Jul 27, 2026 – 9.55amJeff Peters, the Harvard-educated former management consultant brought in to turn around Kerr Neilson’s Platinum Asset Management, did not survive its sale to Mark Landau and Raphael Lamm’s L1 Group.But the American seems to have taken a liking to Sydney – Peters is in advanced negotiations to join Apostle Funds Management as its chief executive, where he is expected to work closely with founder Karyn West.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.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?