Stephen Loosley

The National Rugby League (NRL) is the world’s premier rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League Commission. The NRL is responsible for administering the Telstra Premiership, Holden Women's Premiership, State of Origin series, Allstars, Australian Kangaroos and Jillaroos. The NRL is also responsible for participation and development of grassroots Rugby League in Australia and 2017 saw record numbers of participants, with a significant increase in female participation. Our aim is to have more people playing the game as well as more people watching than ever before. As an organisation, we are very proud of our work in the community and our industry leading programs including School to Work, State of Mind and In League in Harmony are highly recognised and regarded. We are constantly innovating and the launch of the new NRL Digital Network will see fans have the opportunity to connect with the game like never before. Our Beliefs: We are INCLUSIVE We are POSITIVE We are UNITED We are DISCIPLINED For more information on the NRL, please visit www.nrl.com

Cover-More Group aims to protect the travel dreams and experiences of millions of people worldwide. Whether they travel for leisure or for business. We provide unique, personalised value and service to customers before, during and after they travel. We're there every step of a traveller's journey. We are part of Zurich Insurance Group and we partner with many well-known brands globally including travel agencies, airlines, banks and other financial institutions and major sporting clubs. Online, intermediated and in-store. We specialise in e-commerce and customisation powered by our purpose-built platform, Impulse. Our operations cover more than 16 countries across five continents with leading positions in the USA, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Ireland and New Zealand. We offer world-class emergency medical assistance and risk management services through our 24/7 alarm centres in Australia, Argentina, Canada, Malaysia and the UK.

Crescent Capital Partners (Crescent) is a Sydney-based private equity firm investing in middle market companies located in Australia and New Zealand with enterprise values between A$50 million and A$300 million. Crescent was formed in 2000 and has established itself as one of Australasia’s leading middle market private equity firms with its last three funds ranked as top quartile global funds (measured in either USD or AUD), as measured by Cambridge Associates. Crescent’s investment focus is on high growth companies and sectors, or in industries that are undergoing structural change or that lend themselves to consolidation. Crescent’s role is to accelerate and support the senior management teams of these businesses in reaching their aspirational targets and goals. Crescent has a differentiated investment process which combines thematic and proprietary deal sourcing, with a disciplined and analytical approach to investing and a proactive approach to driving value at portfolio companies. Crescent has particular experience and skills in financial services, healthcare, branded and industrial businesses. In particular, Crescent has been the most active private equity manager in healthcare transactions in Australia measured by number of investments made in the past 10 years. Crescent has had a strong track record in delivering superior returns to investors through successful exits. Crescent completed investing Crescent V in 2018 and is now investing the $800 million Crescent VI (2018 vintage).

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