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Mick Wright-Smith

Investor

Founding Partner at Epsilon Direct Lending

Australia

About

Mick Wright-Smith is a Founding Partner of Epsilon Direct Lending and sits on its Investment Committee, where he handles origination, execution and management of growth and event-driven middle market corporate financings across Australia and New Zealand, including leveraged buyouts, acquisition financing, growth capex, recapitalisations and refinancings. He has 27 years of capital markets experience in corporate lending across Australia, the UK and Europe, most recently serving as Executive Director and National Head of Middle Market Leveraged Finance at CBA, with prior roles at CIT Leveraged Finance, Barclays Leveraged Finance and Balmain NB. He holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment, and an honours BA from the University of Melbourne.

Experience

  1. Epsilon Direct LendingFounding Partnercurrent2019 β€” presentGreater Melbourne Area
  2. Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaExecutive Director, Head of Mid Market Leveraged Finance2018 β€” 2020Melbourne
  3. Commonwealth BankExecutive Director, Head of Corporate Finance VIC2013 β€” 2017Greater Melbourne Area
  4. Commonwealth BankDirector, Acquisition Finance & Advisory2009 β€” 2012Greater Sydney Area
  5. CITDirector Leveraged Finance2006 β€” 2009London & Sydney
  6. BarclaysManager Leveraged Finance2004 β€” 2006London
  7. Balmain CorporationSenior Associate1999 β€” 2003
  8. GreenaCleanBusiness Owner1991 β€” 1999Greater Melbourne Area

Education

  1. The University of EdinburghMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2003 β€” 2004
  2. FINSIA - Financial Services Institute of AustralasiaGraduate Diploma Applied Finance & Investment2000 β€” 2003
  3. University of MelbourneBachelor of Arts (BA) Hons.1991 β€” 1996

Skills & more

Corporate Finance30Business Strategy5Banking16

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