Founded in Sydney in 2008 and wholly owned by its principals, Ryder Capital invests with patience, discipline and conviction across Australian equities and early-stage ventures.
Ryder Capital is an independent investment firm applying a disciplined value approach to Australian equities and early-stage ventures.
Founded in 2008 to manage the capital of its principals, Ryder has since expanded its offering of strategies built on the same disciplined philosophy. The Syndicated Investment Strategy was introduced in 2009 for high-net-worth investors and family offices, followed by the listing of Ryder Capital Limited (ASX: RYD) in 2015 — a listed investment company that today manages approximately A$153 million in net assets. The group later launched the Ryder Innovation Fund in 2018 and the Ryder Capital Small Companies Fund in 2025, each applying Ryder's consistent investment process of identifying fundamental value.
We focus on delivering superior, risk-adjusted returns through disciplined, bottom-up research and a deep understanding of value: we identify quality businesses trading below their intrinsic worth and invest with patience and conviction.
Ryder invests primarily in small and mid-capitalisation Australian companies — businesses often overlooked by the broader market but with meaningful potential for growth and share price appreciation. The principals invest their own capital alongside investors and shareholders.
Ryder Investment Management Pty Ltd is licensed to provide investment advice to wholesale investors only.
For over 15 years, Ryder has delivered exceptional returns for clients and shareholders. Our approach is underpinned by three guiding principles.
We take a long-term view, investing in quality businesses that allow us to see through short-term noise.
Protecting capital matters just as much as compounding it. We invest only where we can measure downside risk to create an asymmetric return profile — no amount of upside can compensate for an unknown amount of downside.
Our principals invest meaningfully alongside clients and shareholders, ensuring our interests are directly aligned. We succeed only when our clients do.
Our investment process is driven by bottom-up fundamental analysis — we independently assess a company's business model, management quality and financial strength to determine our view of intrinsic value, and seek situations where the market has mispriced risk or overlooked an opportunity.
Our portfolios hold a limited number of positions — reflecting our highest-conviction ideas, where we invest only when the odds of success are in our favour rather than relying on diversification to mitigate risk.
Peter has over 30 years' experience in both Australian and international equity capital markets. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and has broad investment experience covering identification, evaluation, strategic analysis and management of capital.
Peter began his career in 1993 as a graduate funds manager with the United Bank of Kuwait, London. He established AM Constable Limited in 1999, which later merged with MMC Asset Management Ltd (MMC) in 2003. Peter was the Chief Investment Officer and Executive Director of MMC until June 2008.
Peter founded Ryder Investment Management in July 2008, where he is the Chief Investment Officer. He has acted as Executive Chairman of Ryder Capital Ltd since the Company's inception in September 2015.
Lauren joined the Ryder investment team in 2018 and has seven years of experience in financial modelling, investment due diligence and investment analysis.
Lauren's previous experience includes an internship during 2017 at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in the Analytics, Risk and Compliance division.
Lauren is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Alex joined the Ryder investment team in July 2024. He is a Portfolio Manager of the Ryder Small Companies Fund and assistant portfolio manager of Ryder Capital Limited, with eight years' experience in the funds management industry.
Prior to joining Ryder, he was a Co-Portfolio Manager and Dealer at Lanyon Asset Management and gained experience as an intern at Platinum Asset Management. Alex holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Finance from the University of Adelaide.
David has over 20 years' experience in corporate finance, M&A and equity capital markets advisory. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economic History) from the University of Sydney, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Bond University, and is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
David previously held executive positions at Kleinwort Benson (UK Corporate Finance division) and Merrill Lynch & Co (London) investment banking division, and was Managing Director, Australia of US-based investment bank GMCG, LLC from 2004 until 2008.
David co-founded Ryder Investment Management in July 2008 and acted as an Executive Director of Ryder Capital Ltd from inception to March 2025, and now serves as a Non-Executive Director. He currently serves on the board of Tetratherix Ltd (ASX: TTX).
Jane joined the Ryder Capital team in December 2024, bringing with her five years of experience at PwC, where she specialised in Audit across the Banking, Insurance and Aviation sectors.
As a Chartered Accountant, Jane has developed a strong foundation in financial reporting, risk management and regulatory compliance, working with a diverse range of listed and private entities.
James joined the Ryder Investment Team in 2023 as an Investment Intern. After graduating from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance, Banking), James is now a Graduate Investment Analyst.
James is currently a candidate for Level II of the Chartered Financial Analyst program.
Previously, James worked as a consultant at Bravure Group.
Since listing in 2015, Ryder has remained focused on one objective: to compound wealth over time by combining rigorous analysis, prudent risk management and disciplined execution.
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