a means for accruing carbon credits
Board & Management:
An Agricultural Revolution which eliminates
John Wilkinson: Is the inventor behind Rotocult. John is also the owner of Wilkinson’s Blacksmiths Pty Ltd. Established since 1923 they provide a
Executive Summary
Investment Highlights
range of blacksmith and engineering services to the
The multi-award winning Rotocult is being hailed in all sectors of the Agricultural industry world-wide as a revolution. It has the ability to revolutionise the Cultivation process world-wide! As Carbon Credit trading progresses world-wide, farmers who utilize the Rotocult technology, will be able to accrue their carbon credits and sell them to heavy carbon emitters .
•A global Carbon Credit trading system is progressively developing world wide.
100 years they have become an integral and highly
Over the last 5 years farmers have seen the cost of fuel and human resources rapidly increase. Traditionally the cultivation process which prepares the soil for the plantation of crops, has required farmers to go over the same land between 6 to 12 times, with up to 5 different implements including Power harrows, rotary hoes, rippers, ploughs and multi/offset discs. With over 100 years of experience in agricultural engineering, Rotocult globally patented a horizontal slicing implement for soil cultivation. The Rotocult provides farmers with the ability to save up to 85% of the cultivation costs, in comparison to traditional farming techniques. This results from a “one pass” soil cultivation process achieving significant benefits to farmers. Currently the Rotocult is being used in most Australian states, North America and Africa. It also has strong interest from Europe, Asia and South America. The Rotocult technology is currently targeting 6 major row crops in 9 primary countries with independent market research identifying a target market of likely buyers in the next 3-5 years of 76,000 unit sales representing only 7% of total row crop farmers in these countries. Through investment into R&D, the company is able to develop multiple products based on the existing intellectual property, including a broad-acre application (i.e. wheat type crops) with an estimated market size 5 times that of row cropping and a product to target the expanding and lucrative Asian markets. Rotocult Ltd is seeking strategic investment or a trade sale to an established farm machinery business, with international distribution to exploit the opportunities and potential available to the Rotocult technology
Competitive Advantages * Eliminates up to 85% of the costs in the cultivation process, saving on fuel, human resources and time * Incorporation of organic matter deep into the soil to improve soil quality and fertility
Rotocult enables farmers to be able to attain additional carbon credits • Rotocult technology is patented world wide • 4 product ranges which can be distributed immediately •P rovides additional product range for an existing farm machinery business which is high profit and in high demand •F armers are under financial pressure from rapidly rising costs of oil and human resources •R otocult has the potential to be distributed to the farms of North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia • 8 years of development, improvement and utilization on farms world wide • Prime to capitalize on the sustainable food production and farming trend world-wide.
North Queensland region of Australia. Over the past respected part of the agriculture, horticulture and mining industries. A reputation for innovation, integrity, customer service and quality second to none. With over 85 years of experience in resource and agricultural engineering behind them, they developedand globally patented a horizontal slicing implement for soil cultivation, now known as Rotocult.
Corporate Structure:
Allmine Group Limited is an unlisted public company with a spread of shareholders who have entered the group at various stages over the past two years.
Corporate Structure
Rotocult Ltd is a public unlisted company with three directors
•C an be utilized for the Cultivation of soil for Jatropha crop, which has been highlighted as one of the world key bio-fuel energy crops •R ising food prices have seen farmers experience increase revenues, and seeking to upgrade to new equipment
Exit Rotocult Ltd Is seeking a trade sale or strategic investment, with the option to develop additional product ranges for international distribution.
* Increased humis in the soil increases the soil’s capacity to withstand drought conditions. * Able to cultivate up to 1 Hectare per hour with a single pass, and follow up with the planter almost immediately * Increases in crop productivity, frequency and yield improvements through minimum tillage * Provides greater moisture retention, better root penetration, incorporated trash and increase nutrients from organic matter * Cultivates to a depth of 450mm compared to 150-300mm now * Saves farmers between $90,000 and $200,000 by not having to purchase up to 5 separate implements, including Power harrows, Rotary hoes, Multi / Offset discs, Rippers and Ploughs * Reduces hydrocarbon emissions by up to 90%, a significant cause of greenhouse gas production * Enable trading in certified carbon credits increasing total farm income.
