─── THE FIRM
Colossal Finance.
A national capital advisory firm headquartered in Melbourne. Founded in 2021. Structured for the operators who treat capital as the most consequential decision their business will make this decade.
─── OUR STORY
Why we started Colossal.
Colossal Finance was founded in 2023 by Hunter Silk and Rupert McLean. Hunter had been working in property finance for several years, watching the same structural mistakes repeat across hundreds of transactions. Rupert had moved from M&A and Corporate Advisory into the technology sector, and recognised the gap between how sophisticated capital was discussed in institutional settings versus how it was actually delivered to Australian businesses.
The thesis was simple. Australian commercial lending was over-banked and under-advised. The major banks treated capital as a product. The broker market treated it as a transaction. Neither approach served the operators making the most consequential capital decisions of their careers — the family businesses considering succession, the founders contemplating acquisition, the developers structuring complex projects, the manufacturers transitioning between generations.
Those operators needed something different. A firm that sat on their side of the table. A firm that structured before approaching lenders rather than presenting lender products and calling it advice. A firm that stayed in the relationship for the life of the facility — and the lifetime of the business.
We called it Modern Lending. Old School Relationships. The line still does most of the work.
─── OUR PHILOSOPHY
Four principles we structure by.
Protect Downside First
The most important capital decision is the one that protects the business when conditions tighten. We structure for resilience, then optimise for return.
Preserve Negotiation Power
How information is controlled across the lender market determines what terms become available. We control the process so the operator retains leverage.
Structure Before Lender
The right lender depends on the structure. The right structure depends on the business strategy. We don't reverse that sequence.
Stay in the Relationship
Most finance professionals optimise for transaction. We optimise for decades. Our clients return for the second facility, the first acquisition, the succession event — because we never left the relationship after the first deal.
─── BY THE NUMBERS
What we've built.
Numbers as at May 2026. Updated quarterly.
─── THE LENDER NETWORK
Four bank lenders. Forty non-bank lenders. Twenty private credit funds.
The breadth of our lender network is one of the firm's core operational assets. We maintain active relationships across major banks, second-tier and challenger banks, specialist asset financiers, non-bank commercial lenders, private credit funds, and family office capital. The right lender for your transaction depends on the structure. Having the relationships means we can run real processes rather than directed sales.
─── CREDENTIALS
How we're accountable.
Australian Credit Licence
ASIC ACL No. 395230
Authorised credit representative under the Australian Credit Act.
Commercial & Asset Finance Brokers Association
CAFBA Member No. 296182
Member of Australia's peak industry body for commercial and asset finance professionals.
Australian Financial Complaints Authority
AFCA Member No. 105018
External dispute resolution scheme provider for all consumer enquiries.
─── THE TEAM
Meet the people.
A deliberately small senior team. The people you meet in the first conversation are the people running the work. No analysts in the background. No relationship managers passing files between desks.
─── ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Colossal Finance acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we operate. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge the continuing connection of First Nations peoples to land, waters, and community, and recognise the strength, resilience, and capacity of First Nations operators across Australian commerce.
─── NEXT
Start a conversation.
Whether you're considering a $250K equipment line or a $25M acquisition facility — the first conversation is the same. No commitment. No fee. Just an honest discussion of structure.