It is understood Champion, a Goldman Sachs managing director and long-time head of its Australia/NZ financing group, is joining businessman Christian Beck’s family office, where he will help Beck and his team try to grow their business globally.
Beck owns ATI Global, a legal technology, software and information services company that owns InfoTrack, Leap Legal and other software brands. He is onGoldman Sachs - and Champion - have been heavily involved in financing ATI Global i the past decade, most recently arranging a $1 billion refinancing.Champion’s regarded as one of the top leveraged finance bankers in the country, structuring debt deals and raising finance for corporate and financial investor clients.
co-edits Street Talk, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets. He has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies.