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Katana Capital

Katana Capital is an Australian investment company that manages a portfolio of listed equities across domestic capital markets. Managed by Katana Asset Management, the firm aims to achieve long-term capital growth and outperform benchmark Australian equity indices while focusing on capital preservation. Its investment strategy combines value investing, fundamental analysis, growth investing, technical analysis, and market dislocation trading without constraints on company size or sector weightings. The company generates revenue from equity investments and investment gains, distributing returns through regular dividend payments to shareholders from its operations in Western Australia.

Snapshot

Public AUOwnership
2005Year founded
1–10Employees
Perth, AustraliaHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

All Locations
Perth, AU

Products and/or services of Katana Capital

  • Australian Equity Portfolio Management: Direct investment in a broad portfolio of Australian listed equities across diverse sectors, market capitalizations, and business cycles, aiming to generate long-term portfolio growth and capital returns for shareholders.
  • Value & Fundamental Equity Analysis: Fundamental evaluation and bottom-up security selection focused on identifying undervalued listed companies with solid financial metrics, sustainable earnings, and long-term asset growth potential within the domestic market.
  • Growth & Small-Cap Securities Investment: Tactical positioning in emerging growth companies and small-to-mid-capitalization Australian listed entities, capturing expansion potential and sector-specific growth opportunities unconstrained by benchmark index weightings or market sector limits.
  • Market Dislocation & Special Situations Trading: Opportunistic capital allocation strategy targeting short-term market dislocations, asset mispricings, corporate restructurings, equity placements, and temporary market volatility across domestic listed equity markets.
  • Dividend & Yield Distribution Management: Structured portfolio strategy emphasizing high-yield listed securities and realized investment profits to generate consistent investment returns and facilitate regular dividend distributions to equity investors.
  • Capital Preservation & Dynamic Cash Overlay: Liquidity management framework incorporating flexible cash weightings to safeguard capital during periods of heightened market downside, preserving financial capacity for opportunistic equity reinvestment.

Katana Capital executive team

  • Ms. Christine HemsleyOffice Manager & Administration Manager
  • Mr. Baden Maxwell Bowen B.Com., F.C.A.Company Secretary
  • Mr. Bradley John Shallard B.Bus, CPA, Dip of FP, Grad. Dip.Portfolio Manager
  • Mr. Romano Sala Tenna ASIA, BBusPortfolio Manager