our team
specialist knowledge across global equity markets
Eden brings together an experienced team
Eden’s experienced team comprises Fund Managers, Analysts, Corporate Advisors and Technical Experts with specialist knowledge across global equity markets and a focus on global natural resources – in particular Commodities, Metals & Mining, Energy and Agriculture.
Eden has an extensive network of external consultants covering various areas of technical expertise which further supports the business.
Directors & Executives ↑
Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer
Nicholas is the founder of Eden Group and is Chief Investment Officer of the Eden Global Natural Resources UCITS Fund, which is classified as an ESG ‘Light Green’ Fund under Article 8 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).
Nicholas has held senior positions within the Australian and UK financial services industry, bringing to Eden over thirty years’ experience in funds management (UCITS, MIS and CIMA), global institutional sales, corporate advisory, research analysis and capital markets fifteen years of which were in London working at Morgan Stanley, NatWest and Killik & Co. Nicholas founded the Eden group in 2014 providing portfolio management and corporate advisory services.
Having relocated to Australia in 2002, Nicholas’ experience includes Managing Director and founder of the ACD Australian Natural Resources UCITS III Fund, a UK FCA regulated fund focusing on the natural resources sector. As Fund Manager, Nicholas outperformed the peer group fund managers and the S&P 300 Australian Natural Resources Index, providing top decile returns. Nicholas has held positions as Head of Global Markets at Canaccord Genuity, DJ Carmichael Stockbrokers and Phillip Capital.
Nicholas is a Chartered Fellow member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, a Fellow member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a Master member of the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisors Association, a member of WAAMH, and a member of the WA Mining Club. Nicholas is a columnist on Livewire Markets providing commentary on global equity markets, commodities, energy and agriculture.
Executive Director & CEO
John is a seasoned corporate executive with extensive experience in the ASX Resources sector as Corporate Advisor, Executive, Chairman, promoter and investor.
He has an extensive network in across the Australian resources sector and investment markets. John has led numerous IPO’s and corporate transactions over more than 20 years including as Responsible Manager & Authorised Representative for an AFSL holder.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and fellow of FINSIA.
Special Situations Manager
David is the Chairman of Parvate Collective and a highly experienced Executive and Non-Executive Director with extensive skills in all aspects of financial and commercial management at a senior executive level in both ASX listed and unlisted companies.
A founding director and shareholder of a number of successful businesses, David has been instrumental in the formulation of joint ventures and distribution agreements; and steering companies through successful capital raising, IPO and trade sale.
Mr Izzard is a qualified accountant and has an MBA and a Master of Mineral Economics from Curtin University.
ESG Advisor, CEO & MD of Digbee ESG
A passionate supporter of the mining industry and its ability to help the world transition to a sustainable future, through best practice management in both the Board Room and on the ground.
Jamie is the founder and CEO of Digbee following a 30-year career in The City, primarily in the resource finance arena.
His interaction and connections with all parts of the mining companies and associated investment groups have given him a unique perspective of the unfolding changes in the sector.
Having initially started his career with Societe Generale, he progressed to setting up his own Mining sales and research unit at Hargreave Hale before selling this to and joining BMO Capital Markets as Managing Director and leading their UK Equity Products division.
Jamie has been an active Independent Director on a number of different mining and royalty companies. He launched Digbee's ESG solution in 2021 and identified the huge opportunity that sustainability brings to re-establishing trust with the mining industry, both in society as well as capital markets
ESG Roadmaps & Training
Assisting Eden Partners and their clients with ESG strategy and performance to achieve ESG funding roadmaps.
As Managing Director of Parvate Collective, Jim has helped companies of all sizes to design and implement the best ESG strategies to be successful now, while also acting in a sustainable way for future growth.
Founded in 2020, Parvate are an ESG leader and help companies not only benchmark current ESG position, but set a roadmap for future performance to align with the requirements of Eden Funds ESG criteria.
