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From 26 August to 20 September

Financing With Us

Vision. Versatility. Focus

For Developers and Commercial Brokers​

At PrivateInvest, we understand that timely, reliable finance is critical for property projects. Our dedicated PrivateInvest Credit team operates with a boutique, relationship-driven approach, combining practical property experience with compliance-focused processes and frameworks.

We work directly with developers and commercial brokers to assess opportunities efficiently and transparently, structuring finance solutions that align with each project’s unique profile and timelines. Whether you’re seeking site acquisition funding, construction finance, or a structured investment solution, our team applies a rigorous, risk-aware approach to determine an appropriate financing structure.

Securing suitable terms requires careful assessment of the project’s risk profile and underlying fundamentals. Providing detailed and transparent information during due diligence allows us to evaluate opportunities effectively and structure finance in line with project requirements. Interest rates, terms, and outcomes are assessed on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the project’s risk and market conditions.

Many of our engagements come from repeat relationships with developers and trusted brokers. Partnering with PrivateInvest provides access to a finance partner focused on clarity, transparency, and structured, risk-aware solutions. We work collaboratively with sponsors to facilitate finance efficiently while adhering to all regulatory obligations.

Our Finance Focus

Quick Service Retail

Subdivision Land

Lifestyle Villages

Construction Finance

Office

Apartment Buildings

Business Industrial Parks

Strata Industrial Units

Quick Service Retail

Smart, Resilient, & Scalable

PrivateInvest has built a strong presence in the Quick Service Retail (QSR) sector, a dynamic market supported by long leases, national brands, and consistent consumer demand. QSR assets, including drive-thru and dual-tenancy formats, have historically provided reliable income streams and shown resilience across economic cycles.

We finance and invest in QSR projects where location, operator quality, and design efficiency intersect. Our involvement ranges from national rollouts with Tier-1 brands such as KFC, Hungry Jack’s, and Guzman y Gomez, to bespoke multi-tenant food precincts, covering site acquisition, construction funding, and preferred-equity participation.

Our approach focuses on well-structured transactions that combine real estate fundamentals with operational performance. QSR developments often feature strong tenant covenants and consistent turnover, reflecting our disciplined, risk-aware investment philosophy.

As urban centres expand and convenience-led retail formats evolve, PrivateInvest evaluates projects that seek to align with changing consumer behaviour and efficient design. Each investment is assessed through our AI-enabled credit and due-diligence framework to support informed decision-making. All investments carry risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results.

PrivateInvest. Energy & Trust. Supporting the evolving face of everyday retail.

Subdivision Land

Lifestyle Villages

Construction

Office

Apartment Buildings

Industrial Parks

Strata Units

Subdivision Land

Unlocking Australia’s Housing Supply

PrivateInvest actively finances and invests in residential land subdivision, an important part of Australia’s housing supply chain. With population growth, migration, and household formation increasing demand, well-located, serviced land remains a key area of focus.

We partner with reputable developers to deliver land projects designed for strong demand from owner-occupiers and builders. Projects are assessed for infrastructure, sustainable design, and pre-sale metrics. Financing is typically structured as first-mortgage investment to support project delivery while managing risk.

Our AI-enabled due-diligence system considers demographic trends, pricing, and construction feasibility to help inform investment decisions. While structured to mitigate risk, investments in subdivision land are not guaranteed and remain subject to market and project-specific risks.

PrivateInvest. Energy & Trust. Building the land that builds Australia.

Quick Service Retail

Lifestyle Villages

Construction

Office

Apartment Buildings

Industrial Parks

Strata Units

Lifestyle Villages

Community, Independence & Value

PrivateInvest is strategically active in the Lifestyle Village sector, a rapidly expanding segment of Australia’s residential market driven by demographic change, affordability pressures, and a shift toward community-based living. Leasehold Lifestyle Villages provide an alternative to traditional retirement or aged care models, offering residents independence, amenity, and security without the burden of ownership or high maintenance costs.

Our investment and financing approach focuses on projects underpinned by strong operator capability, proven demand demographics, and scalable development models. Typically structured on long-term land lease arrangements, these communities have historically generated steady income through ground rent and sale of houses.

