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About Us
ALF PIF FINANCE LIMITED (ALF) is a special purpose company established for the purpose of making this bid for the units in the Premium Income Fund
ALF has a broad and diverse range of existing shareholders, including distressed asset managers, restructuring advisors and ALF Group Holdings AG, a company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
ALF Directors have a broad and diverse range of business experiences including project management of large scale building projects and the financing, procurement and management of large-scale development projects. Combined,the Board of Directors has over 100 years of business and corporate experience.
ALF has a team of experienced project managers and licensed builders ready to be engaged to complete projects. That is, it is our intention to actively work towards completing current projects in order to maximise the value of existing PIF investments.
ALF believes that the current asset values, and accordingly the net tangible assets of PIF Units, is based on the sale of projects ‘as is’ ie in the currently distressed state, as a half finished building is not as valuable as a completed one. ALF has the team to complete the projects and maximise the value of the projects by completing and selling them down in a non-distressed manner, thus maximising the value for shareholders of ALF.
Directors
Mr Michael Pakula
Michael has over 25 years experience as an entrepreneur and business manager overseeing the development and growth of innovative emerging companies. Michael has previously sold a majority stake in a privately owned retail company to the Private Equity Division of Macquarie Bank Ltd and continued as its Managing Director for a number of years. Michael has and continues to work on a consultancy basis with several companies covering risk management and supply chain management in China and Africa.
Mr Pakula is a Director of ALF Group Holdings AG (ISIN CH0044678180) of Blesgistrasse 25, 6340 Baar, Switzerland which has an interest in 16,000,000 shares in the Bidder.
Mr Pascal P. Niedermann
Born in Switzerland, Pascal is a founding partner of The Maestro Group, a New York-based strategic management advisory firm. He has 20years of international expertise in the Financial Services, Investment and Strategic Policy making industry and has specialized in developing and implementing effective solutions for companies in need of strategic positioning and capital funding in order to grow in international markets. Before co-founding The Maestro Group in 2005, Pascal was a member of the international trade team of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee as a European policy advisor. Prior to that, Pascal worked for 13 years for UBS Financial Services in Zurich and New York. He specialised in marketing and business development in the high net worth division of UBS Wealth Management in Europe, North and Latin America for the world’s biggest asset manager.
Mr Niedermann is a Director of ALF Group Holdings AG (ISIN CH0044678180) which has an interest in 16,000,000 shares in the Bidder.
Mr Wayne Wheeler
Mr Wheeler possesses an unparalleled level of experience in all aspects of the property and construction field. Beginning as a carpenter and licensed builder, Mr Wheeler has since Managed and Supervised construction and property projects.
Mr Wheeler has a prior relationship as a full time consultant with directors of ALF Group Holdings AG. Mr Wheeler was engaged to oversee and complete 6 partially complete projects after an existing builder went into liquidation , with a combined value of in excess of $40m dollars . Mr Wheeler completed all projects within time and within budget.
As a member of both the Master Builders Association (MBA) and the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA), Mr Wheeler is a highly respected associate of the construction profession. Mr Wheeler has spent a considerable amount of time lecturing in construction at TAFE as well as carrying out his responsibilities as a Seminar convenor for the Building Services Information Centre.
More recently, Mr Wheeler has extended his reach into the Computer Software industry, specifically that of programming and management/support. Mr Wheeler is currently completing a Bachelor of Technology at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Mr Wheeler has no interest in the Bidder’s securities.
About Us
ALF PIF FINANCE LIMITED (ALF) is a special purpose company established for the purpose of making this bid for the units in the Premium Income Fund
ALF has a broad and diverse range of existing shareholders, including distressed asset managers, restructuring advisors and ALF Group Holdings AG, a company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
ALF Directors have a broad and diverse range of business experiences including project management of large scale building projects and the financing, procurement and management of large-scale development projects. Combined,the Board of Directors has over 100 years of business and corporate experience.
ALF has a team of experienced project managers and licensed builders ready to be engaged to complete projects. That is, it is our intention to actively work towards completing current projects in order to maximise the value of existing PIF investments.
ALF believes that the current asset values, and accordingly the net tangible assets of PIF Units, is based on the sale of projects ‘as is’ ie in the currently distressed state, as a half finished building is not as valuable as a completed one. ALF has the team to complete the projects and maximise the value of the projects by completing and selling them down in a non-distressed manner, thus maximising the value for shareholders of ALF.
Directors
Mr Michael Pakula
Michael has over 25 years experience as an entrepreneur and business manager overseeing the development and growth of innovative emerging companies. Michael has previously sold a majority stake in a privately owned retail company to the Private Equity Division of Macquarie Bank Ltd and continued as its Managing Director for a number of years. Michael has and continues to work on a consultancy basis with several companies covering risk management and supply chain management in China and Africa.
Mr Pakula is a Director of ALF Group Holdings AG (ISIN CH0044678180) of Blesgistrasse 25, 6340 Baar, Switzerland which has an interest in 16,000,000 shares in the Bidder.
Mr Pascal P. Niedermann
Born in Switzerland, Pascal is a founding partner of The Maestro Group, a New York-based strategic management advisory firm. He has 20years of international expertise in the Financial Services, Investment and Strategic Policy making industry and has specialized in developing and implementing effective solutions for companies in need of strategic positioning and capital funding in order to grow in international markets. Before co-founding The Maestro Group in 2005, Pascal was a member of the international trade team of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee as a European policy advisor. Prior to that, Pascal worked for 13 years for UBS Financial Services in Zurich and New York. He specialised in marketing and business development in the high net worth division of UBS Wealth Management in Europe, North and Latin America for the world’s biggest asset manager.
Mr Niedermann is a Director of ALF Group Holdings AG (ISIN CH0044678180) which has an interest in 16,000,000 shares in the Bidder.
Mr Wayne Wheeler
Mr Wheeler possesses an unparalleled level of experience in all aspects of the property and construction field. Beginning as a carpenter and licensed builder, Mr Wheeler has since Managed and Supervised construction and property projects.
Mr Wheeler has a prior relationship as a full time consultant with directors of ALF Group Holdings AG. Mr Wheeler was engaged to oversee and complete 6 partially complete projects after an existing builder went into liquidation , with a combined value of in excess of $40m dollars . Mr Wheeler completed all projects within time and within budget.
As a member of both the Master Builders Association (MBA) and the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA), Mr Wheeler is a highly respected associate of the construction profession. Mr Wheeler has spent a considerable amount of time lecturing in construction at TAFE as well as carrying out his responsibilities as a Seminar convenor for the Building Services Information Centre.
More recently, Mr Wheeler has extended his reach into the Computer Software industry, specifically that of programming and management/support. Mr Wheeler is currently completing a Bachelor of Technology at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Mr Wheeler has no interest in the Bidder’s securities.