Jun 3, 2026 – 4.38pmVidhur Rangaswamy, the dealmaker who ran John Wylie’s $1.6 billion activist fund for nine years until October, has snared a couple of high-profile backers for his new venture.Street Talk understands Will Vicars and Mike Messara, founders of Sydney hedge fund Caledonia, have thrown their collective weight behind listed equities manager Majority Capital Partners – the new kid on Australia’s underpenetrated activist investor scene.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Vicars, Messara throw their weight behind ex Tanarra dealmaker’s fund
According to sources, Rangaswamy’s strategy is expected to focus on the governance, boards and capital allocation of local mid-cap stocks.
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