Investment Professional Intelligence — Riversdale Partners I Australia

Riversdale Partners operates as an independent, partner-owned investment manager focused on long-term investment returns. Riversdale Partners is a Melbourne-based investment manager, 100% owned by its founders. Riversdale Partners manages a single wholesale unit trust, the Riversdale Partners Fund, investing primarily in Australian and New Zealand listed equities through a disciplined investment framework.

Fund Information:

The Riversdale Partners Fund.

• Asset Class: Australian and New Zealand listed equities.
• Portfolio Structure: A concentrated, high-conviction portfolio of 20 to 40 distinct investments.
• Benchmark: Outperformance of the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

Investment Professionals:

• Kent Mackieson, CFA

Mr. Mackieson is a founding partner and portfolio manager at Riversdale Partners. Previously, he was a portfolio manager of Park Road Fund (August 2021-January 2026) and a dealer (May 2019-August 2021) at Cooper Investors. Prior to that, Mackieson was an equity partner at E.L. & C. Baillieu, LTD (January 2003-May 2019).

He holds a Bachelor’s in Banking and Finance from Monash University.

• Michael Hedley

Mr. Hedley is a founding partner and portfolio manager at Riversdale Partners. Previously, he was the head of dealing at Cooper Investors (March 2015-February 2026). Prior to that, Hedley was a director, institutional sales trader at Bank of America (July 2006-March 2015). Before that, he was a partner - private client advisor at E.L. & C. Baillieu, LTD (January 2002-June 2006).

Hedley holds a BComm in Business and Managerial Economics from Monash University (‘94).

• Piers Flanagan

Mr. Flanagan is a founding partner and analyst at Riversdale Partners. Previously, he was a research analyst at Cooper Investors (March 2024-January 2026). Prior to that, he was a founding principal, emerging companies analyst at Barrenjoey (August 2021-March 2024). Before that, Flanagan was an equity analyst at CLSA (February 2020-August 2021). Prior to that, he was an equity analyst (July 2014-February 2020) and associate equity analyst (July 2014-August 2016) at E.L. & C. Baillieu, LTD (July 2014-February 2020).

Flanagan holds a Bachelor's in Business and Commerce from Griffith University (‘10) and a Bachelor's in Banking and Finance from Monash University (‘15).

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