ABOUT JEMENNA CAPITAL

Bryan Dean is owner and principal consultant at Jemenna Capital

Bryan has over 25 years of corporate finance, debt advisory, acquisitions, divestments and treasury experience through roles at: Jemenna Capital, AMP, Merrill Lynch, Centaurus Corporate Finance, Lloyds Corporate Advisory Services and Deloittes.

Through these firms, Bryan has worked on public company takeovers, acquisitions, divestments, restructurings, demergers, debt raisings, bank financings/facilities, equity raisings and listings.

Our goal is to create value for our clients through the delivery of practical, high quality, seasoned advice and transaction execution developed from over 25 years of experience.

TREASURY CONSULTANT

BANK FACILITY ADVICE

DEBT ISSUE ADVICE

FUNDING ADVICE

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

RATINGS ANALYSIS

NEGOTIATION

VALUATION SERVICES

BRYAN’S EXPERIENCE AT JEMENNA CAPITAL

Advised on the sale of investment in IDP Education Limited for $55m.

Advised on 7 year $200m domestic MTN debt issue to institutional investors.

Advised on $4m equity capital raising.

Advised, managed the tender for and implemented 2 revolving debt facilities totalling $250m.

Advised on optimal debt mix.

Advised on 25 year $200m domestic MTN debt issue to institutional investors.

Sale of commercial landscaping business.

Advised on 10 year $200m domestic MTN debt issue to institutional investors.

Advice relating to its debt facilities.

Managed the tender for, and implemented 2 revolving debt facilities of $100m each.

PRIVATE COMPANY

Sale of coffee franchise network system.

Advised on domestic debt programme, credit rating and inaugural 7 year $200m domestic MTN debt issue to institutional investors.

Managed the tender for, and implemented, a $500m revolving debt facility.

Managed the tender for, and implemented a $140m revolving debt facility.

LARGE LISTED COMPANY

Sale of specialty metals distribution business for $70m (further details available on request).

LARGE LISTED COMPANY

Sale of an industrial distribution business for $20m (further details available on request).

Assisted the implementation of a debt facility with a Thrifty franchisee.

Debt advice.

Negotiation advice in relation to a commercial dispute.

Advice in respect of a pre-emptive arrangement in a shareholders agreement.

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).