Kapstream Private Investment Fund

Fund Overview

The Fund aims to provide a superior stream of income and capital stability over the medium term while aiming to outperform its benchmark through market cycles.

Mantis Funds acts as Operations Manager, responsible for operations and distribution. Visit the website to learn more.

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Fund Characteristics

Fund	Kapstream Private Investment Fund
Trustee	Equity Trustees Limited
Objective	The fund aims to provide a superior stream of income and capital stability over the medium term while aiming to outperform its benchmark through market cycles.
Inception date	31 January 2024
Subscription	Monthly
Withdrawal	5% of NAV Quarterly
Management fee	1.49% p.a.

How to Invest

The investment products and strategies on this page are only available to “wholesale clients” as defined in section 761G of the Corporations Act, or sophisticated investors.

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Portfolio Managers

Dylan Bourke

Managing Director & Portfolio Manager

Dylan Bourke

Managing Director & Portfolio Manager

Areas Credit, Macro, Securitised, Private Credit

Experience 18 years

Dylan Bourke is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Kapstream Capital and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Dylan is jointly responsible for oversight of investment strategy and portfolio leadership, as well as credit analysis and portfolio management.

Prior to joining Kapstream in 2014, Dylan worked at Moody’s Investors Service for over three years, rating Australian structured finance products including asset‑backed securities, residential mortgage‑backed securities and covered bonds. During this time, he authored numerous research publications and received two global structured finance research awards.

Earlier in his career, Dylan worked as a Credit Analyst at Macquarie Bank and on the Macquarie Special Situations Fund, investing in high‑yield subordinated debt, bridge financing, warrants and unlisted equity investments.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law from Bond University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Mark Bayley

Portfolio Manager

Mark Bayley

Portfolio Manager

Areas Credit, Private Credit, Securitised

Experience 30 years

Mark Bayley is a Portfolio Manager at Kapstream Capital, responsible for credit analysis and portfolio management. Mark has extensive fixed income and credit market experience across both the buy and sell side in Australia and Europe.

Prior to joining Kapstream in 2020, Mark served as Head of Credit Strategy & Research and subsequently Head of Institutional Fixed Income at FIIG Securities. He began his career in London in 1996 at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson as a Credit Analyst and Trader, before spending seven years at JP Morgan as Vice President, High Yield Research & Sales. After relocating to Sydney in 2007, Mark held senior credit roles at ABN AMRO and Aquasia.

Mark has been widely recognised for his research, achieving first‑place rankings from Institutional Investor, Credit Magazine and CFO Magazine, and has been a regular fixed income markets commentator, including several years as a weekly columnist for the AFR.

He holds a Master of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Downing College, Cambridge University, a Diploma in Management Studies from Judge Business School, Cambridge University, and has been a CFA Charterholder since 2003.

Latest News & Insights

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Ausbiz | How Rising Yields are Testing Fixed Income Portfolios

Mark Bayley outlines why fixed income investors should remain short and nimble as rising long-term yields, sticky inflation and heavy corporate bond issuance create a more challenging backdrop.

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Quick View: Warsh delivers clarity, not guidance, in Jackson Hole

In his Jackson Hole keynote speech, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Kevin Warsh likely delivered on what was needed to provide markets with greater clarity on his policy principles – namely a commitment to the central bank’s 2.0% target.

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Quick View: The Fed wants 2%; the markets want a plan

Daniel Siluk explains that while the market welcomed Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s stern rhetoric on price stability, the lack of a plan on how that will be achieved led investors to express concern though a sell-off in longer-dated Treasuries.

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Ausbiz | Is There an Alternative to the 60/40 Portfolio?

Mark Bayley outlines how escalating Middle East tensions and rising oil prices are rippling through global bond markets.

ATTENTION – The investment products and strategies on this page are only available to “wholesale clients” as defined in section 761G of the Corporations Act or sophisticated investors.