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Further Information:
To learn more about this opportunity, including downloading an Information Memorandum, go to www.wholesaleinvestor.com.au, click on View Investment Opportunities and search for Rotocult Limited
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AiRush
URBAN ECOLOGICAL S Y S T E M S
Company Name
Urban Ecological Systems Ltd
Sector
Agribusiness - Green
Yr established
2005
Business stage
Commercialisation
Location
Northern Rivers, NSW
Opportunity
Capital Raising
Executive Summary
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
Board & Management: UES has an executive board made up of three of the company owners/founders. The management of the day-to-day business of commercialising the ecoCity Farm is handled by a management team that reports to the board. The company uses the following Advisors: Carter Newell, legal representation; Pizzey Lawyers IP matters; WHK-Camerons - accounting services. The company is audited.
UES’s ecoCity Farm is a water, energy, and space efficient commercial aquaculture /plant production system packaged into a turn-key, IT supported farm-gate operation, suitable for use where conventional agriculture is not viable - including urban areas, and remote or environmentally sensitive locations. It integrates unique technological aspects to provide a sustainable business solution for many of the major issues plaguing modern fresh produce and fish production.
Corporate Structure
The technology is a stand alone, minimal discharge aquaponic system in which fish and plants are combined using our patented modular bio-converter which means all inputs into the system are utilised in the production of fish or plants, overcoming the poor environmental performance of previous aquaponic systems and other forms of intensive food production.
Exit
Competitive Advantages
UES is a unlisted public company.
The goal of the company is to take progress Corporate Structure: to a public company listing on an appropriate Allmine Group Limited an unlisted public exchange. However theiscompany would be company with along a spread shareholders open to offers theof way that would who lead have entered group outcome at variousfor stages over to a faster andthe positive investors. the past two years.
• Water saving, Drought Proof, Environmentally friendly/sustainable
in same space
Business stage
Early stage
Location
Gold Coast, Australia
Opportunity
Capital Raising
Executive Summary AiRush plan to build and operate a vertical wind tunnel/skydive simulator as a tourist and leisure attraction in the heart of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. It will be the only attraction of its kind in Australia. The wind tunnel will be the most technically advanced in the world and is designed and manufactured by SkyVenture International in Texas, USA. The attraction works by re-circulating a column of air at a velocity of 200kph (120mph) through a 10ft diameter, transparent Perspex flight chamber. Eight commercial tunnels currently operate successfully worldwide and in less favorable market conditions than the Gold Coast. This is a proven successful and very profitable business model with an exceptionally talented and experienced management team already currently operating lucrative wind tunnel attractions in other locations around the world.
Competitive Advantages • Gold Coast has 9.9 million visitors per year with a daily spend of $10.6 million • Prime Surfers Paradise corner location with 24 hr exposure to our target market
Colin Bland - CEO • Currently advisor to Warner Village Theme Parks & also The Sydney Attractions Group to strategically drive their sales performance • 9 Years Managing Director of UK Holiday Resort Company • Management Training with Walt Disney World, Florida in tourist attraction operations Gary Baildon • Former Gold Coast City Mayor • Currently Chairman of the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation and President of The Gold Coast Show Society. Wayne Newman • 12 Years Disney Store UK regional manager • Hilton Group Manager - Hospitality Warner Village Theme Parks, Quality Service Coordinator, Human Resources
Corporate Structure Corporate Structure: AiRush International Limited is a public Allmine Group Limited is an unlisted public unlisted company. company with a spread of shareholders who have entered the group at various stages over the past two years.
Exit
Investors in Airush International, will be seeking a high dividend return for investors or for the project to be purchased by a Fund.
