PEOPLE – Eildon Funds

MARK AVERY | Chief Executive Officer

Mark commenced at CVC Limited in 2010 and since that time has been responsible for all of the group’s real estate investment activities, including being appointed as Managing Director of ASX listed Eildon Capital in 2015. He is also the Managing Director of Eildon Funds Management (EFM).

He began his professional career at Macquarie Group in 2002 in the property finance and residential development divisions. Mark has also worked for private and listed property development and investment groups.

Mark holds bachelor degrees in Commerce and Planning & Design from the University of Melbourne.

JOHN HUNTER | Chief Financial Officer

John is CFO and Company Secretary of CVC Limited. John joined CVC in 2006 and has overseen the management of a number of investment vehicles.

He has extensive experience in ASX-listed and unlisted public reporting and accounting for property, equity trusts, managed investment companies and schemes, due diligence and compliance.

John is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the Australian National University, an MBA from MGSM and Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

JUFRI ABIDIN | Investment Director

Jufri works on deal structuring, transaction modelling, due diligence and documentation management that covers a diverse portfolio of real estate assets including residential development, commercial office buildings, sub-regional shopping centers and service stations.

Previously, he worked at an ASX listed real estate fund manager where he managed the property portfolios of multiple unlisted real estate investment trusts, consisting up to 60 assets under management, with a combined value of $500 million.

Jufri holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Melbourne.

JONATHAN SIM | Investment Director

Jonathan is an experienced real estate finance professional with extensive experience in both debt and equity transactions. Jonathan began his career at KPMG in 2006 and has additionally held a number of management positions in major banks including ANZ, NAB and Bankwest. Most recently Jonathan was a principal investor and financier of real estate transactions at a private investment group.

Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is a member of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.

RAJIV MANOHARAN | Private & Institutional Capital

Rajiv has 16 years of industry experience and is responsible for managing distribution and capital raising activities for EFM. Previously, Rajiv held senior positions at PwC, AMP Capital and the National Australia Bank. He was also Director of boutique advisory firm, Samsara Capital, where he specialised in deal sourcing and fund raising across the Alternative Investment sectors. Rajiv raises investment capital and provides an extensive network of trusted relationships and access to deal flow.

Rajiv is a Director of his Family Office, Manoharan Capital Pty Ltd and has a strong family history of business and entrepreneurism, stemming from family business links in Sri-Lanka and India.

WILLIAM CHEN | Investment Analyst

William plays a key role in transaction modelling, structuring, reporting and risk assessment. Prior to joining CVC Limited, William held roles at various banking and investment companies including CBRE, KPMG and Citic.

William graduated from The University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours in Finance).

LAURENCE PARISI | Fund Manager

Laurence has over 19 years’ experience in various senior roles within the property investment industry, covering both direct and listed real estate. Prior to joining Eildon, Laurence was a Director of Jameson Capital a boutique alternative asset manager. Laurence was previously an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs and Fund Manager of Industria REIT (ADI.AX) an ASX listed commercial and industrial focused AREIT from IPO in 2013 to 2015. Laurence has also worked for Credit Suisse and Citi covering the AREIT sector and spent several years at APN as the Head of Private Funds responsible for managing four direct retail property funds and two wholesale direct property funds with a combined value of more than $400 million.

Laurence holds a Diploma of Business Accounting, a Diploma of Financial Markets and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment.