Saving Investa

How An Ex Factory Worker Helped Save One Of Australia's Iconic Companies

By: Scott MacDonald

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Paperback | 1 September 2016

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In September 2007, Morgan Stanley bought The Investa Property Group, one of Australia’s premier property companies, for around $6.5 billion , including about $4.5 billion in debt. It was one of the largest “take-private” leveraged buyout transactions in Australian history.

Within a year, however, Investa was in serious financial trouble and in danger of collapse. Failure of this investment during the emerging GFC would have threatened several Australian and other global banks. Scott MacDonald, a seasoned American real estate executive with a history of successful corporate turnarounds, agreed to go to Sydney in June of 2008 for a week and review the Investa situation. Five years later, he returned to the US.

Saving Investa is the extraodinary true story of how a company, taken over by private equity funds relying on excessive levels of debt, survived against all reasonable odds and a remarkable tale of an ex factory worker who triumphed at the big end of town.

About the Author

Scott MacDonald is a seasoned American CEO who agreed to visit Sydney for a week in 2008 and give Morgan Stanley some advice on their struggling company, Investa. He returned home more than five years later. After growing up near Chicago, Scott has lived in many cities but now resides in Del Mar, CA.

Industry Reviews

"A fascinating read. I particularly enjoyed the interwoven stories of family and past experiences. I am so glad you wrote your story."

--Scott MacDonald "Lynn Thurber, Chairman and past CEO, LaSalle Investment Management "

"Scott MacDonald's gripping account of his five year effort to steer a multi-billion dollar Australian company through the Global Financial Crisis had me up late turning the pages. I was in deep suspense as each challenge arose."

--Scott MacDonald "Niels Marquardt, U.S. Ambassador (Ret), CEO American Chamber of Commerce in Australia "

"Scott has given us a rare insight into his life, culminating in an insider's view into a $6.5 billion Australian company on the verge of collapse as it is caught in the throes of the Global Financial Crisis."

--Scott MacDonald "David Baffsky, Chairman, Ariadne, Honorary Chairman, Accor Asia Pacific "

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