approvals involved
• Increased food costs due to transport makes urban farming essential
Investment Highlights
• High profile media coverage via ABC’s ‘New Inventors’ programme
• Utilising a proven technology and proven business model
Key Investment Highlights
• High dividend return opportunity •H igh profile, sophisticated tourist attraction that will draw significant regional and national media interest
• More than 5 years research and development completed
• Projected cash flow positive within 6 months of opening
• $1.5 million invested to date
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2008
Board & Management:
•H igh barriers to entry for competitor due to expertise, costs and council
• Climate change makes our product essential
• UES is a farm manufacturer, not a farmer or producer
Yr established
represented
• Government and community support for local food supply systems
• Strong domestic and international interest/demand for farms
Leisure/Tourism
•A ttraction site with well over 8 million foot traffic & high key target market
• Allows for removal of wholesalers in food distribution network
• Company projections show EBITDA >14% in year 3
Sector
• 32% of interstate visitors earn over $104,000
• Generates high volumes of produce (2-5 times that of conventional farms)
• Produce from research farm has been in markets for 3+ years
AiRush International Ltd
• Average of 15,000 visitors within walking distance of the attraction site
• Triple bottom-line design (Community, Environment, Business)
• Estimated return on investment for farm purchaser > 20%
Company Name
Further Information:
To learn more about this opportunity, including downloading an Information Memorandum, go to www.wholesaleinvestor.com.au, click on View Investment Opportunities and search for Urban Ecological Systems Limited
•G lobal opportunities to replicate in other locations, (e.g. Sydney, New Zealand, Tokyo, Mexico) • Exceptional management team with vast industry experience •H igh barriers to entry due to high costs and designated licensed territory from manufactures
Further Information:
To learn more about this opportunity, including downloading an Information Memorandum, go to www.wholesaleinvestor.com.au, click on View Investment Opportunities and search for Airush International Limited
• Only attraction of its kind in Australia
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SeaEagle a u s t r a l i a
Company Name
EnergyCore Australia Pty Ltd
Sector
Renewable Energy, Geothermal Heat Pumps
Yr established
2007
Business stage
Expansion
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Opportunity
Capital Raising
Executive Summary EnergyCore holds the exclusive license for EarthLinked Direct-Exchange (DX), refrigerant-loop Geothermal Heat Pump (GHP) technology in Australia. GHPs work by transferring energy to/from the Earth using a refrigerant fluid in copper loops, compressor, and heat exchanger. Given the centre stage renewable energy takes in the Australian scientific, political, corporate and investment communities, there is a remarkable opportunity to penetrate the HVAC market with GHP technology. 50,000 GHPs are installed annually in USA alone and within 5 years, Australia’s rate could ramp up to 5,000/yr – a revenue of over $10 million/yr. EnergyCore requires expansion capital to deliver to the Australian market.
Competitive Advantages • Refrigerant loop in direct contact with the Earth for max. heat transfer • This eliminates inefficiency of intermediate fluid pumps and heat exchangers required in water-loop GHPs • Coefficients of Performance (COPs) of up to 8 and averaging about 4 exceed other GHPs • Liquid Flow Control & Active Charge Control exclusively manage oil flow • R & D on hydrocarbon refrigerant to further boost efficiency.
Key Investment Highlights • EnergyCore has established operations from a 1,500 square-meter warehouse with capacity for 10 rigs and office space for 15 people • EnergyCore has one in-house drilling team, has a reliable set of contractors, and efficiently working project, sales, and engineering team. • Seven complete and functioning installations in Victoria include residences, office building, factory, ski lodge, swimming pool and another eight in progress • Revenue from these projects totals over $600,000.
Board & Management: Justin McFarlane – CEO ADF (SAS) 8 yr, Entrepreneur: CEO of a refrigeration gas company, an environmental authority, and interests in large-scale property developments, and other renewable-energy companies. Chris Knight – Chief Operations Officer Chris Knight – Chief Operations Officer: Aust. 2nd Year Eng. Bldg. Sci. Caulfield Australia; Registered Building Practitioner # DBU 9370; Dept. of Justice TAS Cert. of Accreditation CC4605I; Accredited Builder of 28 yr. HIA # 504278 Projects include: Churches, Major Colleges, Bairnsdale Hospital, Sale Air Force Base, and HMAS Cerberus; Experienced in heavy machinery and Earthworks; Licensed EarthLinked Accreditation Dr. Donald Payne – Director: Scientific & Policy PhD (physics), University of Melbourne; B.Sc (1st class hons)/BE (1st class hons, electrical); Australian Geothermal Energy Association: Chair of GHP sub-committee; Australian Geothermal Energy Group: Chair of Technical Interest Group 7 (GHP).
Corporate Structure: Corporate Structure Allmine Group Limited is an unlisted public company with a spread ofashareholders The EnergyCore Group is set of three who have entered the group EnergyCore at various stages over proprietary companies: Equipment the Ltd pastholding two years. Pty all machinery; EnergyCore Australia Pty Ltd the trading company and Knight EnergyCore which owns the license. Investment in EnergyCore is via unit trusts entailing ownership of the group – a structure which provides maximum legal protection.
• The total revenue from all enquiries on hand is over $100 million. • Solar-GHP hybrid solution for zero carbon emission buildings. • Australian air-conditioner penetration increased from 35% to 65% over the last decade and shifts to more efficient heating and cooling systems • $1 billion HVAC market with 1 million units per year growing 20%/yr.
