About Us
The business advisory team that are all about getting your business sailing smoothly. We excel at finding the fastest, most direct route to your end goal.
Our Purpose & Role
Our mission is to see your business succeed.
We work with business owners and leaders to maximise the potential of your business, ensure growth, and protect you against business threats.
Our purpose is to provide our vast range of skills at a practical price you can afford. We know how to keep businesses heading in the right direction, and we are solely motivated to provide you with the advice to ensure you grow, prosper and make the finish line in good shape.
VMG Capital works with CEOs, and/or your company’s management team or board to formulate appropriate growth strategies and ensure you achieve your goals in the fastest way. It’s all about time to deliver your goals as fast as possible. Using our unique VMG Diagnostic tool, we can plot where you are now, and set and manage the execution of the plan to get where you want to go. We are Velocity Made Good.
Our Role
We are independent and have no conflict. Our role is to get your business fit and sailing smoothly and in good shape to raise external capital when needed. We will call it, when the call needs to be made, and optimise you and your business.
Our Beliefs & Values
Our approach is to become a natural, trusted extension of your business. We work with our clients as a trusted specialist advisor.
We are:
Publications
Is your business financially unwell? – Kochie’s Business Builders
Published 1 May 2017
When prevention is better than a cure – Inside Small Business
Published 21 April 2017
Step back and see the cracks in your business – Dynamic Business
Published February 2017
Big Four fail customer innovation test – Australian Financial Review
Published 30 November 2011
Obama leads BP’s kangaroo court – Australian Financial Review
Published 24 June 2010
Stratummetals Corporate Update
Published March 2012
We are:
Authentic, Genuine, Passionate, Enterprise value driven, Entrepreneurial, Collaborative
We are in search of the right answer, which sometimes means making tough or bold decisions. We pride ourselves on being honest and open about what is possible
We are nimble, flexible and have skin in the game as we are paid on success (failure is not an option for us)
We advise fearlessly and have no conflicts
The difference between us and the competition is that our aim is make sure your business is fully supported by all your stakeholders and we will not rest until you have that support
Dr Oliver Greeves, Deputy Chair, Uniting
Arthur served on the board of Uniting from 2011-2017. During that time, Uniting, a Not for Profit organisation with over eight thousand staff and fifteen thousand clients of multiple services including Aged Care, Retirement Villages, Community Care, Hospital Care, and services for Children, Young People and Families, underwent a major transition. Every part of the enterprise was affected.
One very important change led by Arthur was a complete restructure of the property organisation. There was a natural reluctance to engage with the changing needs of the business especially as the restructure would affect so many people. However Arthur persuaded the board to provide the money to engage consultants and then kept a firm grip over their work so as to produce a change of lasting benefit to Uniting.
Arthur was tireless in his pursuit of excellence and showed commendable restraint and leadership. — July 2017
Daniel Grollo – CEO, Grocon
Arthur is well connected across the various capital market networks in Australia and New Zealand due to his long term involvement in the real estate sector including 15 years at Macquarie Bank, Westpac and NAB. As a result he has the skill and experience to reach across the multiple investor channels to attract capital for investment grade real estate investments.
Arthur provides a hands on approach and produces a reliable and dependable outcome for his clients.
Michael F. McGonigle – Rtd Director Lazard Brothers and Co. Limited, and past Chairman of DTZ Corporate Finance, London.
“At the time when the world of finance is going under fundamental change and the careful structuring of third party capital is so vital it is important to work with high quality independent professionals. I have known and worked with Arthur Psaltis for many years and he is extremely well placed to offer advice and guidance in this area and this difficult time. He is diligent and thoughtful and his blend of commercial awareness and professional skill will ensure that client objectives are met in the most productive manner.”
Bruce Baudinet – Executive Chairman of Oracle in Sydney
“PsaltGroup is about creating real value for their clients. The directors offer experience and knowledge in a complex capital market. Arthur Psaltis has supported our businesses for many years and prides himself on delivering realistic results for clients. They have a high level of integrity and are open and honest in their dealings.”
Garry Rothwell – Chairman of Winten Property Group in Sydney
“We have worked with Arthur Psaltis on many occasions and find him a reliable and trustworthy advisor. A key point of difference is his ability to deliver what is agreed in an efficient and effective manner. We recommend PsaltGroup to companies that are looking for dependability, honesty, in depth structuring knowledge and strong experience in raising all forms of capital.”
Michael Dwyer – Executive Chairman of Oxley Capital in Singapore
“We worked with Arthur on the acquisition of the Cambridge Industrial Trust when he led the Nab real estate team in Asia. This was the first M&A acquisition in the Singapore REIT market and Arthur was instrumental in arranging the debt for the first stage of the acquisition of the manager. This first stage allowed NabInvest to become a strategic partner for our group. Arthur was also able to assist us in retaining Mitsui as a partner in the REIT manager. As a result we today have a very large Japanese investor base in the REIT.
We found Arthur to be focused on running a commercial and entrepreneurial operation which provided fast and valuable service. Arthur’s connections across the SE Asian region are excellent and he is well positioned to introduce capital sources from multiple channels including banks, institutional and private investors. We recommend Arthur to any emerging corporate seeking realistic and effective advice as they seek to enhance their strategies and source capital to grow their business”
Ian O’Toole – Director, CorVal Partners Limited
I have worked with Arthur Psaltis, Managing Director of VMG Capital on many occasions during the last decade and confirm his experience in unlisted and listed real estate capital raisings is extensive.
Arthur is well connected across the various capital market networks in Australia and New Zealand including:
1. The Financial Planning Networks
2. Institutional investor Markets
3. The Australian Trading Banks
4. The Broker Networks
Arthur’s experience of working across the multiple investor networks stretches back many years and his ability to project manage a capital raising – either listed or unlisted is dependable.