William D. Ferris
CHAMP's Ferris to lead Innovation Australia
Bill Ferris, co-chairman and co-founding partner of CHAMP Private Equity, has been appointed chairman of Innovation Australia, an independent, government-established body with a mandate that includes supporting start-ups and venture capital.
AVCJ at 25: Bill Ferris & Joe Skrzynski of CHAMP Private Equity
Bill Ferris and Joe Skrzynski set up Australian Mezzanine Investments in 1987. Now known as CHAMP Private Equity, the firm was responsible for some of Australia’s first buyouts and then saw the market rise and rise during the 2000s
VIDEO: Venture in Oz
AVCAL's Katherine Woodthorpe and CHAMP Private Equity's Bill Ferris explain to AVCJ TV why venture investing in Australia appeals, and why the industry on a whole still lags behind other PE investment avenues.
VIDEO: PE experts discuss challenges in Oz
While Australia’s economic landscape has increasingly improved as the affects of the global financial crisis fade, some of the private equity and venture capital industry’s experts discuss the ongoing challenges they still face in Oz.
The Australian visionary
The Executive Chairman of CHAMP talks about why a focus on fees is short-sighted, why a return to traditional benchmarking is needed, and why the future of venture capital is bright