Charbel Nader is an Australian
investment banker
Investment banking pertains to certain activities of a financial services company or a corporate division that consist in advisory-based financial transactions on behalf of individuals, corporations, and governments. Traditionally associated wit ...
who was the architect of a number of innovative Film Financing transactions in the 1990s the most notable being a series of
Village Roadshow off balance sheet film financings which funded Films such as
''The Matrix'' series and ''
Ocean's Eleven'' in conjunction with
Warner Bros.
After a successful stint in Sydney with News Corp's Venture capital vehicle e-Ventures and PBL/Nine Network where he was responsible for the Macquarie Nine Film raising; a joint endeavour between the
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television ne ...
and
Macquarie bank he returned to
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...
as managing director of McHudson Corporate.
In June 2007 he was recruited by Pitt Capital Partners. to head up and establish a Melbourne office of the Investment Bank which is a wholly owned subsidiary of one of Australia's oldest publicly listed corporations
Washington H. Soul Pattinson
Washington H Soul Pattinson trading as Soul Pattison, is a publicly listed Australian investment company.
History
In 1872, Caleb Soul and his son Washington Handley opened a pharmacy store in Pitt Street, Sydney. In 1886, Lewy Pattinson opened ...
which also owns 61% of New Hope Coal Limited.
He is credited with leading the Pitt Capital Partners Limited team that successfully completed the $236m debt and equity recapitalisation of Living and Leisure Australia (ASX: LLA) (originally managed by MFS/
Octaviar
Octaviar Limited (formerly MFS Limited) is an Australian diversified investment company in the funds management and financial services sectors. The company, once valued at $2.4 billion was forced to sell its main asset, the Stella Group, in Feb ...
), the only successful mid cap recapitalisation completed in 2008, at the height of the global credit crisis.
He is a Founder and Executive Vice-President of Australia Acquisition Corp., He is also (founding) Chairman of Metro Media Holdings Pty Ltd, publisher of The Weekly Review, and was instrumental in its merger with Fairfax Community News Network in December 2011. In 2015 he oversaw and managed the sale of the remaining 50% interest in Metro Media Holdings for $72m.
In August 2014 he helped lead a consortium to acquire
Madman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd., also known as Madman Films, is an Australian distribution and rights management company headquartered in East Melbourne, Victoria, specialising in feature films, documentaries and television series across theatr ...
from troubled toy wholesaler Funtastic Ltd (whose major shareholders include
Lachlan Murdoch
Lachlan Keith Murdoch (; born 8 September 1971) is a British-Australian businessman and mass media heir. He is the executive chairman of Nova Entertainment, co-chairman of News Corp, executive chairman and CEO of Fox Corporation, and the fo ...
,
Gerry Harvey and Craig Mathieson .
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Australian businesspeople
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