Firm Profile

Through a three-pronged investment strategy, Agincourt Capital aims to build a global property fund management business that encompasses investment funds in Australia, China and Brazil totalling $5BN AUD, which is equivalent to 40BN RMB, during the next seven years.

1. Investment Strategy

Agincourt Capital’s management will strategically deploy several new techniques expected to produce results not seen in older, passive-style funds.

A bit of history will explain its management team’s philosophy. The firm is named after the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, which was won by a lightly armoured English peasant infantry that used a devastating new weapon known as the English Longbow to defeat a superior-sized force of noble-armoured knights. This infantry’s skilful deployment of a new technology and new strategy to defeat the medieval tank of the battlefield – the mounted knight – forever changed the course of warfare.

Similarly, Agincourt will deploy a new weapon on the battlefield of real estate funds management by fusing residential and commercial real estate investments with short- and long-term investment strategies. Agincourt will offer investors direct access to investments in Australia in its first fund, focused on both residential and commercial real estate, as well as combine long-term income and short-term development and redevelopment projects. After this, Agincourt will apply the same investment strategy to funds it will create for China followed by Brazil. Agincourt’s new weapon will forever change the way investing is implemented.

2. Fund-Raising

Agincourt Capital will deploy a method of raising capital that has never been used. Due to massive demand for new investment and increasing liquidity of Hong Kong and Chinese mainland investors, there is a significant pool of funds ready to place. Traditionally, Chinese investors have trusted real estate as a safe and profitable investment, and they are quite familiar and comfortable with Australia as a smart investment destination.

There is a rapidly growing market for global companies to raise money via the issue of RMB-denominated bonds that are settled in USD. These new bonds, called “Dim-Sum” bonds, have traditionally been used for investment in mainland China. Agincourt will utilise this strategy, but coupon payments will be in AUD and the bonds will be secured by the underlying real estate while giving investors the option to convert them into equity units in the Jersey Fund. Additionally, the firm will enable unit holders to convert their units into actual real estate assets at the end of the life of the fund. This is the first time in history this unique combination is deployed.

3. Tax Advantages

Under new laws, the Managed Investment Trust that will hold the property will only be taxed at 7.5% for long-term owned assets instead of the usual 30%. This is a massive advantage for overseas investors indirectly investing via Agincourt Capital’s funds.

Combining these three investment strategies gives investors into Agincourt Capital a significant advantage over traditional passive investments.