A weekly look at current Australian business finance issues and events, as seen through the eyes of corporate and commercial “special situations”, “workout” and industry experts.
Nick Samios hosts a panel comprising Australia’s leading restructuring, capital raising and industry sector specialists for views and analysis from these practitioners who have “skin in the game” – either as hard currency or through their PI policies!
Fund Manager Nick Samios is the Managing Director of Hermes Capital, a wholesale fund specialising in event-driven funding.
This podcast was formerly Lunch Money, rebranded as Hermes Ledger.
Episodes
Friday Jun 25, 2021
Friday Jun 25, 2021
Our guest this week is Arabella Macpherson, Communications Coach and Director at Resonate Communications. Arabella is a leadership and communications expert who currently teaches business leaders “intuitive leadership”, how to have “influential conversations” and to “present with presence”.
We look forward to hearing her timely insights into these areas as the East Coast of Australia, once again, closes its borders and contemplates more rounds of lockdowns.
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
What’s going on “left of field” in the non-bank secured lending space? Find out this week with Mark Hutchins (Partner at Secured Lending).
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Our special guest this week is James Tuckerman, a thought leader in entrepreneurship, start-ups and B2B Sales and Marketing.
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
With more to credit than you may think, calculating its risk is all the more difficult during these uncertain times. There is more at play than stats and figures, so this week we will uncover ways businesses can effectively perform risk assessment.
We are joined by the CEO of the Australian Institute of Credit Management (AICM), Nick Pilavidis and corporate restructuring expert Andrew Spring (Jirsch Sutherland). We will discuss the AICMs recent Annual Risk Report and what it means for business supplying other businesses trade credit.
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
Stakeholder management is at the heart of all successful business turnarounds and the focus of this weeks Lunch Money with insights from hands on practitioners.
Our guests are business restructuring and Safe Harbour expert, Shane Deane (Director at Dye & Co), and communications, issues management and reputation repair expert, Holly Reynolds (Managing Director at Left Field Communications).
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
Budget 2021 left us with a lot of questions - this Friday we are looking for the answers! We will analyse and breakdown the budget to help you understand the ins and outs of where the rubber hits the road.
We are joined by special guests David Gandolfo (Chair of Advocacy at CAFBA) and Gino Malacco (Tax Partner at Hall Chadwick).
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Friday May 07, 2021
Friday May 07, 2021
Wanting to know how to stay ahead of the curve? Join us this week to discuss ways you can better prepare and weather times of uncertainty.
Sharing their thoughts on the matter are special guests Patrick Schweizer (Director at Alares Systems) and Bruce Pasetti (Director at Stratos Legal).
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Friday Apr 30, 2021
There have been only nine appointments of SME “Restructuring Practitioners” since the schemes inception. Are the qualifiers for this regime too narrow? And at the bigger end of town - what are the personal risks NEDs are facing with the end of Job Keeper as collection activity ramps up?
To mark our 50th episode, we are joined by special guests Kathy Sozou (Partner at McGrathNicol) and Michael Sloan (Partner at Ashurst), who will be answering these questions.
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
What are the trends in commercial property right now how are banks approaching the management of distressed commercial property debt? On Lunch Money this week - special guests Luke Egan (Director at Aster Alliance), and Matthew Meynell (Head of Investment Services at Colliers International Australia) will share their insights.
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Find out how asset prices are trending and how finance is flowing in these industries on Lunch Money this week - special guests Robert Grul (Broker Manager at G & H Financial), and James Slattery (Executive Director at Slattery Auctions) share their insights.
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!