Oliver Curtis’ path to redemption is a story of grit, resilience, second chances, and, ugh, private money. Of the kind only a princeling of Sydney’s eastern suburbs would have much chance of pulling off.
Seven years after his release from prison on insider trading charges, the son of former Macquarie banker Nick Curtis and husband of flashy PR maven Roxy Jacenko has parlayed a $250,000 investment in Firmus Technologies into an $81 million paper fortune.
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correction —
An earlier version of this article stated that Merrill Lynch became a backer of Firmus in January. This is incorrect. It is a custodian of another investor’s stake, rather than an investor itself.
Myriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
