Australia based private equity manager CHAMP Private Equity has announced that its CHAMP IV Funds have entered into an agreement to exit its investment in Pepperstone, one of the largest Australia based Retail FX brokerage groups. CHAMP had first invested in Pepperstone in 2016. Going forward the business will be owned by Pepperstone’s founders, and its…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that leading Australian Retail FX and CFDs broker Pepperstone has hired Tamas Szabo as its Group Chief Executive Officer. We expect the company to make a formal announcement shortly. Tamas Szabo was most recently CEO of the Australia and New Zealand operation, and Head of Asia Pacific, for IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG).…
Read moreLeapRate was first to break the story on Thursday of Australian retail forex broker Pepperstone securing a multi-million dollar investment, which was then copied on several other blogs. We're now pleased to bring our readers another first, in the form of an exclusive interview on the investment with Pepperstone CEO Owen Kerr. The investment in Melbourne-based Pepperstone…
Read moreAustralian retail Forex broker Pepperstone today announced that it has secured a major strategic investment from CHAMP Private Equity, one of Australia's leading PE firms. Melbourne-based Pepperstone founder is partnering with CHAMP in order to support the broker's expansion. Pepperstone intends to open offices in multiple new regions this year. In order to further boost their…
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