The Private Markets Briefing | BRISBANE Thursday, 10 Sep 2026

Event Details

Where capital is moving in FY27

The cash rate started 2026 at 3.60%. Three rises later it sits at 4.35%, and the RBA is holding while it waits for inflation to break. Property prices are falling in several capitals. Private credit is under scrutiny. Large private balance sheets are being tested.

Through all of it, investors still have to allocate and executives still have to move. Where that capital is actually going is a different story from the one the media is telling.

That is the Australian private market Steve Torso will walk through, in person, over 90 minutes in Brisbane.

First Half: Private Markets Update and Expectations over the next 18 months.

• What the capital gains tax changes have done to exit timing, business strategy and investor positioning.
• The innovation boom cycle: value being created and sectors benefiting from it
• The new financial products and opportunities being created
• What the frontier models are executing over the next 12 to 18 months and how it will change the future of business
• Where the money is moving to in FY27
• The sectors accelerating right now, and the ones that have gone quiet without anyone announcing it
• What to expect over the next 18 months
• What has genuinely changed this year, and what has not, despite the noise
• Upcoming activities with Wholesale Investor.

Second Half: Lessons from 17 Years in Private Markets.

• What Steve has learnt from 17 years. 1,500+ companies, 74 Exits, 14 Unicorns and 45,000+ investors
• What he got right early, what he got wrong and what took a decade and real money to learn
• The parts that are not usually said out loud
• The lessons he has learnt from Founders, Fund Managers and Advisors involved in 8, 9 and 10 Figure exits

Who this is for

Executives, business owners, investors, fund managers and advisers who need a clear view of the private market before they make their next move.

Details

Date: 10 September 2026
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Venue: Sofitel Brisbane Central
Format: 90 minute briefing, followed by networking drinks

Places in each city are limited. Register early.

About the host

Steve Torso is co-founder and CEO of Wholesale Investor, Australia’s private capital platform connecting founders, investors and advisers. Over 20 years the platform has supported more than 1,500 companies and built a network of 45,000+ investors, founders and advisers.

Other cities

The Private Markets Briefing is running in Brisbane (10 September), Sydney (14 September), Melbourne (15 September) .