I've had a fair bit of discussion with Siegfried, and he seems...

I've had a fair bit of discussion with Siegfried, and he seems to be a very switched on and canny businessman - so I thought I'd do a bit of research and post what I find here.

Siegfried is an Entrepreneur and early stage investor with Global relationships in the capital markets & public company sector.

Over 30 years experience in business management, and in building companies from startup to IPO. Co-founded Telco Australia Limited in 1992 and listed on ASX in 1998, raised $55 million in the IPO of GPS Limited (later Industria Limited which was sold to GE for $750 million) and Technology Licensing Limited.

Siegfried co-founded Ecopropp Pty Ltd in 2010. Ecopropp is an R&D company focused on manufacture of ceramic proppants for the oil and gas services industry, utilizing flyash as its primary feedstock.

Flyash based ceramic proppants are lighter and stronger, compared to traditional ceramic proppants made from bauxite or kaolin clay.

In June 2014 Ecopropp agreed to be acquired by ASX Listed Coretrack Limited for $18.25 million in cash and Coretrack shares, subject to the successful completion of 3 performance milestones.

Current directorships:

• ASX Listed Coretrack Limited
• Ecopropp Pty Ltd
• Epropp, LLC
• American Proppants, LLC
• Integritas Corporate Pty Ltd
• Eagle One Holdings Pty Ltd

So from the above - he listed and raised $55m in an IPO for GPS Limited, and later sold to GE for $750 million.

He is also the non executive director of Integritas (cool name) - http://www.integritascorp.com/ - whose mission statement is as follows,

"Integritas Corporate is an independent, boutique corporate advisory firm that provides innovative solutions for micro-cap and mid-cap private and public companies. Our experienced team boasts 70 combined years in the capital markets, providing access to an extensive network of relationships with Australian, European and US private & institutional investors who are seeking investment opportunities in Australia."


A lot has been said about Eddie Sugar's influence and contacts, but maybe we're missing a trick in Siegfried's obvious skill set and exposure to "institutional investors who are seeking investment opportunities in Australia".

Last point - if a man of Siegfried's experience and knowledge is willing to buy shares to the value of 10%+ of the company, then that's "money" I'm happy to follow.

If anyone else digs up anything interesting, please feel free to add.

At the very least, Siegfried is an old hand at this as well, so coupling with Eddie Sugar could be a match made in heaven.