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Real estate and development finance

We provide bespoke credit solutions for real estate investors, real estate developers and listed and unlisted real estate investment trusts, secured over real estate in Australia.

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October 2017

Inception

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$3.5bn+

Lent since inception

280+

Loans made since inception

About us

We are recognised by borrowers as a dependable financier, with a strong instinct for real estate and the knowledge to support projects through cycles, to their successful conclusion. We strive to build and nurture long-lasting relationships and support projects of enduring value.

We manage a suite of discretionary real estate credit funds and segregated institutional managed accounts. Our solutions have a broad investment mandate – they are generally sector agnostic and are unconstrained by diversification and size, meaning we have a national presence and the ability to support a wide variety of real estate financing requests.

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Portfolio snapshot

Insights and news

Nowra Business Park, NSW

A state-of-the-art development of 68 industrial units in South Nowra, NSW.

Zinc, QLD

Gardner Vaughan Group’s award-winning residential development, 200m from Bokarina Beach on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Chatswood Garden, NSW

Our Real Estate Credit team proudly financed Chatswood Garden, which was awarded Best Townhouse Development (NSW) at the 2024 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards.

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Meet the team

The direct real estate credit team are listed below. They are supported by the broader teams and infrastructure of MA Financial Group

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Drew Bowie
Managing Director
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Joined MA Financial: 2017

Drew is a credit asset management specialist and has over 30 years’ experience in real estate credit, portfolio management and capital market experience across multiple asset classes. ​

He has successfully completed an extensive array of development and investment portfolio finance facilities, incorporating senior and structured credit and equity participations for both in bank and non-bank institutions. ​

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Business Law) from Curtin University, Associate Diploma Business (Property Valuation), is a Fellow of the Australian Property Institute and is a Certified Practicing Valuer.

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Cathy Houston
Managing Director
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Joined MA Financial: 2019

Cathy is a credit asset management specialist and has over 30 years’ experience in real estate finance, advisory, structuring, turnaround and capital market experience. ​

This experience includes senior and mezzanine development finance facilities, structured finance bond issuance secured by corporate leases over property, securitisation of commercial property portfolios and equipment and vehicle portfolios, and ​real estate advisory services to not-for-profits, corporates and governments. ​

She holds a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) from University of Sydney, an Associate Diploma of Finance and is a Chartered Accountant. 

George Polites
Executive Director
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Joined MA Financial: 2022

George Polites is a capital markets and credit asset specialist with over 20 years’ experience in corporate and structured credit, portfolio management and originating and structuring debt products in the Australian and offshore capital markets across multiple asset classes.

George holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from the University of Melbourne, MBA from Melbourne Business School and Master of Laws (JD) from Monash University.

Joseph Cavin
Executive Director
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Joined MA Financial: 2020

Joseph Cavin is a former lawyer and real estate finance/investment professional with 15 + years experience across all real estate asset classes and the entire capital structure.

Joseph’s experience includes structuring and arranging bilateral, syndicated, structured and club transactions; and the provision of senior/mezzanine debt and equity capital. Joseph's experience in private markets also includes investing in opportunistic, value-add and special situations transactions.

Joseph holds an LL.B, a Master of Business Property (Valuation & Finance), a Diploma in Property Investment & Finance, and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance.

Stanley Hsieh
Executive Director
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Joined MA Financial: 2015

Stanley has over 15 years’ real estate experience in New Zealand and Australia with over $14bn worth of investment made and advised across: real estate equity and debt, infrastructure, private equity and venture capital.   

He is a founding member of the open-ended real estate first mortgage strategy (The Secured Loan Strategy) which started in Q4 2017. from an initial raise of $20m, the strategy is now $1.2bn in funds under management and growing  

Stanley holds an Executive MBA from University of Auckland, New Zealand, and a Bachelor with Honours in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from the Victoria University of Wellington 

Erin Clarke
Investment Director
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Joined MA Financial: 2024

Erin Clarke is a former lawyer and real estate finance/investment professional with 15 + years experience across all real estate asset classes and the entire capital structure. ​

Erin's experience includes structuring and arranging bilateral, syndicated, structured and club transactions; and the provision of senior debt and equity capital.

Erin holds a Master of Laws (Corporate and Commercial and International Business Law) from UNSW, a Master of Laws and Legal Practice UTS and a Bachelor of Media Studies (Writing) from Macquarie University.

