Your Specialist
Debt Finance Advisor

PATRICK LEUNG

Patrick has over 20 years of institutional banking and commercial experience, originating and executing complex structured transactions across Resources, Engineering Services, Energy & Infrastructure, Property and Agriculture.

Prior to founding Naust Capital, Patrick was Director and Sector Head of Resources & Western Australia at Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, and previously, Director, Natural Resources at Westpac Institutional Bank.

Patrick is a qualified CPA and holds an MBA from the University of Western Australia.

PETER ROSS

Peter has over 25 years of successfully delivering project finance, project advisory and equity across Infrastructure, Resources, Energy and Property sectors.

Peter was previously Executive Director, Origination at Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, and was involved in many landmark greenfield transactions in his long career at two of the big four Australian banks in both New Zealand and Australia.

Peter holds a BCom from the University of Canterbury and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

JEFF SOONG

Based in Perth, Jeff has over 14 years of experience in M&A advisory and Project Finance, primarily in the Resources and Infrastructure sectors across Asia-Pacific.

Jeff’s recent experience includes providing government funding for various critical minerals projects in Australia.

Jeff is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia.

CAUE ‘PAUL’ ARAUJO

Caue ‘Paul’ has over 20 years of experience in the natural resources industry across a variety of operational, consulting, management and advisory roles, including both Executive and Director level roles. His skills and experience encompass commercial leadership, geology, mining, project evaluations, valuations, investment and business planning advisory services.

He holds an MBA in Finance and a Bachelor in
Geology, and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Chethan Nooji

Chethan has over 18 years of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources industry experience and has spent the last 15 years in developing and funding a range of energy and mining projects in Australia, India, Africa and South East Asia. He has developed several financial models for various projects studies and project finance transactions.

Chethan holds an MBA in Finance and has a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering.

Byron Benvie

Byron has over 23 years of Resources industry experience and has spent the last 13 years of his career reviewing and making strategic investment, planning, funding, and development recommendations on a range of mining projects across the globe. Recent roles include 6 years in ANZ’s Resources banking team, and well as corporate finance positions in several mining companies.

Byron is a CFA Charterholder and holds an Honours degree in Geology.

Ga Vin Lee

Based in Perth, GaVin’s financial modelling experience in the Resources sector includes the development of financial analysis infrastructure for an ASX 50 iron ore producer, a port and rail infrastructure project, an ASX 100 mineral sands producer, a large WA gold producer and a major mining contractor, amongst others.

GaVin has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours from the University of Western Australia.

Ben Talbot

Based in Perth, Ben’s experience in management consulting has included corporate strategy, business improvement, and a wide array of analytics projects. Ben has built large corporate financial models, debt/equity funding models, and a variety of business-as-usual models for medium-large clients in the resources sector. Ben also specializes in operational efficiency modelling.

Ben has a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Western Australia.