MPS brings Australian resources to investors

Australia's steady resources sector and well-developed capital markets present a multitude of exciting opportunities for Chinese players and their global ambitions. The growth in the global steel industry with China at its head has had a strong impact on Australian resources, but the demand for other raw materials such as metals and petroleum is also prominent.

Australia's gas and liquids production is rising through new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects using offshore conventional gas and onshore coal seam gas, and potentially through the developing shale gas and oil prospects that long-term investors are pursuing. This new supply chain for LNG could add as much as HK$1.9 trillion in forecast export revenues for Australia's resources sector by 2015.

As a boutique resource-focused investment firm specialising in emerging mining, resources and energy companies, Martin Place Securities (MPS) is well-positioned to advise Chinese investors on Australian market opportunities. Its proficiency in research and investment advisory and knowledge of global capital markets give the company a much-needed edge in linking investors with Australian resource companies.

"We have been at the forefront of financing exploration and development activities and also infrastructure and associated peripheral services," says Barry Dawes, managing director of Martin Place Securities.

Dawes founded MPS in 2000, combining his background as a geologist with more than 30 years' experience in the resources investment sector. He has held senior executive roles at blue-chip firms BT Australia, Deutsche Bank and Macquarie Bank.

Having completed more than 300 transactions, MPS can use its expertise in the field to guide Chinese investors in finding the right opportunities in Australia. It enjoys a first mover advantage on broad fronts of the Australian resources sector.