Shaw and Partners has been appointed Joint Lead Manager to the Regal Funds Management Investment Fund Initial Public Offering. The fund intends to list on the ASX on the 17th of June 2019 under the stock code ASX: RF1.

Equity Trustees Limited is the responsible entity of the Fund and Regal Funds Management Pty Ltd has been appointed as the investment manager of the Fund. 

The initial public offer of the Fund is for a minimum of $100 million and a maximum of $500 million with a subscription price of $2.50 per unit.

The Regal Investment Fund (RF1) is a new Australian managed investment scheme, that following the IPO will be listed on the ASX.

RF1’s objective is to provide investors with exposure to a selection of alternative investment strategies managed by Regal, and to produce attractive risk adjusted absolute returns over a period of more than five years with limited correlation to equity markets

RF1’s listed structure allows the prospective investors to access an investment management capability typically only accessed by wholesale investors.

RF1 will provide investors exposure to a blend of Regal investment strategies, anchored to the Market Neutral Strategy. Regal Funds Management will construct RF1’s portfolio using multiple Regal investment strategies to achieve RF1’s investment objectives of maximising risk adjusted returns, in accordance with the investment guidelines.

About Regal Fund Management

Regal Funds Management is a specialist alternative investment manager managing over $1.6bn, with a primary focus on long short investment strategies. Regal manages multiple strategies, each with a track record of superior returns.  Regal was founded in 2004 by Philip King and his brother Andrew, and is 100% owned by founders and staff. Regal employs a team of over 40 people, including 24 investment professionals across its different investment strategies. Regal has won Management Firm of the Year / Hedge Fund Manager of the Year on four separate occasions.

Disclaimer 

Equity Trustees Limited (“Equity Trustees”) (ABN 46 004 031 298), AFSL 240975, is the responsible Entity for the Regal Investment Fund (ARSN 632 283 384) (ASX: RF1). Equity Trustees is a subsidiary of EQT Holdings Limited (ABN 22 607 797 615), a publicly listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: EQT). RF1 is undertaking an initial public offer (“IPO”) of ordinary units, pursuant to a product disclosure statement (“PDS”) dated 8 April 2019 (“PDS”). A copy of RF1’s PDS is available at www.regalfm.com. Anyone who wants to acquire units in RF1, and participate in the IPO, will need to complete the application form that is attached to or accompanies the PDS, during the offer period. This is not a complete description of RF1, nor the units to be issued under the IPO. Investors should consider the content of the PDS in its entirety, including the terms and conditions of the IPO and risk factors involved in investing in RF1 before making any investment decision. Terms defined in the PDS have the same meaning in this document unless the contrary intention appears. Neither Regal Funds Management, Equity Trustees nor any of its related parties, their employees or directors, provide and warranty of accuracy or reliability in relation to such information or accepts any liability to any person who relies on it. Past performance should not be taken as an indicator of future performance.