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Sea Eagle Australia Pty Ltd
Sector
Marine Transport Manufacturing
Yr established
2003
Business stage
Commercialisation
Location
Melbourne
Opportunity
Capital Raising
Executive Summary Sea Eagle Australia are developers of cutting edge innovation in marine transport. The Sea Eagle 6, sea skimming boat is the first commercially available Wing in Ground effect boat in the world. Developed in conjunction with Chinese partners, it is to be assembled and distributed globally from Australia. The Sea Eagle 6 will revolutionize marine transport and will be followed immediately by the Sea Eagle 20, which will be wholly developed in Australia.
Competitive Advantages • Sea Eagle craft are fully certified as boats internationally • Sea skimming boats are as fast as aircraft • Direct Operating costs are approx. 40% of equal sized aircraft • Passenger comfort exceeds aircraft at a lower ticket price • Construction costs are low • Maintenance costs are low • Returns to operators are high • The boats have a flexible layout for multi purpose missions
Exit
• The boats are very safe and easy to handle
EnergyCore is a long-term investment proposition with good dividends likely once it is meeting the Australian market. It is expected investors will not exit within the first 5 years of growth after which time shareholders may review any possible acquisition opportunities from large renewable corporations.
Investment Highlights
• The sales pipeline contains hundreds of installations with revenue over $20 million to be scheduled once delivery capability has been increased.
Company Name
Board & Management: Christopher Holloway Chris has been the driving force behind the development of this proposal. Chris has twenty-five years experience in business and has held management positions in every organization he has been associated with. He also has been working on WIG (Wing In Ground) technology for thirty years Jin Baogang Baogang is the vice-president of BDY Co Ltd. (BDY is an alliance partner located in China). He graduated engineering at Harbin University in China and Economics at the Zhenjiang Shipbuilding University Francis Teo Francis is a Marketing expert with extensive business experience in South East Asia. Situated in Singapore he runs several programs with the Global Business Forum
Corporate Structure Sea Eagle Australia is a Proprietary Limited Corporate Company with allStructure: shares held by the Directors Allmine Group Limited is an unlisted public company with a spread of shareholders who have entered the group at various stages over the past two years.
Exit
It is the intention of the company to commence preparations for a public listing within five years, thereby allowing expansion into the major world markets to maximize returns to shareholders.
• High level of technical development completed • Patent protected designs • Global opportunities • Cashflow positive within 18 months • First commercially available boat in the world
Further Information:
To learn more about this opportunity, including downloading an Information Memorandum, go to www.wholesaleinvestor.com.au, click on View Investment Opportunities and search for Energycore Australia
• Strong enquiries and forward orders • Technology is very difficult to replicate, without breaching the intellectual property • Media interest is extremely high, plenty of opportunities for free coverage • Exceptional marketing network • Excellent management team • Market has longevity and huge growth potential
Further Information:
To learn more about this opportunity, including downloading an Information Memorandum, go to www.wholesaleinvestor.com.au, click on View Investment Opportunities and search for Sea Eagle Australia
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Company Name
SwapAce.com
Sector
Internet - swapping and trading
Yr established
2004
and meeting-place that allows individuals and
Business stage
Expansion
Location
Sydney, Australia
organizations to buy, sell, swap and meet
Opportunity
Capital Raising
SwapAce.com is an all-in-one market-place
within trusted communities Investment Highlights
SwapAce.com is an all-in-one market-place and meeting-place that allows individuals and organizations to buy, sell, swap and meet within trusted communities.
•T he Right Team with an experienced board coupled with young professionals that understand modern internet technology
SwapAce is focused on becoming a leading global online marketplace for swapping & trading goods and services. SwapAce answers many of the issues currently facing online marketplaces by providing the facility to not only buy and sell products and exhibit collections, but also to barter for goods and services, negotiate an agreed price and manage offers to numerous vendors or buyers. The internationally patented features endow SwapAce with key differentiators to drive the business forward.
