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QUALITAS LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2021
Dec 15, 2021
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QUALITAS (ASX: QAL) Listing Day – 16 December 2021

ANDREW SCHWARTZ Group Managing Director / Co-Founder / Chief Investment Officer

Qualitas Growth – proven ability to execute
Early establishment and investment in its institutional governance structure with a focus on building track record performance
Qualitas Milestone timeline
- Recent acceleration in FUM, benefitting from a scaleable platform in place for future growth
- Track record of matching investment opportunity with the right capital
- Focus on scalability while maintaining discipline and risk management
| * Qualitas establishedin MelbourneSydney officeestablished | Launch of firstsingle asset fundFirst discretionarydebt fund launched$500m FUM | Launch ofConstruction fund$1bn FUM | Launch of QualitasReal Estate IncomeFund (ASX:QRI)Close of FoodInfrastructure Fund$2bn FUM | Launch ofQualitasBuild-to-RentImpact Fund$3bn FUM | |||||||
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| ● 2009● 20102008 | $\bullet$ 2011 | ● 2012 | ● 2013 | • 2014 | ● 2015 | 2016 | ● 2017 | ● 2018 | $\bullet$ 2019 | ● 2020 | • 2021 |
| FirstMezzaninedebt fund:First equity deal withinvestments in NSW.TAS and QLD$100m FUM | First senior$debt$ deal | Launch ofOpportunityFund $1$ $\frac{1}{2}$ | Launch ofPeer EstateLaunch of openended Senior DebtFundClose ofOpportunityFund 1 raisingInternationalmandate withAsian SovereignWealth Fund | Launch ofOpportunityFund $2$ $\frac{1}{2}$ | 16 December 2021:QALIPOFirst Build-To-RentDebt investmentClose of OpportunityFund 2 raisingQRI fund became4th largestLIT on ASXLaunch ofBuild to-RentEquity strategyLaunch of QualitasDiversified RealEstate Fund | ||||||
| Launch of QualitasSenior Debt |
Investment highlights


Notes: 1. Represents committed capital and IC approved investor mandates as at 31 October 2021 in which Qualitas provides investment management services to deploy into investments.
Value creation cycle – capital light funds management model
Strategically deploying balance sheet capital to 1) capture market opportunities by warehousing / bridging new asset(s) subsequently used to seed new fund strategies and 2) align with investors through co-investments
1 Identify scalable investment thematic
- Strong underlying fundamentals and returns
- Sector supported by investor demand
- Experience / track record to deliver on strategy
6
Repeat
- Identify new thematic / assets
- Leverage new track record / relationships
- Use recycled capital to seed new funds
5
Add additional assets to fund strategy
- Exploit newly created / expanded fund to secure further investments
- Attract additional investors and expand fund size
- Drive FUM growth

2
Secure / commit to opportunities
- Make financial commitments to acquire asset(s) / loan(s) investments
- Earn return from underlying investment whilst held on balance sheet
3
New asset(s) used to seed new funds / expand existing funds
- Fund raising can be accelerated given seed asset(s) in place
- Demonstrate 'skin in the game' and track record to capture opportunities
4
Raise external capital
- Sell-down seed asset(s) into fund
- Retain apx. 5% 10% of co-investment
- Earn transaction, warehousing and/or bridging fees
- Ongoing base management fees and potential performance fees
- Distributions / capital growth
Looking forward
- $172 million capital raising by our ASX-listed Qualitas Real Estate Income Fund (ASX:QRI)
- Achieved first capital raise close for the open ended wholesale Qualitas Diversified Real Estate Fund (QDREF) with the fund acquiring a partial interest in Runaway Bay Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast, partly underwritten by Qualitas
- Launch of the Qualitas Senior Debt Enhanced Fund (QSDEF) which builds on the success of the existing $766 million Qualitas Senior Debt Fund (QSDF)
- Established the Build-to-rent (BTR) Equity JV platform with fund coinvestment from Qualitas. Over $900m1 of the $1.2 billion1 is currently allocated to investments
- Continuing discussions with international and domestic institutions across key growth strategies in both private credit and equity

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