The Attalis Capital Team

John Shin

John Shin is the founder of Attalis Capital and part of its investment team, pursuing lower-mid-market private equity opportunities in sectors enjoying durable growth tailwinds. Attalis backs management teams with proven execution capability and targets situations offering investment asymmetry - limited downside risk with multiple levers to unlock outsized upside.

From 2019 to 2023 John served as Executive Director - Investments at the Lowy Family Group (LFG), working alongside Steven Lowy on Real Estate, US Growth Technology and Private Equity investments. He now advises LFG with respect to its interests in Assembly Funds Management and US Growth Technology.

Earlier, John led Attalis Capital’s consortium acquisition of broadband infrastructure operator LBNCo, partnering with ROC Partners, Aware Super and several family offices. His prior roles include Chief Investment Officer of RF Capital (Andrew Roberts Family Office), Head of European Corporate & Structured Finance at Babcock & Brown, and investment positions with J.P. Morgan Partners, LabMorgan and Gresham Partners.

John has invested in Australian businesses since 2001, bringing more than two decades of principal investing to Attalis Capital’s portfolio companies and investors.

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Alex Gale

Alex is a former entrepreneur and private equity executive. Alex was CEO and founder of Boozebud until 2022 overseeing its growth to become Australia's largest pureplay liquor e-retailer and a sale to AB Inbev/Carlton & United Breweries. Alex has also had involvement in a number of private and startup businesses in the capacity as an advisory and significant shareholder.

Prior to this Alex was an executive at Pacific Equity Partners and Macquarie Capital's Telecommunications, Media, Entertainment and Technology team.

Danny Berkovic

Danny was previously Country President of Securitas Australia, where he led the integration of multiple acquisitions and scaled the company’s technology-enabled protective services. He joined Securitas following the sale of Fredon Security, a business he founded and grew into a national platform specialising in electronic security, systems integration, and critical infrastructure protection — including data centres, correctional facilities, government buildings, and national landmarks.

Prior to entering the construction industry in 2008, Danny spent a decade in enterprise IT and software development, including leadership roles at IBM’s Australian Development Labs.

He brings deep domain expertise across software, construction, security, and industrial services.