Team

Alessia is an Executive Assistant at Adamantem Capital. Prior to joining Alessia worked as an Executive Assistant in the construction industry.  She completed her schooling in Italy. Alessia has completed a certificate in business and accounting and can fluently speak four languages (Italian, English, Spanish and French).

Ali Ledger is an Executive Assistant at Adamantem Capital where she also manages the Events Calendar. She joined the firm in early 2017 and prior to this worked as Rob Koczkar’s Executive Assistant at Social Ventures Australia. Prior to moving to Australia, Ali worked as an Events Manager in the UK for four years in the legal sector.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Public Relations and Design Management from the University of Huddersfield.

Andrew Bullock is a Managing Director of Adamantem Capital. He is recognised as one of Australia’s most experienced corporate lawyers specialising in private equity and public market deals and he is also an experienced company director.

Andrew was previously a Partner at Gilbert + Tobin from 2006 to 2017, serving as head of the firm’s corporate advisory team and its market-leading private equity practice. Prior to Gilbert + Tobin, Andrew was a Partner at Minter Ellison and also spent three years in the London office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He is a current director of Bailador Technology Investments Limited and of the Foundation of the Scots College, Sydney.

He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.

Angus Stuart is a Managing Director of Adamantem Capital.

Prior to this Angus was a Director at Wolseley Private Equity from 2007-2016, a Manager at Pacific Brands, and began his career at Bain & Company. He has substantial board experience as chair or director of the businesses owned by private equity funds and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Angus is actively involved in mentoring young people through various initiatives including in his previous role as President of Sydney University Rugby Club. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and a BEng from the University of Sydney.

Annabelle Maitland is an Investor Relations Manager at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining Adamantem, Annabelle spent 5 years in London working in M&A Advisory at JEGI | CLARITY and Harris Williams.

Annabelle holds a Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences from the University of Sydney.

Anne-Marie is an Executive Assistant at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining, Anne-Marie worked as an Executive Assistant at Tribeca Investment Partners and also held assistant roles at Herbert Smith Freehills and Magellan Financial Group.

She holds a Diploma in Events Management and Certificate IV Business Administration.

Anthony Kerwick is a Managing Director of Adamantem Capital.  He has extensive experience in private equity, company directorships and management consulting.

Anthony was a Managing Director at Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) from 2004 to 2014, having joined PEP in 1999. Prior to this, he spent five years at Bain & Company as a global strategy consultant. Anthony is on the board of Hellers.

Anthony is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He received a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from University of Queensland.

Callum is an Associate Director at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining Adamantem, Callum was an Engagement Manager at Port Jackson Partners (a strategy boutique founded by ex. McKinsey partners) where he spent four years advising clients across Australia, Asia and Europe.

Callum holds a Bachelor of Environments (Construction Management) from the University of Melbourne where he was awarded the University Medal; he also holds a Diploma of Applied Finance.

Elena Pleass is an Associate at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining Adamantem, Elena worked in private equity for two years at TPG Capital in Australia. Prior to this, Elena worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan, where she worked across a number of M&A and capital markets transactions in the General Industrials coverage team.

Elena holds a Bachelor of Finance and Bachelor of Economics from The Australian National University.

Gemma Richardson is the Chief Financial Officer of Adamantem Capital.  Gemma has over 20 years of experience in the funds management industry both in Australia and overseas.

Prior to joining Adamantem she was head of the Australian private equity division of Citco Fund Services.  Prior to this she was Senior Financial Controller at Pacific Road Capital from 2011 to 2018 and Senior Manager of a global fund administrator from 2004 to 2010.

Gemma holds a Bachelor of Business (Finance and Accounting)/Bachelor of International Studies from the University of Technology Sydney and is a member of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand

Georgina Varley is a Director at Adamantem Capital. Prior to joining Adamantem Capital, Georgina worked in private equity as an Investment Director at Archer Capital (2017-2018) and an Investment Director at Arowana International (2013-2016). She also worked at Macquarie Group (Sydney and London) from 2006-2013 in investment banking and principal investment.

Georgina holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Sydney.

Gunjan joined Adamantem with over 12 years of acquisition finance, banking and private capital investing experience. Prior to joining Adamantem, Gunjan was an Investment Director at Metrics (2018-2021) where she was responsible for origination, execution and management of transactions across strategies ranging from private credit to private equity. She also worked in leveraged finance at Westpac (2015-2018) and started her career in corporate finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2009-2015).

Gunjan holds a Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics) (Hons) from Delhi University and a Master of Business (Banking & Finance) from Monash University.

Hayden O’Kelly is an Associate Director at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining Adamantem he spent two years in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley, where he was involved in a number of M&A and capital market transactions across a broad range of industries.

