About Katniss

A specialist advisory firm for private markets.

Research-led. Concentrated. Private clients only. Based in Queensland, Australia.

Who we are

A specialist advisory firm built around private markets.

Katniss Pty Ltd is a Queensland-based financial advisory firm focused on private equity, pre-IPO access and special situations investing. We serve private clients who want concentrated exposure to asymmetric opportunities — without the noise of listed markets.

Our edge is simple and repeatable: deep sector research, disciplined valuation work, and relationships with the operators, founders and issuers who source the best opportunities before they become consensus.

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How we think

Three pillars behind every mandate.

We are deliberately narrow. Depth beats breadth when capital is committed to illiquid, long-duration opportunities.

01 · Research first

Thesis before position

Every idea starts with a written thesis — what must be true for the investment to work, what breaks the thesis, and what a reasonable holding period looks like.

02 · Concentrated

Few, meaningful positions

We would rather hold a handful of ideas we know deeply than spray capital across twenty we don't. Concentration forces conviction and clarity.

03 · Aligned

Performance over product

A performance-weighted fee structure aligns us with clients. If a mandate does not deliver, we do not get paid the upside.

Our process

From idea to exit — six deliberate stages.

Every opportunity moves through the same gated workflow. Each stage has a written output and a go/no-go decision before capital moves.

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Sourcing
Operators, founders, issuers
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Screening
Fit with mandate & size
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Thesis
Written IC memo
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Execute
Pricing, legals, allocation
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Monitor
Reviews & reporting
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Exit
Liquidity event or trade
Transparency

What Katniss is — and isn't.

Specialists say no more than they say yes. Here is how we frame our boundaries so there are no surprises later.

We are
  • A private-client advisory firm, licensed under AFSL 527080.
  • Specialists in private markets — pre-IPO, secondaries, growth and special situations.
  • Concentrated, research-led and patient with capital.
  • Aligned with clients through a performance-weighted fee model.
We aren't
  • A retail broker or a product manufacturer for the general public.
  • A high-frequency trader or a short-term momentum shop.
  • A generalist that invests outside our research coverage.
  • A promise of return — every opportunity carries real, disclosed risk.
Entity
Katniss Pty Ltd
Queensland 4573, Australia
AFS Licence
527080
Private-client general advice
ABN
55 640 224 817
Incorporated in Australia

Ready to discuss a private-client mandate?

Short enquiry, no obligation. Our team reviews every submission and arranges a private conversation before anything moves forward.