Quarterly market briefings. Field notes from active engagements. Longer-form essays on the structural questions facing Australian business capital. Read by operators, lenders, and the professionals who advise them.
Private credit funds have become the dominant source of mid-market acquisition finance over the past five years. As that capital starts to reprice, the implications for operators planning acquisitions in 2026 are material. Here's what we're seeing across our engagement pipeline.
Rupert McLean · 8 min read · May 2026
Read briefingApril 2026 · 12 min read
Our quarterly read on lender appetite across asset finance, working capital, construction, and corporate finance categories. Plus three structural shifts we expect through 2026.
Rupert McLean
March 2026 · 6 min read
Five observations from the last six months of acquisition engagements. The most common structural mistakes, and how to avoid them.
Hunter Silk
February 2026 · 9 min read
The founding thesis of Colossal Finance, written by the founders. Why we built the firm, who it's for, and what we won't compromise on.
Rupert McLean & Hunter Silk
February 2026 · 10 min read
How we structured a non-conforming mixed-use development facility in 8 weeks, including the negotiation moves that mattered most.
Hunter Silk
January 2026 · 7 min read
Why most builders outgrow their working capital structure at the same revenue point, and what to do about it.
Hunter Silk
January 2026 · 8 min read
Pricing analysis across major bank asset finance divisions, specialist asset financiers, and private asset finance funds.
Rupert McLean
December 2025 · 11 min read
Most operators think about debt as procurement. The operators we work with treat it as strategic infrastructure. Here's the difference, and why it matters.
Rupert McLean
November 2025 · 9 min read
After dozens of generational transition engagements, the same structural problems appear. Here's what they look like and how to avoid them.
Hunter Silk
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