•M ature Product provides a comprehensive market-place and meeting-place within “communities”, providing you with an investment into “communities” the next big thing on the web
• Has already attracted hundreds of thousands of members from over 150 countries and has been growing at a rate of over 500 new members per day. • Members have been acquired cost effectively via proven member acquisition methodologies at a cost between $0.30 and $0.50 per new member. Once the member numbers reach critical mass, the cost per member rate will reduce due to organic growth, word of
•M assive Market Opportunity as the market is growing intensely with other major sales/investments of $1bn+ •P roven Marketing and rapidly expanding with already hundreds of thousands of members from over 150 countries
mouth and referral marketing. • Multiple revenue streams available include advertising, licensing and premium services. • Guided by an experienced board, a core team of IT programmers and SEO (Search Engine Marketing) experts. • SwapAce owns UniSwap.com.au which is a white label version of SwapAce set up as an official alliance with prominent universities • Currently in discussions with one of Australia’s largest member groups to create a white label version opportunity for a significant licensing fee. • Has recently signed a joint venture agreement with an ASX listed media company.
Competitive Advantages • The #1 “swapping website” in the world (according to Google search results) • International Patent on unique key technologies, including: • Electronic Bartering System – swap anything for anything • Electronic Offer Management System – allows you to make multiple offers to multiple people and as soon as one of your offers is accepted, then all of you other offers are automatically retracted
The business is operated by a highly skilled and ambitious team with over 100 years of proven business experience coupled with young professionals that are in touch with the latest trends. Joseph Renzi – CEO Joe has over 16 years in management roles for various organisations.
Executive Summary
• SwapAce was established in 2004 and provides a valuable free service to international members.
Board & Management:
• I nternational Patent for key points of differentiation, including electronic bartering, negotiation and offer management systems •C lear Exit Strategy of a trade sale to a major media player within 12-18 months to provide very profitable returns in a short period of time
Walter Annen – Director Over 38 years of business experience on four continents. Over 20 years, as General Manager and Area Director for Hilton Hotels. John Lloyd – Director Over 40 years of business experience, including business development and staff training, and helping to establish and develop over 400 businesses.
Corporate Structure Corporate Structure:
Allmine Group is Limited is an unlistedwhos public Swapace.com a private company company spread of shareholders who shares arewith heldaby the founders. New shares havebeentered group at various stages over will issued the once capital is raised, details thewhich past two of can years. be found in the Information Memorandum.
Exit SwapAce proposes to exit via a Trade Sale within 12 to 18 months. Using existing methods, the company has proven that it can attract members for less than $0.50 each. So using a marketing budget of approx $1.25m and a conservative member acquisition rate of $0.58, SwapAce is confident of attracting around 2.4 million members over this timeframe to provide a strong platform for a profitable exit.
• Electronic Negotiation System – make counter-offers about the all terms of the agreement until happy • Auto-Matching Technology – connect people that would otherwise not know about each other (allow matches that would not be possible using any other systems) • Can be used by individuals, organisations, government, communities etc in various ways. • SwapAce also serves social/community needs by allowing transactions that can be private (within a closed-community) and provide free products/services (to help people in need). • Has already formed a number of strategic alliances and built a number of customised licenses with the white-label solution
Further Information:
To learn more about this opportunity, including downloading an Information Memorandum, go to www.wholesaleinvestor.com.au, click on View Investment Opportunities and search for Swapace.
providing significant expansion potential.
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Company Name
Landlord Central
Sector
Internet - real estate investment
Yr established
2007
Business stage
Early Stage
Location
Sydney & Perth, Australia
Opportunity
Capital Raising
Executive Summary Developed in response to the increasing demand for better disclosure, Landlord Central (www.LandlordCentral.com.au) is an independent and un-biased investment property marketplace where investors and sellers can connect. Landlord Central makes real estate investment a simple science. Education, tools & thorough disclosure on every property allows investors and their trusted advisors make well-informed investment decisions. Most importantly, Landlord Central eliminates the ‘conflict of interest’ in typical real estate sales. Now, both the vendor and the purchaser can be professionally and fairly represented.
Board & Management: Chairman, Dr Dolf de Roos Internationally recognised New York Times bestselling author and educator who is well-known to real estate investors throughout the world. Has taught real estate investing in over 20 countries and personally invested in 500+ properties from around the world. Managing Director, Jim Poignand Has held senior management positions in SMEs and brings over 10 years experience in project management and online business solutions development; also an experienced and successful real estate investor himself.
