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Research commercialisation, strategy, private equity, market entry strategies, acquisitions, divestments and other corporate advisory services to the technology, media and telecommunications community in AustraliaM&A Website Launched
1st August 2010. Interface Solutions and Carlisle Partners are pleased to announce the launch of TMT Transactions, a free, searchable repository of Australian technology mergers and acquisitions activity. The site aims to be an authoritative reference database of m&a activity in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) industries.
“The site has had a long gestation, and is the only authoritative database of Australian tech m&a in existence” said Interface Solutions and Carlisle Partners principal Charles Lindop. “With newsletter, RSS and Twitter subscription options it allows industry practitioners to stay abreast of market activity, understand trends, and assist them in developing strategies for their businesses.”
“With a better understanding of “liquidity events” through trade sales, it should be easier for unlisted firms to raise private equity finance” Charles added.
The site details over 270 m&a transactions, with free text, tag, category and date-based search facilities. It is designed to work well over smart phones.
Charles Lindop Chairs New AIIA Financial Services Innovation Group
February 2010. Interface Solution’s director Charles Lindop has been appointed chair of a new AIIA (Australian Information Industry Association) Financial Services Innovation Group (FSIG).
The group is a shared forum for executives interested in technology-led innovation in the financial services industry to:
- Understand the innovation opportunities in financial services
- Facilitate networking between the innovators in financial services and the suppliers of technology solutions
- Discuss and create technology led business opportunities in financial services and facilitate deal making
Maintained through a public “LinkedIn Group”, the FSIG is holding series of public breakfast events through 2010.
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NSW Technology Companies Mapped
January 2010. Interface Solutions is pleased to announce the availability of a guides to NSW technology companies servicing the mining, government and freight & logistics sectors. The guides have been published by the NSW Government, and were developed utilising the services of Interface Solutions.
The guides features over 100 of the best technology product companies in NSW servicing these key sectors. For a free copy of the guides click here
Proposal to Form a Digital Economy Economic Studies Institute (DEESI)
8th August 2009. Interface Solutions is pleased to support a proposal by the Pearcey Foundation to establish an economic studies institute into the Australian digital economy. This follows an announcement by the Rudd government to inject up to $43bn in a National Broadband Network in Australia.
The Pearcey proposal was in part developed by Interface Solutions’ principal Charles Lindop, voluntary chair of the NSW chapter of the Pearcey Foundation. It has the support of all relevant industry associations (ACS, AIIA, AIGroup and AIMIA) and Australia’s major Digital Economy research institutes, CSIRO and NICTA.
A copy of the proposal can be found here.
File Attachment: Final Pearcey Foundation Submission to the 2009 DBCDE Digital Economy Consultation Paper 20090213.pdf (460 KB)
Partnering With Multi-Nationals
9th.May 2009. Interface Solutions Managing Partner Charles Lindop recently participated in a NSW Government Australian Technology Showcase event to assist technology companies sell to Government.
Mr Peter Gray, Senior Manager, NSW Department of State and Regional Development, described the Selling ICT to Government seminar as “an outstanding success”. Guest speakers Jason Bradshaw (NSW Department of Commerce, covering new panel contracts), Judy Hurditch (Intermedium, recommending tips & tricks) and Charles Lindop (Interface Solutions, opportunities and challenges of partnering) provided the 108 attendees with practical advice and ideas on how sell ICT goods and services to Government.
A copy of Charles’ presentation is attached below.
File Attachment: Selling via MNCs May 09 Charles Lindop.pdf (724 KB)
INSTO Magazine Article on Innovation Published
The latest (August 2008) edition of leading magazine INSTO carries a feature article on Technology Innovation in Financial Services authored by Interface Solution’s director Charles Lindop . A copy of the article can be downloaded here.
Spending over A$4.5bn per annum on ICT, and with 98% of its’ R&D of spend focussed on ICT, the financial services sector in Australia is the largest single industry sector investing in ICT, outside of the ICT industry itself. This article explores the nature of ICT innovation in Financial Services, showcases activity across the financial services industry, and discusses some of the factors affecting successful innovation in general.
