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David Elms

Investor

Director at Epsilon Direct Lending

Greater Sydney Area

About

David Elms is a Director at Epsilon Direct Lending with around 10 years of banking experience in corporate and leveraged finance, relationship management, and operations. He was previously an Associate Director in CBA's Leveraged Finance & Private Equity team, focusing on originating and executing mid-market and large-cap growth and event-driven financings across Australia, and earlier held roles at HSBC and CBA. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and a Bachelor of Economics (Quantitative Methods) from the University of Queensland and has passed Level 2 of the CFA Program.

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Experience

  1. Epsilon Direct LendingChief Operating Officercurrent2026 — present
  2. Epsilon Direct LendingDirector2022 — 2026
  3. Epsilon Direct LendingAssociate Director2021 — 2022Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  4. Commonwealth BankAssociate Director - Leveraged Finance2018 — 2021
  5. Commonwealth BankSenior Associate - Leveraged Finance2017 — 2018Greater Sydney Area
  6. HSBCRelationship Executive - Large Corporates2016 — 2017Greater Sydney Area
  7. Young EconomistsEvents Coordinator2013 — 2015Brisbane
  8. Commonwealth BankCorporate Banking2012 — 2015Greater Brisbane Area
  9. University of QueenslandTutor - School of Economics2012University of Queensland
  10. Commonwealth BankIntern - Institutional Banking and Markets2012Greater Brisbane Area

Education

  1. The University of QueenslandBachelor’s Degree, Commerce (Finance) & Economics (Quantitative Methods)2006 — 2012

Skills & more

Banking13Finance25Financial Analysis18Credit6Analysis2Strategy2Corporate Finance6Relationship Management9Process ImprovementEconomics10Credit Analysis6
  • Passed Level II of the CFA Program — CFA Institute

From David's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The University of Queensland113

Giuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJasmine BettesInvestor at Reinventure GroupEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementNilay ThakarPrincipal at ARCH Venture PartnersZenetta BurgerPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpCherie ChouHead of Corporate Development at TNBAura

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Shared employers

Also worked at Epsilon Direct Lending4

Mick Wright-SmithFounding Partner at Epsilon Direct LendingJoe MillwardFounding Partner at Epsilon Direct LendingPaul NagyFounding Partner at Epsilon Direct LendingDuncan HodnettHead of Investor Relations and Distribution at Epsilon Direct Lending

Also worked at Commonwealth Bank35

Morgan JohnsonTechnology Investor at Marlin Equity PartnersJessica ReedDirector at Marlin Equity PartnersHarri PriceExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global LlpJussi NunesFinance at SC VenturesThomas SienkiewiczParalegal at King River CapitalSabrina ZengCorp Dev't Manager at Aura Group

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Also worked at HSBC318

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesDamien DidierInvestor at DaphniRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiAdvika JalanResearch Analyst at MMC Ventures

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Also worked at University of Queensland21

Taryn PietersePartner at RampersandSean MishraSenior Associate at Neu CapitalAlec WatsonSenior Analyst at Neu CapitalPeter KambourisDirector, Element Zeta at TiE Women Global Pitch CompetitionHayley FittlerInvestment Associate at NextGen VenturesBeliz OzturkInvestment Associate at Shearwater Capital

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Colleagues at Epsilon Direct Lending

Brendan Foley
Non-Executive Director at Epsilon Direct Lending
Cameron Harris
Head of Wholesale Investor Distribution at Epsilon Direct Lending
Duncan Hodnett
Head of Investor Relations and Distribution at Epsilon Direct Lending
Jitesh Menon
Associate at Epsilon Direct Lending
Joe Millward
Founding Partner at Epsilon Direct Lending
Mick Wright-Smith
Founding Partner at Epsilon Direct Lending
Paul Nagy
Founding Partner at Epsilon Direct Lending
Samuel Smith
Senior Associate at Epsilon Direct Lending