Hayden holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New South Wales.

Imran Choudhury is a Director at Adamantem Capital. Imran was previously a Senior Manager in the Corporate and Asset Finance division at Macquarie Bank (Sydney) from 2014 to 2017. He also worked in private equity for H.I.G. Capital (New York) from 2010 to 2013 and in investment banking for Jefferies & Company (New York) from 2008 to 2010.

Imran holds a Master of Business Administration (with Distinction) from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (summa cum laude) from the University of Richmond.

Jayde Whiteman is the Director of Private Equity Fundraising at Adamantem Capital.  Jayde has over 15 years’ experience in private equity fundraising, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and investment banking. Prior to joining Adamantem Capital, Jayde spent ten years in the Credit Suisse Private Fund Group in London and New York, where she was a Director with responsibility for execution and advisory of global private equity fundraising campaigns. Prior to that, Jayde worked in the mergers and acquisition team at Starwood Hotels & Resorts in New York and in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse in Sydney and New York.

Jayde was awarded the Co-op Scholarship at the University of New South Wales where she completed a Bachelor of Commerce.

Julia Koop is the Director of Investor Relations at Adamantem Capital. Julia has over seventeen years of experience in capital raising and investor relations in the funds management industry in both Australia and New York.

Prior to joining Adamantem she was the Australia / New Zealand Director of Investor Relations at Fortress Investment Group from 2012-2016. Prior to this Julia lived in New York for six years where she worked at Indus Capital and Citi Alternative Investments.

Julia holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Masters of International Affairs and Public Policy from Columbia University.

Kate Allan is the Director of People, Office and Culture at Adamantem.  She joined the firm in 2015 and has worked in the private equity industry since 2008.  Prior to joining Adamantem, Kate worked at Pacific Equity Partners as an Executive Assistant to Anthony Kerwick and Rob Koczkar with responsibility for providing executive support on due diligence transactions, portfolio management, fundraising and recruitment activities.  In her previous roles at Great Big Events and Marchese + Partners she combined Office Management and Executive Assistant skills.

Kate holds Bachelor of Applied Arts from The University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts.

Katie Wood is a Director at Adamantem Capital. Katie has investment banking, corporate development and strategy  experience from her time working for Macquarie from 2011-2015.

She received a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Queensland.

Megan is Senior Associate of Legal, Governance and Compliance at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining Adamantem, Megan worked as in-house counsel and deputy company secretary at RuralCo Holdings.  Prior to this, Megan was a lawyer in the corporate advisory team at Gilbert+Tobin, specialising in public and private M&A transactions.

Megan holds a Masters of Business Administration (with Excellence) from the Australian Graduate School of Management, and a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of International Studies (Hons) from the University of New South Wales.

Natasha Morris is the Managing Director of Responsibility and Impact at Adamantem Capital. Natasha is responsible for developing and implementing a best practice responsible investing strategy which is fully integrated across the investment decision making process and portfolio company stewardship activities. This supports Adamantem’s ambition to deliver outstanding financial returns to investors alongside positive social and environmental outcomes.

Natasha has worked across both the private sector and the social impact sector over the past twenty years in both Australia and the UK. Before joining Adamantem Capital, Natasha was focused on impact investing, venture philanthropy, operations and strategy in the social sector (including at Social Ventures Australia). Prior to that Natasha’s private sector career included working in infrastructure investing in the investment team (at Hastings Funds Management) and project and infrastructure finance law (at King & Wood Mallesons in Australia and Norton Rose in the UK).

Natasha holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales and a Graduate Certificate in Social Impact from the University of New South Wales.

Nicola is a Senior Associate, Responsible Investing at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining Adamantem, Nicola spent four years working in Funds Financing executing leverage transactions and FX hedging for global financial sponsors at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Sydney and New York).

Nicola completed a Masters in Sustainability Management (with Distinction) at the Sustainability Management School in Gland, Switzerland. Nicola is a CAIA Charterholder and also holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.

Rachel Davis is an Executive Assistant at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining, Rachel’s experience includes roles within boutique finance and private family wealth companies in London and Sydney.

She holds a Diploma in Business.

Rajiv Viswanathan is a Managing Director of Adamantem Capital with a focus on investment in environmental opportunities, including decarbonisation and natural capital. He has worked across the private, public and social impact sectors in Sydney, New York and London. 

From 2016 to 2020, Rajiv was Chief Executive Officer of Indigenous Business Australia (IBA), a commercially focused statutory corporation with $1.7 billion in assets, and from 2012-2016 ran IBA’s investment portfolio which comprised over $400 million invested across diversified funds and direct investments in real assets, renewable energy, tourism, agribusiness and other sectors. From 2004 to 2012, Rajiv worked at Macquarie Group in New York and Sydney, and prior to that worked for several years as a corporate lawyer with Slaughter & May in London and Allens in Sydney. 

