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 Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Find out which businesses will be the worst affected with the end of Job Keeper on Lunch Money this week - special guests David Mansfield (Partner at Deloitte), and Daren Anderson (Managing Director at ERA Legal) share their insights.
Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Join the "goal-scoring" with startups discussion on Lunch Money this week, where special guests Gino Marra (Chairman of new A-League club, Macarthur FC, and Director at Marra Capital), and experienced legal advisor Nick Hitchens (Principal at Hitch Advisory) share their insights.
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
This week on Lunch Money, the spotlight is on aviation industry insights - what can we learn about the aviation sector today, and what can the industry teach us about where business in Australia is at more broadly right now? Join host Nick Samios as he discusses with special guests David Crick (Managing Director at DavAir Group) and Sebastian Hams (Partner at KordaMentha).
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Supply chain finance and the pub with no beer! Plus, how do non-banks and restructuring professionals compete with a government selling free loans? Join host Nick Samios as he puts the question to special guests Barry Lau (Managing Director at Constellation Capital) and Darryl Kirk (Partner at Cor Cordis).
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
This week, we take a look at the SME and lower-middle market M & A activity, with Andrew Cassin (Partner at Succession Plus) and Matt Adams (Managing Director at Dynamic Corporate Investments). Lunch Money is THE social media home for special situations, work-outs and capital raising professionals!
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
What do you need to prioritise when you are engaged as a turnaround chief executive?
This week, host Nick Samios was joined by Michael Milward (Managing Director at Lyreco UK and Ireland) and Neil Cussen (Partner at Cor Cordis) to discuss. PLUS a look at the latest corporate restructuring and capital raising headlines.
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Never mind the death of insolvencies over the past 12 months – insolvencies have collapsed in Australia over the past 5 YEARS, in line with global trends. To discuss, host Nick Samios is joined by Warren Hogan (Principal at EQ Economics, Economic Advisor at Judo Bank).
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
This week's focus is on "right-sizing business assets in a transition". Host Nick Samios is joined by Ian Hyman OAM (CEO at Hyman's Valuers & Auctioneers) and Marcus Derwin (Managing Director at R Cubed Group) to discuss; along with insights into the latest special situations and corporate restructuring headlines.
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Imagine that you are a business owner who has woken up to find that their largest client has appointed administrators - what now? Plus, a look at the latest corporate restructuring and capital raising headlines.
Join host Nick Samios and special guests Sule Arnautovic (Partner at Hall Chadwick) and Aaron McDonald (Managing Director at Pragma Lawyers) as they discuss on this week's Lunch Money.