A former Schroders Australia chief executive has landed at Spire Capital. : Spire Capital - which has invested $2.25 billion on behalf of Australian mid-market investors - said the appointment of Sam Hallinan as a partner and shareholder comes at a time of rapid growth. Hallinan's appointment follows several recent hires, including Scott Dingle, the former local head of private equity at Partners Group, Peeyush Gupta and Richard Gregson from Equity Partners. Before his two years as chief of Schroders, Hallinan served as chief executive of Nikko AM Australia.