ESG Advisor
Assisting Eden Partners and their clients to quantify their sustainability efforts.
Mike is Co-Founder at Treety whose mission is to create a world where the economy is driven by purpose and measured by impact. Treety help funds and investors quantify their sustainability efforts by simplifying the process of getting important data - whether it comes from portfolio companies or third-party sources. They then take this data and transform it into practical insights, dashboards, and compliance reports that meet local regulations.
By creating comprehensive impact reporting solutions, Treety make it easy for investors to allocate capital towards impactful projects globally. With clients such as Google and Privium, Treety’sglobal customer network trusts them to measure and manage the impact of their investments
CFO
Phillip is an experienced Corporate Finance Advisory executive with wide-ranging corporate experience gained from working with start-ups, SMEs and small to midcap ASX listed public companies across various industries.
Phillip is a Chartered Accountant with extensive transactional experience covering ASX listings, M&A, Corporate Fundraisings. In addition he has experience with start-ups and managerial experience in several sectors.
Manager, Special Situations UK & Canada
Seasoned Growth Specialist with 20+ Years in Board Roles and Capital Raising Across Major Exchanges, Now Elected District Councillor and Vice Chair of £4.6B Pension Fund
Andrew has spent much of his career focused on capital raising within the natural resources sectors encompassing the mining and energy verticals. His experience spans companies across both the private and public markets. He has a particular interest in growth companies.
Previous roles included running the UK office for the independent Canadian investment dealer Haywood Securities, as a Director in CIBC’s Institutional Equities Division specialising in mining equities, and as the natural resources specialist salesperson for a leading small-mid cap investment bank in London. More recently, Andrew founded a consultancy business focused on investor relations and corporate development mandates with both listed and private companies.
Andrew is a District Councillor in the UK and sits on the Board of the East Sussex Pension Fund as well as Chairing a property development business.
Andrew has a BSc(Hons) in Biological Sciences from the University of Exeter and is a holder of the Investemnt Management Certificate (IMC)
Special Situations Manager
Jason has over 27 years’ experience in financial services focusing on stockbroking and corporate advisory across APAC, EMEA and the Americas.
He is the Managing Director & Head of Corporate of Perth based CPS Capital Group, which advises Investor and Corporate client on an ongoing basis. CPS advises on assets totalling $1B+ and has completed circa 750 transactions in the past five years.
Jason is also the managing director and Chief Investment Officer og his private funs management company Celtic Capital which manages a portfolio of at least 150 investments over its group in both the listed and unlisted space, locally, nationally, and internationally. In addition, he is the MD of Celtic Property Group which has a number of substantial property developments underway in Perth, WA.
Jason was a lead broker and advisor to the ACD Australian Natural Resources UCITS III Fund, having worked directly with Nicholas Boyd-Mathews during the 2000s, providing extensive advice regarding the fund special situation investments.
Jason graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor or Commerce, Banking & Finance and also holds a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment from Kaplan Australia. In addition, he has completed his Series 7 in the US, is an accredited derivatives advisor on the ASX and has completed the recent ethics exam requirements of the ASX.
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Technical Advisor, Minerals & Chemical Processing
Mr. Walshe has over 15 years of international experience in engineering, operations, technology commercialisation, and project development roles across the minerals, chemicals, and renewable energy sectors.
Michael is currently Chief Executive Officer at Battery Metals and Rare Earths exploration company Voltaic Strategic Resources Ltd (ASX:VSR), whom he joined following a 10 year career at Metso:Outotec where positions included Director and Vice President roles for the Asia Pacific Minerals business. His experience covers team leadership, metallurgy, process design, sales, and structuring project finance packages for junior miners via export credit funding.
Michael has been involved in several international minerals projects with particular exposure to Asian countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, PNG and South Korea, and has worked across a wide range of commodities including lithium, rare earths, nickel, copper, zinc and gold.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Chemical and Process Engineering (Hons.) from University College Dublin, Ireland, and a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from the Australian Institute of Business. He is a chartered engineer with both Engineers Australia & the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM).
