Alba Capital Partners, a leading national development and investment firm has joined the Invest Brisbane Corporate Partnership program to expand its marketing activities and create new investment opportunities in Brisbane.

Invest Brisbane, the city’s investment promotion agency and part of Brisbane Marketing, will be working with Alba to facilitate critical introductions to decision makers in the public and private sectors. The partnership is already working together to identify and attract companies to a major project in Brisbane.

Director of Invest Brisbane, Daniel Havas said that Alba is the only firm in the partnership program that creates financial, capital and delivery solutions for property and infrastructure assets, making a strategic fit for both our other Corporate Partners and investment attraction clients.

“Invest Brisbane plays a significant role in showcasing Brisbane’s capabilities to national and international investors. Our corporate partners play a critical role in assisting us with the investment attraction process and help to drive Brisbane’s economy,” Mr Havas said.

“Alba’s strengths in financial structuring, asset and social infrastructure development and delivery, plus its backing by one of the world’s top 10 financial services groups will boost our investment development activities and ultimately assist economic growth in Brisbane.

“Alba will help Invest Brisbane’s clients to raise capital and develop assets, which in turn will create new jobs and business opportunities.”

Alba is a national company, currently developing the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE) based in Brisbane. The world-class precinct links academia, science and industry, government and community, research clinical practice in the heart of Brisbane.

In a unique partnership with The University of Queensland (UQ), Alba developed a new financial and asset delivery model for PACE. The company raised and invested capital to help launch the project, and is now managing its development and research partner portfolio.

Alba Director of Investment and Development for Queensland, Leisl Harris said the firm is focused on partnerships that will help drive new financial solutions and create development projects.

“In these challenging financial times, it’s now more than ever that we need to consider new partnerships and new collaborations that will help us identify and benefit from every possible opportunity,” Ms Harris said.

“We partnered with Invest Brisbane because the agency will work with us on new business opportunities and help us develop new relationships which we could not facilitate on our own. We are in the business of helping companies create and deliver successful strategic assets and solid relationships are vital in making this happen.

“Although the global financial crisis has changed the economic landscape, Brisbane is uniquely placed to cope with the challenges. Through our innovative and long-term partnerships, such as Invest Brisbane and UQ, we are positioning ourselves for sustainable growth.”

Alba is further linked with the education and health sectors through the Australian Red Cross Blood Service’s Brisbane Operations Centre, co-located with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Health Faculty at Kelvin Grove.

With a value of over $80 million and a gross floor area of 20,000m², Alba invested and raised financial capital for the project which was successfully completed last year.

Media enquiries: Elisabeth Topham, Media and Communications Advisor - 0402 792 264

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