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Wes Maas

June

Rich Lister buys Manly’s most expensive home

Maas Group’s Wes Maas and his wife Emma have emerged as the buyers of Manly’s most expensive home for around $35 million.

  • Bonnie Campbell

July 2023

Matt Heine and his father Michael floated Netwealth in 2017.

Why investors love a Rich Boss – and how to get more of them

The Rich Bosses list reads like a roll of fund managers’ market darlings or private equity’s big misses. It’s all about backing a founder.

  • Anthony Macdonald

July 2022

Wes Maas is set to tip into a $100 million capital raising at his company, Maas Group.

Maas Group in $105m raising at $4/sh

Contractor Maas Group is in front of investors seeking $105 million.

  • Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood

April 2022

Looking for long-term value makes sense in a volatile market.

Fundies name their top long-term picks

Volatile markets mean investors need to think well ahead, so we asked six fund managers to do just that. 

  • James Thomson

November 2021

Wes Maas )left) at pre-season training for South Sydney at the end of 2001. He would rush from training to work another job.

The seven secrets to Wes Maas’ success

Wes Maas went from one bobcat to building a $1.3 billion company. Here are his seven tips for success in business and life.

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Wes Maas is managing a $1.3b industrial group from Dubbo, where he plans to stay.

Why Dubbo is the best place to build a $1.3b company

Wes Maas left an NRL career and spent $14,000 buying a bobcat in Dubbo. Now he’s managing a $1.3b company, and all without having to leave his home town.

  • Julie-anne Sprague

July 2021

Richest executives are younger than ever

There’s an increasing likelihood that your boss, who’s earning a lot more than you, could also be much younger than you. 

  • Julie-anne Sprague and James Thomson
Kerry Stokes leads a growing group of executive chairman.

Meet the Rich Bosses who don’t have a boss

As tech and mining stocks boom, the number of executive chairmen on the Rich Bosses list is growing – even if the role still creates governance concerns. 

  • James Thomson
Maas Group founder Wes Maas is expected to be back in front of investors seeking capital on Thursday.

Morgans, Moelis stitch up $90m Maas Group raising

Stockbrokers Morgans and Moelis have started lining up investors to tip fresh funds into construction materials and equipment company Maas Group. 

  • Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Yolanda Redrup

January 2021

Tim Goyder, managing director of Chalice Mining.

Meet the other Goyder, who just made $225m

Tim Goyder has had a far more enjoyable year than his cousin Richard, hitting the jackpot in mining exploration and building a small fortune.

  • Julie-anne Sprague

December 2020

ASX IPO frenzy reaches fever pitch with four floats

Four companies were admitted to the ASX on Friday, all attracting bids that topped the offer price paid by IPO subscribers.

  • Luke Housego

November 2020

Wes Maas says he's only just getting started after turning Maas Group into a $530m company at just 40 years of age.

From playing NRL to a $347m fortune

Wes Maas debuts on this year's Financial Review Young Rich List after creating a fortune from a company he set up when he was just 22.

  • Julie-anne Sprague

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