PrivateInvest partners with developers and operators who prioritise resident wellbeing and long-term sustainability. We assess projects through both real estate fundamentals and operational quality, ensuring capital is deployed with consideration for financial and social outcomes.

With Australia’s over-50s population growing, and downsizers seeking lifestyle and affordability over asset accumulation, the sector presents potential opportunities. All investments remain subject to market, operational, and demographic risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results.

PrivateInvest. Energy & Trust. Investing in communities where lifestyle, affordability, and security come together.

Quick Service Retail

Subdivision Land

Construction

Office

Apartment Buildings

Industrial Parks

Strata Units

Construction Finance

Building with Certainty & Discipline

PrivateInvest provides tailored construction finance solutions across residential, industrial, commercial, and mixed-use developments, supporting Australia’s builders and developers. Our experience allows us to manage complexity, timing, and risk with precision.

We focus on projects backed by capable sponsors, sound feasibility, and clearly defined exit strategies. Our credit process integrates milestone-based drawdowns, independent quantity-surveyor oversight, and real-time tracking through our AI-enabled loan-management system to enhance transparency and control.

In today’s environment of escalating build costs, supply-chain pressures, and tightening liquidity from traditional banks, PrivateInvest provides funding where institutional lenders may be cautious. While structured to mitigate risk, first-mortgage loans are not guaranteed, and investments remain subject to market, project, and operational risks.

Our national portfolio includes boutique infill developments through to medium-scale staged projects, underpinned by a disciplined, risk-aware approach and strong partnerships. Experience, data, and integrity shape how we assess each transaction. Investors should note that all investments involve risk, and past performance does not guarantee future outcomes.

PrivateInvest. Energy & Trust. Financing construction with confidence and control.

Quick Service Retail

Subdivision Land

Lifestyle Villages

Office

Apartment Buildings

Industrial Parks

Strata Units

Office

Selective Exposure. Strategic Caution.

PrivateInvest takes a measured approach to office lending and investment. While office assets have historically provided stable income, structural shifts in workplace behaviour, including remote and hybrid work, have altered demand fundamentals.

We will only consider office transactions where occupancy, tenant covenant strength, and asset positioning demonstrate resilience. Fully leased buildings with long weighted-average lease expiries, blue-chip tenants, and essential-service occupiers are of interest where capital structure aligns with our credit standards.

We recognise that the office market may evolve and recover, particularly in well-located, amenity-rich precincts where design flexibility and sustainability could attract tenants. However, the timing and extent of this recovery remain uncertain. As such, PrivateInvest currently prefers to allocate capital toward sectors with stronger near-term fundamentals, including industrial, land subdivision, and quick service retail, while monitoring high-quality office opportunities.

Our approach remains focused on disciplined underwriting and careful assessment of real risk. Investors should note that all investments carry market and operational risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results.

PrivateInvest. Energy & Trust. Patient capital, positioned for the right opportunity.

Quick Service Retail

Subdivision Land

Lifestyle Villages

Construction

Apartment Buildings

Industrial Parks

Strata Units

Apartments

Focused Scale. Disciplined Delivery.

PrivateInvest approaches the apartment sector with focus and caution. While large-scale towers can offer volume, they often involve longer construction timelines, higher delivery risk, and exposure to cyclical market fluctuations. Our investment and financing strategy targets boutique and mid-scale apartment projects that aim to balance affordability, quality, and execution certainty.

We work with experienced developers who deliver smaller, well-located projects, typically with up to 20 dwellings, positioned around the medium-price segment where demand has historically been strongest. These projects may incorporate affordable-housing components or appeal to first-home buyers and downsizers, which can provide potential resilience across varied market conditions.

Our preference is for developments with construction programs under 18 months, which allows for tighter oversight, reduced exposure to cost escalation, and more timely project delivery. PrivateInvest structures funding solutions for first mortgage security, each supported by feasibility analysis, pre-sales verification, and independent quantity-surveyor oversight.

