Team

Simon Moore

Senior Partner and Founder

Simon Moore is a Senior Partner and Founder of Colinton Capital Partners, which was established in early 2017. Simon has oversight of all the fund’s investments and activities. He serves on several Boards as a Director and non-executive Director.

Prior to founding Colinton Capital Partners, Simon established the Australian office of The Carlyle Group, where he remained a Managing Director and Global Partner until December 2016

Preceding The Carlyle Group Simon was a Managing Director and Investment Committee Member of Investcorp International Inc. based in New York and a leader in J.P. Morgan’s private equity and investment banking businesses in New York, Hong Kong and Melbourne.

Martyn Strickland

Operating Partner

Martyn Strickland is a Operating Partner with Colinton Capital Partners. Martyn joined the firm in June 2017 and represents Colinton Capital Partners on our AMSG, Dimeo, Alexium and Clear Dynamics investments.

Prior to joining Colinton Capital Partners, Martyn was a Senior Partner at Deloitte, where he led their middle-market strategy and the Operational Restructuring and CRO services divisions within the Financial Advisory business. In his time as Managing Director with 333 Consulting, he provided leadership, as Principal with A.T.Kearney and as Operating Executive with Cadbury Schweppes. Martyn has an MBA from the Melbourne Business School and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Melbourne.

David Slocomb

Partner

David Slocomb is a Partner at Colinton Capital Partners and represents the group on the Boards of Buildsafe and intelliHR (ASX: IHR).

Prior to joining Colinton Capital Partners, David was Chief Financial Officer at Guzman y Gomez and previously held investing roles at The Carlyle Group, Oaktree Capital and Macquarie Group. David has a Masters of Finance from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Laws (Hon I) /Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology

Jeff Fraser

Senior Advisor

Jeff joined Colinton Capital Partners in September 2019 after completing his role as CEO and Director of Coates Hire, which he held for the previous three years. He originally joined Coates Hire in July 2015 as a Director and Chief Financial Officer before being appointed as CEO.

Jeff is currently on the Board of Pirtek Fluid Systems, Dimeo Cleaning Services and Buildsafe Australia. Jeff’s broad business experience includes a well-developed commercial acumen across a wide range of industries, including services and infrastructure.

Prior to joining Coates Hire Jeff spent six years with Downer EDI where he held the position of Chief Financial Officer – Specialist Services. This preceded various senior positions Jeff held within the Downer EDI group. Jeff held roles with Tabcorp and NEMMCO, as well as various roles within BHP in both the USA and Australia.

Andrew Bartolotta

Andrew joined Colinton Capital Partners in 2019 and is involved across a range of our portfolio companies including our investments in AMS Group, Clear Dynamics and Buildsafe.

Previously, Andrew worked at Allier Capital advising on M&A and capital raises for technology, healthcare, general industrials, and private equity clients. Prior to Allier Capital, Andrew was with PwC in the deal advisory practice. Andrew graduated from the University of New South Wales where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Finance and Accounting.

Nick Christie

Nick joined Colinton Capital Partners in 2021. Previously, Nick was an Investment Banking Analyst at Grant Samuel, covering predominantly Financial Sponsor and FIG clients.

He graduated from The University of Melbourne, where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in both Finance and Accounting.

Kathryn Bown

Kathryn has spent over 16 years in Private Equity in various roles of Administration and Investor Services. She joined Colinton Capital Partners from its inception in 2017.

Prior to Colinton Capital Partners Kathryn spent 11 years at The Carlyle Group, when the Australian office was first established in 2006.

James Bennett

James joined Colinton Capital Partners in 2022.

Previously, James was a Principal at Archer Capital involved in private equity investments across Australia and New Zealand. Prior to Archer, James worked for Credit Suisse in the Mergers and Acquisitions team at their New York office where he advised on over $50 billion of transactions. Before this, he worked for KPMG in Sydney with a focus mid-market M&A and transaction advisory.

James holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) from the University of Sydney and is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Charted Accountants.

Ben McDonald

Ben joined Colinton Capital Partners in 2023. Previously, Ben was an Investment Manager in the Principal Investments team at MA Financial Group with a focus on real estate. Prior to joining the Principal Investments team, Ben was an Associate in MA Financial Group’s corporate advisory division where he has experience across M&A transactions and capital raisings.
Ben has a Bachelor of Finance majoring in Finance and Accounting from the University of Western Australia.