Australian Companies Seek Asian Investors
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Business - Finance Press Release14th October 2010, 09:39pm - Views: 1575
 MEDIA RELEASE PR41548 Australian Companies Seek Asian Investors SYDNEY, Oct. 14 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/ -- AustraliaInvest today announced the Asian launch of its online investment portal, www.australiainvest.com.au, which enables strategic Asian investors to directly access current Australian investment opportunities across a range of sectors including the mining, resources, energy, biotech, cleantech and agribusiness sectors. AustraliaInvest is proud to be the world's first online portal which is focused on enabling Australian publicly traded (ASX listed) companies and large private Australian companies to target and raise capital from strategic foreign investors. Dean Fraser, Managing Director of AustraliaInvest and former Minter Ellison lawyer and Greenhill Caliburn corporate adviser, today said: "AustraliaInvest was established as a result of the large appetite from Australian companies for foreign capital, and a similar strong appetite from overseas investors for investment in high growth Australian businesses and strategic assets." "We recognise that Australia is a highly attractive investment destination for Asian investors given its abundance of natural resources, intellectual capital, stable economic and investment environment and close proximity to Asia." "We also recognise that, prior to the launch of AustraliaInvest, it has been very difficult for Asian investors to directly access current and attractive Australian investment or acquisition opportunities." "We are delighted to launch an online portal which provides significant transparency for Asian investors regarding Australian investment opportunities, which encourages foreign investment into Australia, and which will allow Asian investors to participate in the growth of some of Australia's leading companies." AustraliaInvest's current clients include nine ASX listed Australian companies and eight large private Australian companies across the mining, resources, energy, biotech, cleantech and agribusiness sectors. In aggregate, these Australian companies are seeking to raise A$450 million from overseas investors. Generally, Australian companies seeking investment via AustraliaInvest wish to raise A$5 million or more from a single strategic investor. Please visit www.australiainvest.com.au How AustraliaInvest Works Australian companies register, and submit an anonymous summary of the Australian investment opportunity, online. Foreign investors can view a short description of each Australian opportunity at www.australiainvest.com.au. Once registered, foreign investors can review and contact the opportunity via the portal. It is free for foreign investors to register and use the portal. The identity of all registered foreign investors is kept in strict confidence by AustraliaInvest. SOURCE: Australia Invest Pty Ltd CONTACT: Dean Fraser Managing Director, AustraliaInvest Phone: +61 2 9908 7414 Mobile: +61 402 450 693 Email: dean.fraser@australiainvest.com.au Translations: Chinese - Traditional (http://asianetnews.net/Download.asp?ID=165917) To view this and other AsiaNet releases please visit http://www.asianetnews.net |
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