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Simon Baker (former CEO of realestate.com.au) and Wholesale Investor complete a series of investor evenings
- Published October 25, 2012 1:43PM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA – On Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th October, Australia’s leading private investment platform Wholesale Investor, in association with principal support partners PwC and Thomson Reuters, hosted the Simon Baker Investor Evening, which was a unique event showcasing 4 of Simon Baker’s investee companies.
Simon Baker has been recognised as one of the most successful CEO’s in Australia when he turned around the REA Group (realestate.com.au) between 2001 and 2008. Not only did he take the market cap from $8m to a high of over $900m within 7 years, but he also built an equity stake worth in excess of $15m.
Simon is now an investor into high growth online companies and these events showcased 4 of his investee companies to potential investors.
“The Showcase provided over 180 high net worth investors, Brokers and Fund Managers with the opportunity to gain direct access to 4 private online businesses in one evening.” said Managing Director Steve Torso.
COMPANIES FEATURED ON THE NIGHT
REI is the “online home for property investors”. With a target market of 2 million investors across Australia and New Zealand, REI provides online tools that save time, minimise risk and improve property investment decisions.
CarAdvice (“CA”) is about empowering new car buyers & enthusiasts. Since its inception in 2006, CA has grown rapidly to an audience above 1 million visits per month and has derived revenue via display advertising, premium classified listings and new car sales.
ListGlobally allows any real estate agent or developer to syndicate their listings to a global network of property portals through a simple “all-you-can-eat” subscription.
ArtsHub is an online cultural publisher operating leading sites –artshub.com.au, artshub.co.uk and screenhub.com.au in Australia as well as in New Zealand and the UK.
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