Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia – February 23, 2026 – Admiralty Capital Group (ACG), a Venture Capital Firm and Diversified Asset Manager on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, today announced the appointment of Annabelle Mooney as Partner. Annabelle will enhance ACG’s deal origination, due diligence and capital raising capability by leveraging her domestic and international networks developed over a 20+-year career in institutional banking.
“Annabelle’s deep capital markets experience and extensive network will significantly strengthen our capabilities. That someone of her calibre has chosen to join us speaks to both the quality of talent we’ve assembled and the momentum we’re building. ACG is rapidly becoming known as a platform that attracts the industry’s best, and our growing bench of exceptional professionals is a competitive advantage we’re incredibly proud of,” said Ryan Holsheimer, CEO at ACG.
Annabelle’s focus will include sourcing high-conviction opportunities, de-risking investments through institutional validation, building co-investment syndicates, and creating strategic pathways to liquidity.
Annabelle will strengthen the firm’s ability to deploy capital at scale, deliver outsized returns, and establish ACG as an institutional partner of choice.
“I am thrilled to be joining Admiralty Capital Group. It is the right place and space to bring value to exciting businesses and founders to help define, develop and accelerate their rapid growth,” said Annabelle.
“Having spent my career advising clients in private equity to help identify and grow their investments, I am excited to apply this experience into an earlier stage context where strategic decisions can be most critical for managing the prospects for growth.
I am also delighted to return to the Gold Coast, where there is powerful momentum building in the start-up ecosystem.”
Biography:
Annabelle has deep institutional experience advising private equity investors across strategy, capital structure, M&A, and financing. Most recently, she served as Managing Director and Head of Australia & New Zealand for J.P. Morgan’s Commercial Bank. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Annabelle held senior roles in M&A and private equity coverage at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and PricewaterhouseCoopers, advising local and global clients across the full investment lifecycle.
Based in Australia throughout her career, with a consistent global orientation, Annabelle has cultivated corporate relationships across the institutional landscape that position her to bring great value to the ACG team, its investors and portfolio companies.
About Admiralty Capital Group:
Admiralty Capital Group is a South-East Queensland based Venture Capital Firm and Diversified Asset Manager led by seasoned investor and finance industry veteran Ryan Holsheimer. Ryan and his team of co-founders share a passion for nurturing companies that produce disruptive technologies and groundbreaking ideas. The firm is committed to identifying high-potential startups across sectors, providing strategic guidance, and fuelling their growth through smart capital allocation, all this while delivering outstanding investment returns for investors.
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