• Leading-edge technology • Innovative and unique business model • Experienced senior management • Support of and contributions from key industry leaders • Extensive and growing national client base • Investment property-specific
3eep Pty Ltd
Sector
Internet - social media
Yr established
2008
Business stage
Early stage / Expansion
Location
Sydney, Australia
Opportunity
Capital Raising
Executive Summary
Founder, Anthony Aoun Over 10 years experience in the real estate sales and marketing industry, with international property experience. Founder and MD of an investment property marketing business with 50+ staff. Mr Aoun has a natural flair for developing business alliances and consumer-focused services.
3eep is a social media enterprise, delivering a sports-oriented social media platform, which enables local sporting communities to better manage and connect online. We distribute our product globally via distribution Partners whose services are powered by 3eep’s technology. The 3eep Platform enables real-world local sporting communities to extend their conversations from the playing field into an online space. 3eep serves teams at a local community level by providing simple tools to ease the administration burden and by enabling members to create, share and consume their own sports content such as team notices, match reports, photos and videos.
Corporate Structure
Competitive Advantages
Corporate Structure:
Competitive Advantages
Company Name
Landlord Central Pty Ltd privatelypublic held Allmine Group Limited is is anaunlisted company with 87,500,000 on issue. a spread ofshares shareholders who have entered the group at various stages over the past two years.
Exit Subject to performance and opportunities that arise, the company is intending within the next 3-5 years to pursue either a strategic trade sale to one of several complimentary businesses, or a public listing.
• Established operating business with proven technology •S erving tens of thousands of users around the world, generating hundreds of thousands of online page views
Board & Management: 3eep is run by a high calibre management team, led by co-founders Robert Antulov, CEO (experience at Fairfax, Coca-Cola and Booz Allen), and Nick Gonios, COO (experience at Microsoft, Fujitsu, Gartner), who deliver over 25 years experience in media or technology-related businesses. 3eep’s Board is led by Chairman Ralph Doubell, an Olympic Gold Medallist and former head of Goldman Sachs in Australia. 3eep’s other nonExecutive Director is Mr Simon Baker, who until recently was the CEO of REA Group Ltd.
Corporate Structure 3eep is a Pty Ltd company and it’s founders own approx 76% of issued capital, with Prime Media Group holding approx 13% and a group of private investors holding the remaining 11%.
Corporate Structure: Exit Allmine Group Limited is an unlisted public company with a spread of shareholders who 3eep’s business should be sufficiently have entered the group at various stages over established, profitable and growing in 3-4 the past two years. years to make it an attractive potential acquisition target for a number of suitors.
• Revenue earned by delivering technology and commercial services to Partners •R evenue also earned by sharing advertising revenue generated from Partners’ consumer services • Services designed and built to scale to millions of users •L ocal sports participants derive functional, social and entertainment utility from
• Makes real estate sales accessible to non-real estate agents • Unlike the majority of competitors, our platform is not advertising-based
our services
• Significantly under-served and untapped marketplace
Investment Highlights
Key Investment Highlights
• Proven technology, implemented and operational in Australia and internationally
• Over 18 months in operation
• Experienced and talented Executive team and Board
• Significant results already achieved
•E xceptional global opportunity for sports-oriented social media at grassroots
• Advanced negotiations currently underway with major national clients • Company has substantial existing IP rights • Capital sought will be used to support current growth and build brand awareness • Opportunities exist to supplement revenues through additional sources • This is an opportunity to be a part of a revolution in Australian real estate
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level • Defensible services and high barriers to entry •O pportunities to enter new (local) markets through targeted distribution partnerships • Attractive returns in possible in 3-5 year timeframe
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Jetu L I M I T E D
Company Name
JETU Limited
Sector
Computer game developer / publisher
Yr established
2008
Business stage
Seed
Location
Brisbane, Australia
Opportunity
Capital Raising
Company Name
Mailing Lists Online Pty Ltd
Sector
Digital Business Services
Anton - CEO (Last name withheld) Gaming content producer.
Yr established
2008
James Stuart - Managing Director Sales and marketing expert from hi-tech computing industry.
Business stage
Start-up– revenues positive and growing
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Opportunity
Capital Raising / Trade Sale
Board & Management:
James Lang - Creative Director Sales and marketing expert from hi-tech computing industry.
Executive Summary JETU has created a unique gaming system that merges trading cards with an interactive, multiplayer internet game. Using proprietary developed software, and a patented process, JETU plans to commercialise its system and release it to the consumer market via its first game title: Shagai™. Shagai™ target consumer is 10 to 16 y.o. children. Prototypes of the game and trading cards have been created by the founders for market testing purposes. Seed capital is sought to commercialize the game system and Shagai™ for release at the end of 2009. It’s important for investors to note that the global trading card and gaming industries generate revenues exceeding USD$30B per annum.
