Eric started his career as a chartered accountant before moving into financial services. He has over 25 years experience across merchant, corporate and institutional banking in the UK and Australia. This includes senior global roles in treasury, capital markets, risk management and corporate finance. In more recent years he has focused on the non-bank sector supporting and advising a large US PE firm on the build out and funding of their Australian non-bank portfolio companies, followed by a CEO role at a private capital fund manager and non-bank lender. Eric recently joined Trefor as Principal and CIO Funds Management.
Team

Eric Williamson
Director, Principal Fund CIO

Phil Dreaver
Director and Principal
Phil has extensive experience in structuring and financing complex transactions.He has originated and issued debt, mezzanine and equity products in Australia, Canada and the United States. Phil also brings experience negotiating and investing in a number of private equity investments in Australia and North America across a variety of sectors including property, infrastructure, medical, personal finance, insurance and technology.

Gareth Thomas
Director and Principal
Gareth has over 25 years of experience in corporate, institutional and investment banking across Australia, the UK and the Middle East. He has led key investment decisions across a broad range of sectors in both the public and private markets. He is involved in all facets of the investment process including capital raising, origination, due diligence, and on-going monitoring of existing transactions.