Falcon Group expands presence in Australia with new Perth office

Following the success of its Sydney office – established in October 2015 – Falcon Group has opened a second office in Australia, located in Perth. It does so as part of its efforts to increase the liquidity available to Mid-Market clients located in Western Australia.

Steven Webb, Business Development Director

In particular, Falcon aims to support the mining and mining services industries across Western Australia by providing specialist finance to support both domestic and international assets of the Mid-Market sector.

“The mining sector is a long cycle, capital intense industry” says Paul Mitchell, Falcon’s Australia and New Zealand Regional Head. “We have observed strong demand for asset backed solutions that are tailored to the mine cycle, and can add much needed diversity to a miner’s available facilities.”

Since opening the Sydney office, Falcon has observed significant demand for its services in Australia, completing deals ranging from US$1 million to US$20 million in value. Falcon’s clients in the region include those listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, as well as private companies. Its clients range in size, and so far equate to a combined turnover of around US$3 billion.

Joining Falcon to support this new business activity is ex-Deutsche Bank Director of Corporate Banking Coverage, Steven Webb, who will act as Business Development Director, reporting to Paul Mitchell. Steven brings 14 years of experience in commercial, corporate, and investment banking.

“Falcon’s success is built on the quality of its expertise,” says Will Nagle, CEO of Falcon Group. “It understands the regional nuances of each market it serves, as well as the intricacies of each sector, and it has the experience to create imaginative financing solutions. This is down the quality of its employees, and Steven certainly brings a wealth of knowledge, expertise and contacts which will be vital as we develop the Perth business.”

Founded over 20 years ago, Falcon Group is one of the largest global providers of specialist finance solutions, supporting companies across the entire supply chain – from procuring purchases, to financing end-buyers in target export markets – through its eight offices around the world.

Falcon Group acts as a specialist source of innovative structured solutions for corporates globally. It develops bespoke financing, supply chain and working capital solutions for its diverse customer-base.

Falcon Group has developed a proven and respected track-record – providing in excess of US$8 billion in funding for its clients in the past four years.

It is recognized as a key alternative source of corporate finance – acting as a partner to its clients with respect to their global, regional and local requirements. Falcon Group operates throughout the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

Falcon goes beyond off-the-shelf solutions – providing advice to facilitate and fund tailored and creative structured solutions. It uses a wide range of innovative structures for solving liquidity issues including credit risk, working capital and balance sheet concerns. Its expertise is in structuring bespoke solutions for its clients, which means it has no prerequisite structuring boundaries. Its solutions range from plain vanilla, to highly structured and complex transactions that utilise the Group’s many years of collective experience.