Competitive Advantages JETU’s business model is a first of its kind. Competitive advantages: • Trading cards are the primary revenue generation mechanism. Trading cards offer a clear, distinct and predictable revenue from retail channels; allow greater flexibility for the generation of alternate revenue streams; eliminate the need for complex internet security and/or parental controls and provide a commodity which will aggregate a community. • Trading cards provide non-linear revenue growth: one user can (and will) purchase more cards. • Gaming system IP has been protected with a patent. • Every card produced is unique incorporating a QR barcode for easy registration. • Game system provides consumers with multiple gameplay choice: virtual (e.g. internet) or physical (e.g. playground).
Nigel Gardiner Technical Director: eCommerce development specialist Colin Seegar - Legal Counsel IP specialist from Polygram Australia.
Corporate Structure JETU is a public unlisted company
Corporate Structure:
Allmine Group Limited is an unlisted public company with a spread of shareholders who have entered the group at various stages over the past two years. Possible exit strategies for investors are a trade sale to a listed entertainment/gaming company or media organisation, or a potential IPO.
Exit
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MailingLists.com.au acts as a conduit for business growth enabling SMEs and Corporates instant access to affordable business mailing lists. A new market, a new concept and new product has been created, taking a traditional service-based list broker model through digital adaptation for a market-driven product-based business model which produces a 90% gross margin. MailingLists.com.au is a radical innovation, first – and only - to market in Australia as well the first with global reach spanning four continents with intellectual property strengthening its position in the form of generic domains, data contracts and an internationally scalable platform for data and complementary products.
Competitive Advantages • A sustainable competitive advantage has been created through a radical innovation; •F urther supported by key intellectual property (potential opportunity to Patent) creating barriers to entry; • First and only to market sees no existing direct online competitors;
Neville Christie - Chairman (a/c) Neville is a serial entrepreneur with over 50 years experience in building and running companies. He has also worked as a venture manager, management mentor and was recently destra Corporation (ASX: DES) non executive director which saw its revenues grow to more than $100m and included Lachlan Murdoch and Paul Ramsay as investors. Lauren Rielly (MEI) - Founder & Director, Corporate Development Lauren started and grew her own global list supply company for six years which sold in 2007, earning her twice finalist for Young Direct Marketer of the Year (VIC). She also lectures in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Swinburne University. Domenic Carosa – Investor, Deputy Chairman Domenic co-founded and listed destra Corporation on the ASX in 2000 and achieved numerous rankings in the BRW Fast 100. He built destra into Australia’s largest independent digital media and entertainment company with over $100m in annualized revenues and included Lachlan Murdoch as a shareholder. He now runs a boutique internet investment company Dominet Digital Corporation. Corporate Structure: Allmine Group Limited is an unlisted public company with a spread of shareholders who have entered the group at various stages over the past two years.
Corporate Structure
Mailing Lists Online Pty Ltd is the trustee of the Mailing Lists Online unit trust which holds the business and all IP. The share capital will be expanded to accommodate external investors
• List supply competitors do not service the labour intensive SME market • The business model saves customers time, money and increases ROI • Switching costs are high due to suppression of previous data orders • Platform rather than product focus reduces supplier power with multiple offerings •H igh-profile results orientated team (Founder and Investor in SME, digital and direct marketing space)
Investment Highlights • Global gaming and trading card markets are growing in excess of 40% pa. Currently >$30B pa (combined). • Gaming system is protected with patent • Game development team identified and ready to commence work. Game released by end 2009 • JETU will commercialize proprietary technology which can be licensed to third-party developers. • Experienced Board of Directors and Management team.
Executive Summary
Board & Management:
Exit It is expected that the business will be exited via a trade sale within 12-24 months. Potential buyers would include those looking to expand their product offerings targeted towards their SME clients like MYOB and Melb IT or existing listed companies like Acxiom and Incnet.
Key Investment Highlights Further Information:
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MailingList.com.au seeks capital investment to pursue its aggressive growth strategy. A considerable cash and sweat equity investment has created the technology platform with existing revenue generated in Australia and offshore. The main application of funds are for customer acquisition, sales and marketing and business process patent protection. Potential acquisitions have already been identified that would further increase barriers to entry and contribute profits to the business.
