About us

Matthew is a co-founder of Spire Capital, with almost 30 years’ experience in investment management and professional services in both Australia and North America.

He has held senior positions with leading firms including Knight Frank and Savills in Australia, and Avison Young in Canada.

Matthew has a Bachelor in Business (Land Economy) and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).

Dale joined Spire Capital in March 2012 as an equal partner with a principal focus being developing the business strategy, building distribution and investor relations capabilities for the firm.

Dale has over 24 years of financial services experience having commenced his financial services career in 1989 with AXA and has had senior roles more recently as General Manger MLC Alliances (2000-2004) and before that with Ipac as Practice Manager (1995-2000).

Over the period of a decade at Ipac and MLC, Dale was integrally involved with their Investment teams in the development of investment communications for advisers and clients including assisting in simple communication of portfolio construction and implementation.

Dale is also the former and founding CEO of the Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team, prior to that he was the GM of the Australian Football League in NSW/ACT and a member of the AFL National Executive team.

Stuart is a Director and equity partner with responsibility for investments. This includes overseeing capital markets research, manager due diligence, product design, assessing co-investments and supporting capital raising.

Stuart has over 20 years’ experience in industry. Formerly, he worked with Partners Group in deal teams in Switzerland & London (private equity, real estate, credit and infrastructure) and capital raising across Australia/NZ. Stuart was also Deal Captain for the Partners Group Global Real Estate FCP. Stuart held prior time at MLC Private Equity & nabInvest.

Stuart has completed an Honours in Agricultural Economics (University of Sydney), Advanced Diploma of Financial Services from Deakin University and studied holds International Business at Harvard University.

Shane was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer of Spire Capital in November 2021, responsible for managing all aspects of the Finance function.

Shane is a senior finance executive with over 25 years of experience in Financial Services, predominantly with MLC. With a deep understanding across all aspects of Finance, Shane has been a CFO of Superannuation funds and a Company Director of Wealth, Investment Management and Advice entities.

Shane holds an Executive MBA from AGSM, is a Graduate Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Chartered Accountant.

Investment manager with responsibility for mandate solutions, including lead role in determining global relative value views, manager line-up, NAV-level steering and portfolio management.

15 years private markets experience. Formerly with Partners Group culminating as Head of Private Equity for Australia/NZ. Led direct buy-out of AUD 440m childcare business. Former member of the Partners Group Investment Committee for Integrated Investments.

Previously with QIC with responsibility for global private markets program. Studied a Bachelor of Commerce (University of Queensland), Chartered Accountant.

Leakena is the Head of Operations for Spire Capital, with over 12 years’ experience in Financial Services, Leakena joined the Spire team November 2018 and is an invaluable part of the team.

Previously Leakena worked in the Fund Accounting division at Link Fund Solutions (previously White Outsourcing) for 8 years’ and was the dedicated Account Manager for Spire Capital overseeing all the Spire funds since inception.

Leakena holds a Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Accounting).

Lachlan joined Spire Capital in 2022 to establish the firm’s Perth office, with a focus on expanding the distribution network and enhancing investor relations in WA and SA.

Prior to joining Spire Capital, he worked at Pengana Capital Group in Perth to raise capital for Pengana’s investment strategies across Australian & global equities, property, private equity, and positive impact investing.

Lachlan has 15 years’ experience in financial services, including roles at Blue Sky Alternative Investments, raising growth capital for mid-market private businesses in Australia, Asia and the US, as well as Business Development, Research and Administration roles at NAB/MLC Investment Management.

Lachlan holds a Master of Applied Finance, a Bachelor of Commerce, and a Diploma of Financial Services.

Rodney is a Senior Investment Analyst with responsibility for private market investment research.

Rodney holds extensive private market investment research experience, including over 15 years of Multi-Family Family Office investment advisory.

Rodney holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting & Finance), Master of Business Administration, Grad Dip Applied Finance and Investment, Adv Dip Financial Services (Financial Planning), Fellow of FINSIA

Chris joined Spire Capital in 2015 as its Melbourne based Senior Distribution Manager, with a primary focus of broadening distribution and enhancing the investor relations capabilities of the firm.

Chris has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, both in Australia and in the UK. Over that time Chris has gathered extensive experience across a broad suite of specialist financial services including Funds, Investment & Wealth Management, Wraps & Platforms, Superannuation and Insurance.

Chris has held senior positions with Merrill Lynch (Blackrock) and Macquarie Bank in sales & distribution and has established a long and successful track record within the industry. His investment experience extends beyond traditional markets, including both private equity and hedge funds and across capital markets.

Senior Fund Accountant with 7 years’ experience in the fund administration industry.

Before joining Spire in October 2021, Luke worked at Link Fund Solutions as a Senior Fund Accountant and Account Manager.

Luke holds a Bachelor Degree in Accounting and Finance and is a member of CA Australia and New Zealand.

Suzette is the Office and Operations Administrator at Spire Capital, with 7 years’ experience in the fund administration industry.

Before joining Spire in January 2020, Suzette worked at Link Fund Solutions as a Senior Fund Accountant.

Suzette has a Bachelor Degree in Accounting.

Nick is a Senior Fund Accountant with over 10 years’ experience in the Financial Services Industry.

Nick’s time prior to Spire included roles in Fund and Trust accounting teams at JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Macquarie Bank, Challenger and Colonial First State.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Accounting, and is an Associate Member of CIMA.

Franco Dagelet is an investor relations associate of Spire Capital, with almost 6 years of investment management experience first beginning as a financial analyst at Citigroup. He has worked for different start-ups including Loadrunner Logistics & LoyalCoin as well as founding his own start-up Blanket Hugs. Prior to joining Spire, he was the marketing manager for Reach Alternative Investments.

Franco has a Bachelor in Management Engineering (Honours) from Ateneo de Manila University.

Daniel became a part of the Spire team in 2022 as an intern, stepping into the role of a Junior Associate. In this capacity, he played a key role in capital raising and investor relations responsibilities.

He supports the investor relations team through data analysis and maintenance of client relationship management programs.

Currently, Daniel is pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Major) at Macquarie University.