Our Team
SWG Capital has a wealth of professional and practical knowledge gained from working across many fields, including investment banking, corporate law, principal investment, government and international relations. This enables us to provide tailored, insightful advice based on real-world experience and from a wide variety of perspectives. Our team is dedicated to helping clients navigate complex challenges, create value and achieve long-term success.
Andrew Silberberg
PARTNER
Andrew Silberberg is a Sydney-based investor, advisor and company director. From 2008 to 2015, he spent eight years as a partner and head of corporate in the Sydney office of Arnold Bloch Leibler, prior to which he worked at Freehills and Clifford Chance.
During that time, Andrew worked across various industries, including energy, financial services, property, health care and FMCG.
Since 2016, Andrew has been involved in investing in, managing and advising early-stage and other businesses. Andrew's experience includes leading cross-border transactions, structuring, raising equity and debt capital in Australia and the U.S., and negotiating strategic alliances, licenses and joint ventures.
Currently based in Sydney, Andrew has worked in the United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland.
Andrew is an alumnus of Monash University and the London School of Economics. Andrew sits on the boards and advisory boards of businesses and several community organisations.
Dave Sharma
ex-PARTNER
Please note: Dave is currently on a leave of absence as he serves as a Senator in the Australian Senate, excluding him from commercial duties. Read more here.
Dave Sharma is an experienced company director and national security expert. He is a former Australian Ambassador and senior diplomat, has worked at senior levels of government, served as a company chair and director, and was a federal Member of Parliament.
Dave served as an Australian diplomat and national security professional for two decades. He was Australia's Ambassador to Israel from 2013 to 2017 and had diplomatic postings in Washington DC and Papua New Guinea. He also held key foreign policy positions within the federal government in Canberra.
Following his diplomatic career, Dave worked in the technology sector with several early-stage, innovative companies, advising them on entering the Australian market, helping them raise capital, navigating regulatory and political hurdles, and improving strategy and governance. Dave was the first chair of the digital retail technology company Shekel Brainweigh, including for its successful initial public offering on the ASX. He served on the advisory board of several defence, ag-tech, medical and autonomous vehicle companies. He was a consultant to the Victorian State Government and the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. He also served on the board of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.
Dave’s experience in the commercial and public sectors and extensive role in public life means he has strong networks, domestic and overseas, and his credibility can help open doors.
In addition to his role at SWG, Dave is working with a number of venture capital funds, serving on a not-for-profit board, and retains public writing and speaking engagements.
Dave is a law graduate of the University of Cambridge and has a Masters in International Relations.
Jeremy Waine
PARTNER
Jeremy is an investment banking, corporate finance and financial services professional with over 25 years of experience with leading Australian and international companies.
He began his career as a corporate lawyer at King & Wood Mallesons. Then he moved into investment banking, principal acquisitions and investment management with UBS Investment Bank, CBA, Westpac and GE Capital.
In these roles, Jeremy advised some of Australia’s largest corporations on equity capital markets, acquisition financing, corporate structuring and M&A.
Jeremy also recently served as the Chief Investment Officer of Bickham Court Group, a Sydney-based single-family office.
Jeremy is a Board Member and Treasurer of the Children’s Medical Research Institute, an internationally recognised medical research institution. He is Chairman of the Institute’s Finance & Investment Committee (which is responsible for managing a large endowment fund) and a member of the Audit & Risk Committee. Jeremy was a member of the archTIS Advisory Group and is on the Advisory Board of Sinorbis, Lifesherpa and Neeon, and a member of the Investment Committee of the NRL Players Association.
Jeremy was a member of the Board of The Montefiore Home from 2008 until 2017, served on the Finance & Investment Committee, and was Chair of the Nominations Committee.
Jeremy holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Law (UNSW) and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (Securities Institute Australia). He has also completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Entrepreneurship Program in Boston and advanced management training at the AGSM.