Asset Origination
Areas of Expertise
Credit origination – providing leading institutional investors with specialised resources to support their direct capital deployment programs in Australia into asset classes including structured finance (RMBS and ABS), commercial property and infrastructure.
We have developed a deep understanding of the nuanced bank and institutional investor appetite for the above sectors. With a proven track record in financial advisory, credit structuring and arranging, we create enduring, mutually beneficial relationships between our clients and their financiers.
Our Approach
Client selection – focusing on top tier firms that are seeking highly experienced ‘on-the-ground’ resources to effectively navigate the local market to accelerate and optimise their business development activities.
Structure and deliver innovative, executable financing solutions, which optimise the client’s financial outcome, by matching it to the most efficient funding source.
Track Record
The team has advised on or raised over A$8bn of private debt capital on behalf of our clients. We challenge convention in order to deliver superior financing outcomes for our clients.
Dedicated financial market professionals each with over 25 years of experience spanning debt structuring, debt placement, liability management and investment experience.
Recent transaction experience
Equity Trustees (ASX:EQT)
$125m ANREO & Placement to fund the $135m acquisition of AET from IOOF
Fashion retailer (Unlisted company)
Ongoing trade sale of ~$200m (enterprise value) vertically integrated, scaled and profitable women’s fashion retailer
Sea Forest (Unlisted company)
~$15m ordinary equity private funding round
Service Stream (ASX:SSM)
$185m ANREO & Placement to fund the $310m acquisition of Lendlease Services
SILK (ASX:SLA)
~$163m IPO, $33m secondary sell-down and $20m equity raising to fund an acquisition
Top Shelf (ASX:TSI)
~$110m IPO which also included a complex selldown of secondary shares
Cobram Estate (ASX:CBO)
~$720m IPO with the primary purpose of providing liquidity for shareholders
References
Service Stream (ASX:SSM)
Brett Gallagher, Chairman
Leigh Mackender, Managing Director
Linda Kow, Chief Financial Officer
SILK (ASX:SLA)
Boris Bosnich, Chairman
Martin Perelman, Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Current (ASX:PAC)
Tony Robinson, Chairman
Paul Greenwood, Chief Executive Officer and CIO
Advent Partners (Private Equity)
Robert Radcliffe-Smith, Managing Partner
Brad Lynch, Partner