With Australia experiencing a shortage of quality, attainable housing, mid-scale apartment projects play an important role in linking affordability and urban density. While investments are structured to manage risk, all projects carry market, construction, and operational risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results.

PrivateInvest. Energy & Trust. Financing liveable, attainable urban housing.

Quick Service Retail

Subdivision Land

Lifestyle Villages

Construction

Office

Industrial Parks

Strata Units

Industrial Parks

Infrastructure. Industry. Certainty.

PrivateInvest maintains an active interest in the business and industrial sector, a key part of Australia’s commercial real estate landscape. As logistics, e-commerce, manufacturing, and data-driven enterprises expand, demand for well-located industrial land and flexible business parks has generally increased.

Our strategy focuses on industrial corridors and growth precincts, including the Badgerys Creek Aerotropolis, where PrivateInvest participates in the financing and repositioning of significant industrial landholdings. Projects of this scale reflect our experience in structuring complex transactions, navigating planning and infrastructure considerations, and aligning capital with long-term objectives.

PrivateInvest provides finance for industrial estates, warehouse developments, and business park subdivisions that aim to meet tenant demand and infrastructure requirements. Our capital solutions include land acquisition funding, construction finance, and preferred-equity participation, underpinned by governance, data analysis, and disciplined credit processes.

While industrial and business park assets have historically benefited from trends such as nearshoring, automation, and logistics efficiency, all investments carry market, operational, and project-specific risks. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

PrivateInvest. Energy & Trust. Financing Australia’s next generation of industrial growth.

Quick Service Retail

Subdivision Land

Lifestyle Villages

Construction

Office

Apartment Buildings

Strata Units

Strata Industrial Units

Modern Solutions in Property.

PrivateInvest is increasingly active in the strata industrial and business unit sector, a growing segment of Australia’s commercial real estate market. As traditional warehouse and office models evolve, owner-operators, trades, e-commerce businesses, and investors often seek smaller, well-located industrial spaces that offer flexibility and affordability.

We finance and invest in strata industrial projects where location, design, and market demand align. These typically involve multi-unit estates of modern tilt-panel warehouses or hybrid workspaces in strategic urban or fringe locations. Limited supply and demand from SMEs and private investors may support steady occupancy and development activity.

PrivateInvest assists developers from land acquisition through to construction and settlement, structuring finance to support project delivery and risk management. Our approach favours well-designed, efficiently built estates, often incorporating sustainability features, shared amenities, and flexible unit sizing to meet a variety of occupier needs.

While strata industrial units have historically shown demand and turnover, all investments carry market, construction, and operational risks. Past performance is not indicative of future outcomes, and capital is not guaranteed.

PrivateInvest. Energy & Trust. Financing the new generation of small-scale industrial ownership.

Quick Service Retail

Subdivision Land

Lifestyle Villages

Construction

Office

Apartment Buildings

Industrial Parks

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Official Premier Partner

Leigh Haboldt

Construction Manager

Leigh has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. His career began in Melbourne, where he completed a 4-year carpentry apprenticeship with a commercial builder.

During this time, he was involved in the construction of many commercial projects inclusive of Police Stations, hospitals and medical facilities, sporting complexes, retirement villages, hospitality buildings and education. From early on in his apprenticeship, Leigh undertook supervision of many small projects such as office fit-outs and shop fit-outs and art galleries.

On completion of a carpentry apprenticeship, Leigh founded LMH Carpentry & Maintenance, delivering mostly insurance maintenance repairs as well as residential and commercial renovations & extensions throughout the metropolitan area.

After relocating to Perth with his family in 2006, Leigh founded LMH Builders and applied his construction experience managing high end residential projects across Perth western suburbs ranging in value from $2m-$15m. Also undertaking commercial structures in the aviation and marine industry.

Leigh serves as Construction Manager for InvestPrivate, the PrivateInvest shareholders’ private development entity, which also holds a registered builder’s licence.

When required, Leigh assists PrivateInvest in undertaking construction related due diligence during the assessment of loan transactions. He may also inspect construction sites as part of PrivateInvest’s execution focused lending model, supporting ongoing monitoring of projects through to completion.

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