Rodney Norris
Investment Director
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Joined MA Financial: 2024

Rodney Norris is a Real Estate financing specialist with 15 years experience specialising in both construction and investment lending across all asset classes. 

At MA Financial Group, Rodney uses his strong industry knowledge and experience to provide appropriate solutions for his customer base and ensures a seamless process for all parties. 

Rodney holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in Banking and Finance from the Queensland University of Technology.

Heath Grundy
Investment Manager
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Joined MA Financial: 2022

Heath Grundy is an Investment Executive at MA Financial in the Asset Management team.

Heath holds a Certificate IV and Diploma in Construction, Certificate IV in Leadership Management and Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Business.

James Collins
Investment Manager
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Joined MA Financial: 2021

James Collins is an accomplished real estate credit professional with extensive experience in executing and originating high-value commercial transactions over six years in the global real estate market.

James specialises in the origination of commercial real estate credit transactions, with a particular focus on development and investment finance. Currently at MA Financial Group, he leverages his exceptional client interaction skills to originate and execute new investment opportunities, delivering outstanding results by using his keen understanding of client needs and industry insights.

James holds a Bachelor of Business degree majoring in Accounting and Economics from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and is completing a Master of Real Estate Investment at UTS to refine his expertise further.

Oliver Royle
Investment Manager
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Joined MA Financial: 2022

Oliver Royle is an investment professional with 7+ years’ experience in Australian real estate funds management, working within teams investing in both equity and credit investment across multiple asset classes.

Oliver joined the Real Estate Credit team of MA Financial Group in mid-2022 specialising in origination, transaction analysis, market analysis, due diligence and execution. Oliver’s focus is to develop and maintain strong client relationships while conducting extensive investment due diligence for new transactions.

Oliver holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney and a Master of Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Jason Pham
Investment Manager
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Joined MA Financial: 2024

Jason Pham is an investment and transactions professional with 5 years' experience across corporate / real estate finance.

Before joining MA Financial Group, Jason gained experience in PwC's Financial Modelling / Deals Advisory team, preceded by a role in HSBC's Corporate Banking division. More recently, he was part of the Direct Investments team at MaxCap Group, where he specialized in the analysis, execution and management of equity investments across all real estate sectors.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is an accredited financial modeler through the Financial Modelling Institute.

Jeanette Fung
Investment Manager
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Joined MA Financial: 2021

Jeanette has over nine years’ experience in Asset Management. Previously at Janus Henderson and Macquarie Asset Management working on products across global and domestic equity, fixed income and alternatives. ​

Jeanette has led ESG and sustainability initiatives as well as product development across MA Asset Management including real estate, alternative real estate, global credit, venture debt and equities. ​

Jeanette holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Finance and Accounting from the University of New South Wales.  She has completed CFA Level 1 as well as studied Circular Economies and Sustainability Strategies with the University of Cambridge. She is completing further real estate qualifications with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).

Andy Parsons
Investment Executive
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Joined MA Financial: 2024

Andy Parsons is an Investment Executive at MA Financial, focusing primarily on the origination and analysis of new loans.

Andy holds a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Finance and Economics, from Queensland University of Technology.

Ben Shapiro
Investment Associate
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Joined MA Financial: 2023

Ben Shapiro joined MA Financial in October 2023 as an Investment Associate, working part-time, in conjunction with his studies at university. Ben graduated in November 2023 and has worked full-time at MA since then.

Ben is in the final year of a double degree at the University of Sydney, studying Civil Engineering (Honours)/Commerce, majoring in Finance. He is a student member of Engineers Australia and a student member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers. 

Nathan Chen
Investment Executive
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Joined MA Financial: 2023

Nathan Chen is an Investment Executive at MA Financial in the Asset Management team.

Nathan holds a Master of Real Estate, a Bachelor of Property, and a Bachelor of Urban Planning, all earned from the University of Melbourne. He graduated as a Dean's Honors student, ranking among the top 3%. Furthermore, he also served as an academic tutor at the University of Melbourne due to his academic excellence.

George Lin
Intern
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Joined MA Financial: 2024

George Lin recently joined MA as an intern in Asset Management after graduating from university in 2023.

During his time at university, he was a subcommittee member of the University Network for Investing and Trading society, involved in the set-up and execution of external events and the management of relationships with various sponsors.

Currently, George spends his time working alongside Real Estate Credit team members with various roles to build his knowledge base and experience in the industry.

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