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Our History
Keith Michael Murphy is the Founder and Managing Principal of The Wellesley Group (“TWG”), headquartered in Jupiter, Florida.
Mr. Murphy also serves as a Non Executive Director Board Member of Tresor Gold (SL) Limited, a highly prospective gold exploration and mining developmental Project in West Africa.
- As a Boutique Global Investment Bank, TWG is focused on the Metals & Mining, Energy, and Natural Resource sectors servicing the largest and most significant Producers, Consumers, and Investors in the Global Commodities Markets.
- Leveraging a highly successful 40 + year career in Commodities, Mr. Murphy has cultivated and maintains Executive C-Suite relationships and connectivity to produce a Global Commodities senior level rolodex second to none.
- Completing multiple overseas expatriate assignments in Hong Kong (4 years), London (4 years), Rio (3 years) and Seoul (1 year), Keith’s reputation and highly successful career includes numerous senior postings, including:
- As a 17 year Managing Director at JP Morgan Bank, Keith served from London as the Bank’s Head of Commodities – and the Global Head of JP Morgan Bank’s Metals & Mining business.
- As Managing Director at the Investment Bank, Cantor Fitzgerald LP in New York, Keith was the Head of Investment Banking managing Cantor’s Energy, Metals & Mining, and Natural Resources Investment Banking platform.
- As Managing Director at the French Investment Bank, Natixis S.A. in New York, Keith led the Bank’s Commodities efforts in the USA, Canada, and Latin America, managing the Bank’s U.S. subsidiary Natixis Commodities Markets Inc.
- As Managing Director, Keith founded and managed Mitsui Energy Risk Management (“MERM”), the New York energy trading Company of Mitsui & Co., the formidable Japanese Commodity Trading Company
- As Managing Director, Keith founded and managed Petro Diamond Risk Management (“PDRM”), the New York energy trading Company of Mitsubishi Corporation, the global leading Japanese Commodity Trading Company.
- At American International Group (“AIG) in Greenwich, CT, Keith led the Commodities Investor Sales & Origination platform for the AIG Commodities Index, the global leader for Institutional investment in the Commodities asset class.
- The Wellesley Group leverages the Firm’s global reach with extensive collaborative relationships and Representative Offices / Agents in New York, Houston, London, Beijing, Seoul, Rio, Lima, Bogota, and Santiago, Chile.
Recently Completed Transactions at The Wellesley Group
$ 39.9M USD
M & A Sell Side Mandate – Closed a $ 39.9M USD Acquisition of an Operating and Producing Copper Asset / Project in Chile
$ 45M USD
Sourced a $ 45M USD Senior Debt Binding Term Sheet and Physical Off-Take Agreement for an Operating Metals Producer in LatAm
10M USD
Sourced a $ 10M USD Royalty Transaction Payment for the Salares Norte / Horizonte Project in LatAm
$ 15M USD
Sourced and Closed a $ 15M USD Long Term Debt Financing for a Metals Producer in LatAm
$ 50M USD
Originated a $ 50M USD Engagement for Resource Exploration & Development Project in Chile
73,000 MT
Sourced and Brokered a 73,000 MT Urea / Fertilizer purchase from a European Producer for a Government Institution (Consumer) in Latin America
TWG is currently engaged and mandated to source $ 35M of new equity capital for the Minera Tres Valles (“MTV”) copper Project in Chile.
MTV is an operating and producing copper mine in Chile, with an open pit and underground mining operation, and state of the art SX-EW plant capable of producing 15,000 MT of Cu cathodes per annum. MTV Enterprise Value is $ 90M.
The Company is offering a 51% Majority and Controlling equity stake, and 100% of their Cu cathode production off-take in exchange for the $ 35M equity investment opportunity.
Please Request a Teaser for this Current Investment Opportunity
TWG is currently engaged and mandated to source $ 10M of new equity capital for Tresor Gold (SL) Limited, a West African gold exploration and mining developmental project in Sierra Leone.
Tresor Gold seeks $ 10M of equity capital in exchange for a 20% equity ownership in the Company.
Tresor Gold (SL) Limited is currently acquiring 208 km2 of highly prospective exploration and mining projects across Sierra Leone’s two largest greenstone belts – Sula Mountains and Nimini Hills Mountains.
The Company has submitted two applications for Mineral Exploration Licenses with the National Minerals Agency (NMA) in Sierra Leone:
Funds will be used for resource drilling, plant, heavy machinery, mining consultants, technical reports, and general working capital as Tresor quickly scales for first gold production within 12 months of the capital raise.
Please Request a Teaser for this Current Investment Opportunity