Michael Carapiet

Macquarie Private Banking manages a diversified portfolio of strategic holdings. They acquire significant minority or majority stakes in companies operating in sectors including resources, healthcare, transportation, utilities and financial services. They invest globally with a particular focus on Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Western Africa.

MIIM's fund investment strategy focuses on the development of bridges, tunnels, and toll roads, along with other entities in the same industry sector primarily in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Portugal, the UK and the US. They are long-term investment managers.

Functions as a financing subsidiary/special purpose entity

Provides financial planning and fund management services

STC is an active manager which aims to provide high quality superannuation services to members to maximize their superannuation benefits and to support the NSW Government in meeting its funding objective. The assets in the Pooled Fund are managed in accordance with State Super’s investment policies and risk management framework.

Functions as a College/University

Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd.'s fund investment strategy focuses exclusively on high-quality airports worldwide. They aim to construct balanced portfolios through significant airport investments which enhance key strategic, commercial and financial decisions affecting their investments. MAT1 seeks to acquire non-controlling interests in airports and MAT2 takes controlling interests in airports. Key investment criteria the firm looks for include airports with traffic growth potential, robust market position and potential to expand market share (high percentage of origin and destination traffic), underdeveloped retail and commercial opportunities, significant available shareholdings, and high EBITDA margins.

Provides outsourced salary packaging administration services

Southern Cross Media is an active investment manager. Their investment objective is to deliver sustainable returns. They construct their investment portfolio with global media businesses that provide entertainment, news and advertising services to their local communities. While they concentrate on developed assets, they maintain the possibility of investing in less established assets. The firm invests in Australia, Asia, the UK, Europe and North America. They generally prefer to take controlling interests. They also consider minority stakes if they maintain significant influence over the key strategic, commercial and financial decisions of the investment. Southern Cross Media generally has a long-term investment horizon although they divest when they believe stapled securities can be optimized. They favor investments which contribute to the portfolio by providing stapled security holders with stable cash yields.