Serendipity Capital

FOUNDERS

Managed by proven leadership.

Co-founder, Partner, CEO and CIO

Rob Jesudason

30-year career in senior financial services, investing and technology roles at CBA (Group CFO; Group Executive, IFS; Head of Group Strategy), Credit Suisse (Global Head of Emerging Markets, FIG), Barclays (Global Head of Corporate Development), JP Morgan, McKinsey & Co, and GE Capital
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Significant balance-sheet principal investing experience, c. $15bn.
Chair of the Asset-Liability Committee at CBA (>$1.4T of assets); raised ~$40bn p.a. in offshore funding; member of the risk-management and cyber committees.
Deep experience with “demand” side of critical tech
- On evaluation panel of Startup Singapore Technology Scheme
- Chair of the technology investment prioritisation committee at CBA ($1.5bn p.a)
- Oversaw CBA’s first investment in quantum computing in 2013
- Sat on Steer Co. of core banking system modernization ($1bn+ technology program)

Co-founder, Partner and COO

Anton Jerga

26-year career in senior financial services and investing roles at Serendipity Capital, CBA (General Manager, M&A) and Citigroup (Director, FIG)‍
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Significant M&A, strategic advisory, capital markets and investment experience
Executed over $15bn worth of transactions in financial services and financial technology sectors
Experience in establishing technology and infrastructure joint ventures, including PEXA (e-conveyancing), Experian Australia (credit bureau)
Managed CBA's partnerships and shareholdings in select banking and asset management investments in Asia

Team

Supported by a strong, accomplished team.

Origination & Investments

Partner, Head of Strategy, Client & Capital Formation

David Knight Legg

25 years of strategy and capital-formation experience.

PREVIOUSLY

CEO, Invest Alberta; Global Head, Strategy & Partnerships, CBA; MD, GHG group

Partner, Head of Investments

Dick Catlin

20 years of investing experience; leadership of SC deal team.

PREVIOUSLY

Head of Private Investments, Le Mercier’s Capital; Citadel, Merrill Lynch; UBS

Partner, Head of North America

Russell Keenan

30 years of investment management, finance, and strategy experience.

PREVIOUSLY

CEO (Canada), EFM Asset Management; GM Strategy & Business Development (IFS), CBA; Director, Equity Research Sales, Deutsche Bank

Principal

Shaun Madigan

13 years investing experience across VC and corporate.

PREVIOUSLY

CBA (Group M&A); Nomura (M&A); Prudential (Corp Dev)

Principal, Head of UK

Kurtis Gann

15 years go-to-market / strategy and M&A experience; Board Member of London Quantum Cluster

PREVIOUSLY

Bain & Co. (Private Equity & Tech teams); CBA (Group Strategy); Nomura (M&A)

Vice President

Ginnelle Lim

10 years investing and M&A experience.

PREVIOUSLY

Goldman Sachs (M&A); UBS
(M&A)

ANALYST

Shivant Malkani

Supports investments team on due diligence, research and analysis for thematic focus & portfolio monitoring.

Operations

Chief Compliance Officer

Andy Meehan

25 years experience in compliance, legal, and financial crime investigations.

PREVIOUSLY

Morgan Stanley; Gemini
Trust; Credit Suisse

Principal, Client Onboarding

Alex Leung

17 years experience in business and investment governance and client onboarding management.

PREVIOUSLY

Goldman Sachs; UBS

Financial Controller

Julie Gu

16 years finance experience in private equity, real estate investment, audit and funds.

PREVIOUSLY

PwC; Clime Investment
Management; Virtuous Retail.

AI Solutions Architect

Elijah Diekmann

Builds and deploys proprietary software and AI solutions that enhance internal workflows and power new capabilities.

Board (Non-Exec)

Bringing demand side experience to final investment decisions

Chair

Ewen Stevenson

Previously Group CFO of HSBC, Group CFO of RBS, and Co-Head of EMEA Investment Banking and Co-Head of Global Financial Institutions Group at Credit Suisse
Chair, Transformation Oversight IC1: group- wide IC for all bank- wide investments (including Technology)
Oversaw ~$300m of VC investments at HSBC
Oversaw extensive M&A activity during tenure at HSBC and RBS through oversight of Corporate Development and M&A functions

INED

Colin Bell

Previously CEO, HSBC Bank Plc and HSBC Europe
Ex-Group Head of Compliance, Operational Risk Control, UBS
INED, Oxford Quantum Circuits; INED, Man Group Plc, INED, Starling Bank; NED, Julius Baer; Senior Advisor, LightSolver
Chartered Engineer & Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology
Completed PGDip in Cyber Defence & Information Assurance at Cranfield University
16 years in the British Army, including appointments to the UK MoD and NATO

INED

Ruth Cairnie

Chair, Babcock International.
Senior Independent Director, BT Group plc.
Ex-Senior Executive, Shell
Ex Non-Executive Director for Rolls Royce
Previous board representation at Associated British Foods, ContourGlobal, and Keller Group

INED

Laurence Lee

Previously UK’s Second Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence (MoD); led digital transformation, cyber, and space policy
Served on Defence Board, Boards of Army, Royal Navy and Royal Airforce
Ex-Director General at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in both operational and policy roles
Senior Advisor to CEO of Palantir

INED

Nicholas Norris

Currently MD and Senior Legal Adviser at GLP Capital Partners
Previously Partner at Simmons & Simmons, Skadden, and Kirkland & Ellis, where he advised MNC’s, private equity firms, and investment banks on cross-border M&A and private transactions

INED, Audit Chair

Steve Roder

Previously Group CFO of Manulife Group, Group CFO of AIA, and Chairman of Financial Services, KPMG Asia Pacific
Member, Group Transformation Committee overseeing technology, venture, process automation investments
Member of IC at Manulife and AIA
Non-Executive Director at Resolution Life, Prismic Life; Independent Director at Peak Re; Corporate Advisor at Temasek