BRYAN’S EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO JEMENNA CAPITAL
Bryan’s experience at AMP
Bryan’s role at AMP was Head of Treasury and Mergers & Acquisitions (2005 to 2010)
- AMP’s acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific’s Australian and New Zealand businesses for $4bn.
- AMP Retail notes offer raising $300m. The first debt issue in Australia and New Zealand to utilise the new mutual recognition laws for prospectuses.
- AMP equity raising $450m plus a Share Purchase Plan raising $109m.
- AMP senior debt raising $350m in May 2008. This was the only Australian non-bank issue of debt capital in 2008 (awarded Finance Asia Local Bond Deal of the Year 2008).
- Demerger of AMP’s UK businesses for $3bn.
- Sale of AMP’s reinsurance run-off business – Cobalt/Gordian to Enstar for $585m.
- Sale of AMP’s Indian joint venture AMP- Sanmar to Reliance Industries.
- Sale of AMP’s Henderson investment through a competitive 48 hour tender process.
- Sales of 7 loan portfolios by AMP to 7 separate buyers. These portfolios comprised New Zealand Retail Deposits and Mortgages, United Kingdom Retail Mortgages, Credit Cards, Australia and New Zealand Commercial Property, Construction Loans, Rural Loans, and Lease equipment.
- Acquisition by AMP of Rabobank Australia planner / adviser group.
- Acquisition by AMP Capital Investors of a Japanese distribution business.
- The return of $2.25bn of excess capital to AMP shareholders from 2005 to 2007 through shareholder approved capital returns.
- AMP’s buy-back of $1bn Income Securities.
- Various business as usual Treasury activities and responsibilities including ratings agency relations, APRA relations, financial risk management enhancements, board reporting, dividend policy, bank facilities, internal corporate group directorships and investment bank relationships.
Bryan’s experience at Merrill Lynch (1995 to 2000) and prior
- Shell’s attempted takeover of Woodside ($8bn).
- North’s response to a successful takeover bid from Rio Tinto ($3.5bn).
- Advance Bank’s merger with St George ($2.8bn).
- Advance Bank’s acquisition of Bank SA ($700m), Goodman Fielder’s acquisition of Bunge Australia ($400m).
- ICI Australia’s selldown and selective buy-back of ICI plc ($2.3bn).
- Metal Manufactures restructure with BICC ($300m).
- the IPO of MMI Limited ($330m).
- the demutualisation of Data Advantage ($300m).