Technical Advisor, Geology
Lachlan is a geologist with 30 years involvement in mineral exploration, project development and mining, in both Australia and internationally.
He has broad resource industry expertise, across a range of commodities including copper, gold, nickel, uranium and REE.
Over the past decade Lachlan has served as an executive and senior manager, advancing a diverse suite of mineral projects for ASX- and TSX-listed junior exploration companies.
Lachlan is currently the Managing Director of Mt Monger Resources Ltd (ASX:MTM) and a Non-Executive Director of Voltaic Strategic Resources Ltd (ASX:VSR).
Technical Advisor, Geology
Claudio is a highly experienced geologist with over 20 years of experience.
He discovered Asra Minerals’ (ASX:ASR) Yttria REE and Critical Minerals deposit and was involved in Northern Minerals’ (ASX:NTU) Browns Range Wolverine heavy rare earths (HREEs) discovery. His expertise of mineralised systems throughout Australia, Indonesia and Chile covers target generation and systematic ranking, exploration and discovery through to resource drill-out, across a wide range of deposit types.
Advisory Board - Compliance Officer
Simon is a very experienced CFO and Company Secretary in the ASX sector across a diverse range of industries including Mining, Oil & Gas & Aquaculture.
Simon has over 25 years of experience as a CFO and Company Secretary in various industries, including mineral exploration, energy (upstream oil and gas), aquaculture, hybrid power systems and mining. He has worked with global operations in the USA, Indonesia, and Australia, and has developed strong skills in business analysis, negotiation, team building, and risk management. Simon is a member of the Governance Institute of Australia, and is committed to upholding the highest standards of financial stewardship and compliance in his roles.
Currently CFO and Company Secretary at multiple ASX listed entities, with responsibility for the financial, compliance and administrative functions of listed companies that have operations in Australia and overseas (Canada and USA).
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Fund Distribution Manager
Stephane was the Former Head of the USD2.6bn Morgan Stanley UCITS Platform where he was in charge of the sourcing and on boarding of new managers, distribution of the funds on the platform and day to day management of the platform.
He was also in charge of development of the managed account platform, ALPHAS Platform and various solutions offered to institutional investors like Solvency II, Basel 3, UCITS and fund derivatives structured products.
Prior to this position, Stephane held roles at BNP Paribas covering mainly UK investors for Fund Derivatives business and Innocap managed account platform, Societe Generale head of European Fund Derivatives Structuring.
c*funds BV is a globally active and independent, fully digitalised fundraising agency focussing on setting up new investment funds.
c*funds has established its presence across three continents, serving the diverse investment needs of clients in Europe, Asia, and North America.
With its main office based in the vibrant city of Paris, a second office strategically located in Singapore, and a dedicated representative in New York, c*funds has solidified its position as a trusted intermediary between investors and lucrative investment opportunities worldwide.
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Jacqui Stewart
Compliance Manager
Jacqui is the Founder and Owner of GRC Essentials, a successful governance, risk, and compliance business.
Jacqui has 25 years’ experience working in the governance, risk, and compliance profession and is one of the most recognised and highly regarded compliance professionals in Australia. She works closely with Eden Asset Management to determine their overall business strategy and service offering and then partners with them to establish an effective governance, risk and compliance framework tailored to their needs.
Jacqui guides the compliance program for Eden Asset Management’s requirements and has an involved approach ensuring the business is always up to date and ahead of any legislative changes and obligations.
Jacqui is a certified Compliance Professional and holds several degrees including a Masters in Commercial Law, and a Masters in Professional Accounting.
Justine Tilly
Justine has over 10 years’ experience providing executive support in financial services within Australia and the UK.
Having worked for Morgan Stanley, Greenhill & Co, and Credit Suisse has given Justine extensive exposure to global M&A deals, with a focus on the natural resources industry.