Independent Director Appointment – Professor David Lloyd
MA Financial Group announces the appointment of Professor David Lloyd as an independent director to its board, effective 21 August 2026, citing his governance and leadership experience.
Investor · 1 deal
Financial services group that acquired MKM Capital
Sydney, NSW
Every published round MA Financial Group took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding.com.au | Venture debt | Mar 2022 | $37m | Participant | Techboard, Australian FinTech |
Companies MA Financial Group has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding.com.au | Mar 2022, Venture debt | 1 | 0 |
Companies MA Financial Group's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| 13 sick | - |
| 13sick | - |
| Ansarada | - |
| Apera Hotels | - |
| Avena communities | - |
| Avoka | - |
| CartonCloud | - |
| CitrusAd | - |
| Clinical Genomics | - |
| Cloudwave | - |
| comestri | - |
| Demyst | - |
| DG tek | - |
| DR2 | - |
| Existing investor login | investorserve.com.au ↗ |
| How too | - |
| https://mafinancial.com/about/shareholders | yourir.info ↗ |
| Infin8care | - |
| Liquid instruments | - |
| Paisley park | - |
| Pendula | - |
| Quantum brilliance | - |
| ROKT | - |
| SafetyCulture | - |
| Shippit | - |
| Smart sparrow | - |
| Sonder | - |
| Sparesbox | - |
| Splend | - |
| Tel Aviv Stock Exchange | - |
| Upstream | - |
| Valiant | - |
| Vault | - |
Fund closes reported for MA Financial Group, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies MA Financial Group has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal MA Financial Group did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of MA Financial Group is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies MA Financial Group acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finsure | Acquisition | 28 Feb 2023 | $151.6m | Aura Group portfolio (28 Feb 2023), Aura Group portfolio (1 Feb 2022) |
| MKM Capital | Acquisition | undated | - | Startup Daily |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Martin | Head of Asset Management | MA Financial Group |
| Chris Wyke | Joint Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director | MA Financial Group, MA Financial Group team page |
| Julian Biggins | Joint Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director | MA Financial Group, MA Financial Group team page |
| Professor David Lloyd | Independent Non-Executive Director | MA Financial Group, MA Financial Group team page |
Stories naming MA Financial Group. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
MA Financial Group announces the appointment of Professor David Lloyd as an independent director to its board, effective 21 August 2026, citing his governance and leadership experience.
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