INSTO is an Australian-based financial publishing business. Launched in January 1999, INSTO’s flagship product is its cutting-edge quarterly magazine, mailed to over 4,000 financial market professionals in Australia and overseas.
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Charles Lindop mc’s NSW Government Financial Services Seminar
Interface Solutions director Charles Lindop mc’d a sell-out seminar on ICT-Led Innovation in Financial Services on August 15th 2008, arranged by the Australian Technology Showcase, Stanford Australia and the AIIA. Speakers include David M Fite, an associate of US private equity firm JC Flowers, Ben Cukier from US venture capitalist FT Ventures, Tony Ward, CEOof global software firm Tata-FNS and Richard Helm from the Boston Consulting Group.
Developed with the assistance of Interface Solutions, the NSW Government Department of State and Regional Development also released a profile of 45 NSW ICT companies in the Financial Services sector. The profile can be found here.
The event was attended by 160 executives from the financial services and technology industries, the seminar included a “mini showcase” of 8 of the most innovative ICT firms in FInancial Services. A transcript of the event can be found here.
Topics discussed included:
• Global trends in the financial services industry
• How emerging technologies are changing financial services
• Emerging business models
• Opportunities in emerging markets such as China and India
• What types of businesses are VCs investing in and why
• Taking an Australian company global
• The challenges of selling to (or partnering with) large financial services companies
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ICT Companies in Financial Services Mapped
5th August 2008. Interface Solutions is pleased to announce the availability of a guide to Australian technology companies servicing the financial services sector. The guide was produced by the NSW Government utilising the services of Interface Solutions.
The guide features a total of 46 companies in NSW, a number of which have had significant global successes including:
- Bravura, a top 100 global financial services technology firm focussing on straight through processing for fund administrators
- CMSS, a successful fraud identification spinout from the capital markets research centre
- Distra, a global payments company
- GBST Infocomp, a funds administration software company
- Milestone Group, a global investment analytics company
- Paymate, an internet payments group and
- Threatmetrix, an Australian/US fraud detection company
For a copy of the guide click here
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Proposal for an ICT Economic Studies Institute
7th April 2008. Interface Solutions is pleased to announce its support to the Pearcey Foundation for its proposal to the Australian Government to establish an ICT economics studies intsitute. The proposal, partly authored by Interface Solutions principal Charles Lindop, is a submission to the Cutler Review on Innovation and pleasingly, received some support (recommendation 12.13) in the Innovation Review report Venturous Australia released September 2008.
“Through the studies institute, a broader analytical capability for assessing the impact of ICT becomes available, and stakeholder support for common goals and common strategic initiatives, becomes significantly more achievable. As well, an unbiased comprehensive information base becomes established creating greater opportunities for industry and social advancement; the very essence of what the Innovation Review is about” said Wayne Fitszimmons, chair of the Pearcey Foundation.
“By quantifying and measuring ICT’s impact, the institute will help develop understanding of how this nation can exploit ICT to its maximum advantage” said Charles Lindop, Interface Solutions principal and co-chair Pearcey Foundation NSW.
In making this proposal, the Pearcey Foundation’s intention is to act as a catalyst for a better appreciation of the impact of ICT, leading to improved industry cohesion and industry policy making. Its proposal is for a foundation committee to be drawn from major stakeholders in the ICT industry and for an expression of interest to be let allowing interested parties (including universities) to bid to establish the centre.
Full details of the Pearcey Submission can be found here.
The Cutler Innovation Review report can be found here.
About the Pearcey Foundation.
The Pearcey Foundation seeks to promote the ICT industry to the Australian community as a whole, and believes its role in the economy, community, innovation and productivity to be so significant, that an economic studies centre is essential. The foundation is a not-for-profit entity established by ICT industry participants to promote a unifying dialogue, and to recognise industry successes, including heroes of the Australian ICT industry through the annual Pearcey Medal.
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