Further Information:
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Company Name
Cream Surf Company Ltd
Sector
Sporting Goods
Yr established
2007
Business stage
Early Stage
Location
Gold Coast, Australia
Opportunity
Capital Raising
Executive Summary Cream was founded on the soul and inspiration of current 2-time World Masters Champion surfer, Robbie Page, who discovered a new surfboard technology and the newest, stickiest surf wax formula. Both products are world first’s with the ability to transform the industry. The company is seeking the support of investors in order to fund marketing, supply chain fulfillment, operations and human resources obligations. Funds will also be allocated to roll up smaller surfing brands under the Cream Surfing Company brand.
Competitive Advantages • Ownership & Exclusivity Over IP • Proven World Class Products • Surfing Legends, Professionals and Youngster All Using The Products • Gap In The Market For Premium Surfing Products
Board & Management: Robbie Page - Founder & Managing Director Rob is a professional surfer and has won the Pipe Line Masters and is the current two- time Australian and World Masters Champion. Gus Buckner - CEO Gus is world renowned as a global brand builder and visionary as a Marketing Director for Oakley in the US. Gus is also accredited in taking Split Clothing from a start-up to a $50m company. Dominic Dirupo - COO Dominic has acted as a business consultant specialising in organisational structures and processes for start-ups. Prior to this, Dominic worked at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank in both Investment Banking and Corporate Finance overseeing projects in Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Corporate Structure Cream Surf Company Limited is an unlisted public company.
Corporate Structure:
Company Name
Time & Access Systems
Sector
IT Solutions
Yr established
2000
Business stage
Expansion
Location
Brisbane, Australia
Opportunity
Capital Raising / Trade Sale
Harry Simpson – CEO Harry has more than 25 years industry and related experience. His entrepreneurial approach has enabled him to place Time & Access Systems in an influential position in the market. Dan Cresswell - Technical Director Dan brings extensive knowledge in IT, HRM, business management, system development, compliance and quality management.
Executive Summary Time & Access Systems is an established workforce solutions reseller to organisations with over 25 staff, across most industries. The systems we sell automate the multiple functions of time capture, attendance management, payroll preparation, award interpretation, rostering, labour costing and HRM. We develop for each client a fully integrated single solution to what has traditionally required multiple products to achieve the same functionality. Automation of these tasks significantly reduce administrative costs, streamlines processes and enables businesses to greatly improve their bottom line, without any increase in sales. The software and hardware can easily be exported to other markets in USA, UK, Europe and Asia.
Allmine Group Limited is an unlisted public company with a spread of shareholders who have entered the group at various stages over the past two years.
Competitive Advantages
It is the Board of Director’s preference for the company to be a target of a Trade Sale within 3 years. However, if the market conditions are correct, a public listing could also occur.
• Single integrated solution vs. multiple products and vendors issues
Exit
Board & Management:
• Niche product with broad market appeal need for most organisations
Corporate Structure Time and Access System is an unlisted public company with the majority of shares being held by the existing directors with share capital being offered to the investment community.
Exit Corporate Structure: The aim of the company is to progress from Allmine Group Limited is an to unlisted public an unlisted public company a full exchange company with3 atospread of shareholders listing within 4 years. The company who have entered the group at various over would also consider a trade sale if stages deemed the past two years. appropriate.
•U se of Internet and latest technologies increase functionality, improve user experience and reduce costs • Scalable from PC to enterprise in modules for partial/gradual implementations
• Advisory Board of Global, Industry Opinion Leaders
• Customised versions to address the each specific industry needs
• Infrastructure in place in Australia and Overseas
• Aging competition in an established and growing market worldwide •S trong need in both growing and shrinking economic conditions Integration to other applications reduce costs and data manipulation
Key Investment Highlights
• Existing customer base throughout Australia and PNG
• Intellectual Property is exclusive to Australia and US.
Investment Highlights
• Advisory board are hugely influential in the surfing industry
•8 years market experience with established networks and strong customer
• Relationships and infrastructure in place in key markets US & Australia • Surfing is a growth industry with average annualized growth rate of 14% in Australia. • The surf industry is a fractured market with smaller brands constantly being targeted by listed companies
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• Cash flow positive, high margins and strong EBIT • Established market provider with excellent industry reputation • Exceptional sales, marketing, technical and management team in place • Few competitors with high financial and technological barriers to entry • Dramatic growth in sales and margins from ownership of own product • Opportunity for distribution channels and/or and direct sales worldwide
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