Alan Bond

Alan Bond (1938–2015) was an Australian entrepreneur who financed Australia’s 1983 America’s Cup victory and built a business empire that collapsed in the 1990s. He was convicted of fraud and imprisoned.

John Bertrand: An Australian yachtsman who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America’s Cup. Bertrand led the crew Bond backed in Australia’s historic Cup campaign.
1983 America's Cup: The America’s Cup match in which Australia II defeated defender Liberty, ending the New York Yacht Club’s 132-year winning streak. Bond financed the challenge that produced Australia’s landmark victory.
Corporate raiding: The acquisition of companies, often through aggressive financing, followed by restructuring or asset sales. Takeovers helped Bond expand rapidly across unrelated industries.
Fraud: Intentional deception used to secure an unlawful gain or cause another party a loss. Bond’s criminal conviction was for fraud involving a corporate transaction.
Ben Lexcen: An Australian yacht designer who designed Australia II, whose winged keel helped it win the 1983 America’s Cup. Lexcen designed the yacht at the center of Bond’s most celebrated sponsorship.
Australia II: The Australian yacht that defeated Liberty in the 1983 America’s Cup, designed by Ben Lexcen and skippered by John Bertrand. This was the vessel Bond’s sponsorship helped bring to the starting line.
Leveraged buyout: A company acquisition financed largely with borrowed money secured against the acquired company’s assets or cash flows. Heavy borrowing amplified both Bond’s growth and the consequences of falling asset values.
White-collar crime: Nonviolent crime committed through occupational or business activity, often involving deception or financial abuse. Bond’s prosecution became a prominent Australian example of corporate criminality.
Harold Cazneaux: An Australian portrait and landscape photographer, active mainly in the first half of the twentieth century. Not a Bond associate; this unrelated figure is not part of Bond’s story.
Bell Resources: An Australian resources company controlled by Alan Bond that became central to his financial empire and its collapse. Its dealings and financial troubles became a focal point of Bond’s downfall.

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America's CupRelated: His campaign ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year run as defender.