Spruiking her proposal to have Australia Post cheaply deliver parcels for its commercial competitors on Sky News in December, Team Global Express chief Christine Holgate presented herself as the emissary not of her private equity employer, but of regional communities crying out for relief.

And not just them. “It’s not just me … talk to [the] retailers,” she told Laura Jayes, of a plan that would see Australia Post surrender its regional monopoly for a measly 14¢ a pop. If the voice of retail supporting her last-mile-delivered-by-Post scheme is a little muted so far, well, Allegro Funds’ Team Global Express will help it along.