Rajiv is passionate about developing commercial solutions to create environmental and social impact. He serves as a director of non-for-profit organisations working in disability, social & affordable housing and financial literacy.  Rajiv has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Rex Betar is a Director in the Portfolio Operations team at Adamantem Capital. Prior to joining Adamantem Capital Rex held numerous strategy and transformation roles in industry including Director, Group Transformation at Westpac, and Head of Strategy at Network 10 (ViacomCBS) and various roles at Qantas. He also worked in management consulting with McKinsey & Co working across multiple industries and geographies.

Rex holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Oxford, a Master in Human Rights Law from the National University of Ireland Galway and Queen’s University Belfast, and a Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Law from the University of New South Wales.

Richard Waters is a Managing Director of Adamantem Capital.  He is responsible for operations of investee companies within the portfolio.

Prior to joining Adamantem Capital, Rick was an Executive Director at Macquarie Group where he was Head of both the Business Services (Corporate Real Estate, Facilities Management, Sourcing and Vendor Management, Payment Operations) and Services Management (Corporate Operations Operating Risk, Business Resilience, Enterprise Data, Regulatory Reporting, Regulatory Change) Divisions (2015-2018). He was previously Head of the Business Improvement and Strategy Division (2006-2015). Rick was a management consultant with Bain & Company from 1998 to 2006.

Rick completed an MBA at AGSM, University of New South Wales and holds a Bachelor of Laws from Queensland University of Technology.

Rob Koczkar is a Managing Director of Adamantem Capital. His experience spans private equity, public company directorships, strategy and social impact investing.

He was Chief Executive Officer of Social Ventures Australia from 2014 to 2018, a Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners from 2004 to 2014 and a Principal with Texas Pacific Group from 2002 to 2004. Rob also spent seven years with Bain & Company, advising clients on issues relating to strategy, mergers, and operating improvements in a wide range of industries.

Rob received a BEng (Hons.) in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Melbourne. Rob currently sits on the board of Hygain, Zenitas and Legend. He also serves as the Chair of Social Ventures Australia.

Sally is an Associate at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining Adamantem, Sally worked in Private Equity as an Investment Associate at Allegro Funds. She also worked at EY where she spent over three years in the Transaction Advisory Services team.

Sally holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Finance from The University of Technology, Sydney.

Sarah Campbell is the General Counsel of Adamantem Capital.

Sarah has over 18 years’ experience as a corporate and funds lawyer.  Prior to joining Adamantem, Sarah was a Senior Legal Counsel at AMP and AMP Capital specialising in M&A, funds management, corporate governance and commercial contracts.  Prior to that, Sarah was a Senior Associate in the Corporate Advisory/M&A team at Clayton Utz. In 2016, Sarah won the In House M&A Lawyer of the Year award for the Asia Pacific region at the Global Counsel Awards.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Marketing) from the University of Sydney.

Sarah Tolhurst is the Finance Manager at Adamantem Capital. Sarah has over seventeen years’ experience in the funds management industry in Australia. Sarah has spent most of her career working with US fund manager Dimensional Fund Advisors in various accounting roles. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting from Macquarie University and is a full member of CPA Australia.

Selena Aston is an Executive Assistant at Adamantem Capital. Prior to joining Adamantem in 2021 Selena’s experience included assisting executives and managers on multiple organisational levels.

Selena has worked across the Finance and Listed Property Sector. Whilst working at Macquarie (2000-2009) she worked in the Funds Management Group as an Institutional & Retail Sales Support Executive and in the Real Estate Group as a Senior Marketing Manager.

Sonam Chauhan is the Senior Fund Accountant at Adamantem Capital.

Prior to joining Adamantem, she has held roles within the accounting and registry fund administration in Link Fund Solutions. Prior to this, she was in the registry fund administration in BNP Paribas.

Sonam holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting from University of Western Sydney and is a member of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand.

Tanya Blower is the Fund Accounting Manager at Adamantem Capital. Prior to joining, Tanya was as an Account Manager at Link Fund Solutions within the Fund Administration division and prior to this held various accounting roles within the company.

Tanya holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting from Macquarie University and is a member of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand.

Umreen is an Associate at Adamantem Capital. Prior to joining Adamantem, Umreen was an Associate in the investment banking division of Macquarie Group (New York and Melbourne) where she spent four years working on a number of M&A transactions across a broad range of industries.

Umreen holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) from Monash University

Yasmin Parekh is the Finance & Operations Associate at Adamantem Capital. She has prior experience working in treasury back office operations at Lion Nathan and Caltex Australia.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Bombay.