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12 Innovative and high growth Australian businesses to present at the Wholesale Investor Singapore Showcase Lunch

12 Innovative and high growth Australian businesses to present at the Wholesale Investor Singapore Showcase Lunch

Thursday 24 July 2014

Wholesale Investor, Australia’s leading private investment platform, will host the Singapore Showcase Lunch 2014 in Singapore on Friday July 25.

Presented in association with principal support partners PwC, DLA Piper, NZTE, Australian High Commission, Austrade and BANSEA; the Showcase will provide over 200 Family offices, High Net Worth and Professional Investors with the opportunity to gain direct access to 12 high growth Private, Pre-IPO and ASX Listed Companies in the Internet, Life Sciences, Cleantech, Technology, Financial Services, Aviation, Property, Aquaculture and Agriculture sectors in one afternoon.

“We are proud to be showcasing 12 leading Australian companies in Singapore. With over 200 registrations for the event, it demonstrates that Singaporean Investors are keen to discover and gain access to the innovation coming out of Australia,” said Steve Torso, Managing Director of Wholesale Investor.

Through its annual hosting of up to 15 events across Australia, Wholesale Investor showcases over 120 companies to a targeted audience. Hosting events in New Zealand and now Singapore, has shown that Wholesale Investor can bridge the gap between local companies and International Investors and Family Offices.

3 examples of the companies being featured are:

MBD Energy Ltd - Multi-faceted environmental company with blue chip strategic partnerships

MBD is a multi-faceted environmental company which provides a cost effective solution to the clean-up of industrially contaminated waste-water while it produces a valuable algal biomass by-products that will generate significant secondary income streams.

One of MBD's current projects, Pacific Reef Fisheries, allows the company to produce high-value food and agricultural feed by-products. The company is also a world-leading producer of Astaxanthin, a highly valued red dye used in the nutraceuticals and food industries. MBD is currently developing a joint venure in China with Shandong Ocard, as well as other company's such as Loxley Pc, Ratchaburi and Bangchak Petroleum.

Australian Seafood Investments Ltd - Pre ASX Listed Offering -Established lobster processing business averaging $18m turnover annually with a distribution licence in China

Australian Seafood Investments Limited (“ASI”) has entered into an agreement to acquire control of a long established family-owned, South Australian-based live lobster processing business which currently exports 90% of its product to China. ASI holds a dominant position in the South Australian Southern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery with 30% of TACC.

Significant growth opportunities are available to it through the sourcing of incremental lobster volume in other Australian Fisheries (States) and expansion into other premium live seafood species suitable for the Chinese market. The company holds an important Seafood Import and Food Distribution License in China enabling it to sell direct to the rapidly emerging retail and hospitality sectors at higher margins.

Long Pipes Pty Ltd - Long life, gas approved and cost-effective pipeline technology with a rapid production rate

Long Pipes has developed the Fluid HighwayTM. This is a light, efficient and durable, impermeable, (does not leak gas), pipeline technology that is manufactured at a rapid rate in the field with no joints or welds required. The composite pipe is strong, flexible and able to withstand extreme temperature variations and high pressure.

The Fluid HighwayTM is a demonstrated, cost-effective technology that has the potential to challenge the global steel, high density polyethylene and fibreglass pipeline industries and become the material of choice for oil, gas, water slurry and hydro transportation networks.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date: Friday 25 July 2014
Time: 12.00pm - 3.00pm
Venue: Hilton Hotel, 581 Orchard Road, Singapore, 238883
Catering: Lunch and drinks will be supplied throughout the event
Cost: This is a free event for Family Offices, Sophisticated and Accredited Investors, Stock Brokers and Fund Managers

To register for the Singapore Showcase Lunch 2014, please go to:
http://www.wholesaleinvestor.com.au/events/singapore-showcase-lunch-2014/

Presenting Companies include:

TFS Corporation Ltd (ASX:TFC)
TFS is the global leader and first mover of Indian Sandalwood. TFS has been a leading performer on the ASX over the last 12 months, seeing their share price rise over 300%.

Martin Aircraft Company Ltd
Martin Aircraft Company has developed the world’s first practical and commercial Jetpack. Powered by a V4 200hp engine driving two ducted fans, it has been flown to over 3,000 feet and can travel at up to 74km/h.

Australian Seafood Investments Ltd
Australian Seafood Investments Ltd is a Pre-ASX listed company with an established lobster processing business averaging $18m turnover annually with a distribution licence in China.

MBD Energy Ltd
MBD is a multi-faceted environmental company developing high value products for global application. The company has a number of blue chip strategic partnerships such as Anglo American, The Sentient Global Investment Fund, Shandong Ocard, Loxley Pc, Ratchaburi P.S and Bangchak Petroleum.

QBiotics Ltd
QBiotics is a QLD based lifescience company developing a pipeline of promising drugs in the area of cancer and wound healing. Its lead drug, EBC-46 is in the pre-clinical phase for human trials.

Long Pipes Pty Ltd
Long pipes has developed long life, gas approved and cost-effective pipeline technology with a rapid production rate. The technology has the potential to challenge the global steel, high density polyethylene and fibreglass pipeline industries and become the material of choice for oil, gas, water slurry and hydro transportation networks.

Leaf Energy Ltd (ASX:LER)
Leaf Energy is an award-winning, green and sustainable platform technology company that can help turn waste plant material into biofuels, bioplastics and green chemicals with a green, sustainable, economical process.

Investors Central Ltd
Investors Central is high growth automotive lending funder with fixed interest returns. Investors Central has experienced a 53% increase in its loan book over the last 12 months, to over $20.9 million.

Atlas Gaming Ltd
Atlas Gaming is a patent protected premium gaming technology developer targeting global markets with a sales order book is increasing on a weekly basis. Current customers include major venues and operators of Electronic Gaming Machines.

Westlake Ltd
Westlake funding is an established specialist wholesale funder of SME trade finance businesses with an above average yield on a credit insured investment.

Crowd Mobile Ltd
Crowd Mobile is a profitable global mobile entertainment and micro job company that is seeking to list onto the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Crowd Mobile leverages its Knowledge Entry System (KES) technology platform to and the power of mobile Apps and SMS to deliver compelling content to its customers across 10 countries.