Sydney6791 raised a good point, if Global Trading Strategies are coming on board as a cornerstone investor for 19% of business they would have done significant analysis of Stirling prior to making any offer.
Been trying to find info on these guys, below are there key staff, sorry no names found but past employment is interesting.
Cheif Operating Officer: Chief Operating Officer at Goldman Sachs JB Were Finance Director at Tiaki Limited, Fytek Limited, IHG limited Partner at JWM Partners European Treasurer at LTCM Vice President at Bankers Trust
Cheif Operating Officer 2: Chief Operating Officer at Goldman Sachs JBWere Partner at JWM Partners VP at Bankers Trust
Senior Portfolio Manager: Senior Portfolio Manager at Macquarie Bank Head of FX Trading (Pac Rim) at Merrill Lynch Global Head of Currency Derivatives at Westpac Senior Proprietary Trader at UBS Investment Bank Head of Exotic FX Options at Citibank
Executive Director - Investor Relations: Head of Sales at Catalyst Capital Management Institutional Business Development at Apostle Asset Management Derivatives Analyst at Goldman Sachs Asset Management Performance Analyst at Barclays Global Investors
and this
Brett Allender
Principal, Global Trading Strategies
Brett Allender received a B.Ec. (Hons) from the University of Tasmania before joining the Reserve Bank of Australia in 1983, where he worked for five years in research and domestic markets. He moved to the private sector in 1988 and became Chief Economist then Head of Proprietary Trading, at Schroders Australia Ltd. Brett joined Goldman Sachs JBWere in July 2000. He is a Principal and Co-Head of Goldman Sachs JBWere's Global Trading Strategies macro hedge fund.
not much info, these guys seem to work in the shadows.
interesting pedigree's & connections
DYOR
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