Simon Baker (former CEO of realestate.com.au) and Wholesale Investor complete a series of investor evenings

SYDNEY, MELBOURNE  AUSTRALIA – On Tuesday 23^rd and Wednesday 24^th October, Australia’s leading private investment platform Wholesale Investor, in association with principal support partners PwC and Thomson Reuters, hosted the Simon Baker Investor Evening, which was a unique event showcasing 4 of Simon Baker’s investee companies.

Simon Baker has been recognised as one of the most successful CEO’s in Australia when he turned around the REA Group (realestate.com.au) between 2001 and 2008. Not only did he take the market cap from $8m to a high of over $900m within 7 years, but he also built an equity stake worth in excess of $15m.

Simon is now an investor into high growth online companies and these events showcased 4 of his investee companies to potential investors.

“The Showcase provided over 180 high net worth investors, Brokers and Fund Managers with the opportunity to gain direct access to 4 private online businesses in one evening.” said Managing Director Steve Torso.

COMPANIES FEATURED ON THE NIGHT

• Real Estate Investar

REI is the “online home for property investors”. With a target market of 2 million investors across Australia and New Zealand, REI provides online tools that save time, minimise risk and improve property investment decisions.

• CarAdvice

CarAdvice (“CA”) is about empowering new car buyers & enthusiasts. Since its inception in 2006, CA has grown rapidly to an audience above 1 million visits per month and has derived revenue via display advertising, premium classified listings and new car sales.

• ListGlobally

ListGlobally allows any real estate agent or developer to syndicate their listings to a global network of property portals through a simple “all-you-can-eat” subscription.

• ArtsHub

ArtsHub is an online cultural publisher operating leading sites –artshub.com.au, artshub.co.uk and screenhub.com.au in Australia as well as in New Zealand and the UK.

Receive Videos of the above presentations

CLICK HERE to become a member of Wholesale Investor and you will receive videos of the above company’s presentations (links will be emailed to you within 7 days). You will also be invited to future investor events.