Our Story
Madigan was established to invest in institutional grade non-bank commercial real-estate debt.
Founded in 2016, Madigan is a privately owned funds management company established by Michael Wood, who has been a pioneer of the non-bank real estate debt sector since the 1980s.
In 2021, European commercial real estate manager, CC Real made a 50 per cent investment in the company motivated by the opportunity in the sector and the quality of the team.
Madigan now manages over $1 billion of funds on behalf of major Australian superannuation and insurance funds with investments across various real estate and social infrastructure sectors in all stages from asset creation to mature income producing stabilised assets.
Delivering returns in line with each investor’s personal goals, Madigan has proudly returned full principle and interest on every investment and a consistent absolute return to investors.
For borrowers, a relationship driven approach has seen Madigan work closely with clients to maximise their capital efficiency and deliver on their asset ownership objectives.
We now look forward to our next phase of growth as the non-bank lending sector gains traction, borrowers look for more flexible finance solutions and investors seek consistent absolute returns.
Michael Wood, CEO & CIO — Madigan CapitaL
2016
Founded
Madigan launched by Michael Wood with unrivalled depth of experience in non-bank lending space.
2017
Team assembled
Founder assembles experienced team from range of Tier 1 organisations and attracts its first institutional investment mandate
2018
$500 Million
Madigan attracts second major institutional mandate with its first blind pool investment strategy
2019
$750 Million
Blind pool mandate increased by 1.5x in size, and converted to an open-ended structure
2020
CC Real
European based CRE investor and manager, CC Real acquires 50% stake in Madigan and secures leading global institutional real estate investor Barry Brakey as Chairman
2021
$1 Billion
Madigan reaches major milestone with $1 billion of funds under management and successfully manages all loans through two years of the Covid pandemic
2022
Record Quarter
A busy start to the year sees Madigan issue over $300m of new loans in the first quarter
We now look forward to our next phase of growth as the non-bank lending sector gains traction, borrowers look for more flexible finance solutions and investors seek consistent absolute returns.
Michael Wood, CEO & CIO — Madigan CapitaL
2016
Founded
Madigan launched by Michael Wood with unrivalled depth of experience in non-bank lending space.
2017
Team assembled
Founder assembles experienced team from range of Tier 1 organisations and attracts its first institutional investment mandate
2018
$500 Million
Madigan attracts second major institutional mandate with its first blind pool investment strategy
2019
$750 Million
Blind pool mandate increased by 1.5x in size, and converted to an open-ended structure
2020
CC Real
European based CRE investor and manager, CC Real acquires 50% stake in Madigan and secures leading global institutional real estate investor Barry Brakey as Chairman
2021
$1 Billion
Madigan reaches major milestone with $1 billion of funds under management and successfully manages all loans through two years of the Covid pandemic
2022
Record Quarter
A busy start to the year sees Madigan issue over $300m of new loans in the first quarter
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News
Australia’s leading non-bank private debt lender, Madigan Capital has secured a key strategic and commercial professional, Chris Wilson to help grow its business and funds under management from AU$1 billion in institutional investments. Mr Wilson has started with Madigan Capital as Chief Operating Officer (COO) after 25 years in the property and funds management industries, …
MEDIA RELEASE: Madigan Capital secures a former Future Fund executive
Performance delivery is important at any time of the investment cycle, but particularly during times of uncertainty. Historically, that is when the better managers and more sustainable strategies stand-out. The real estate equity and debt markets in Australia have had a gale force tailwind since the Global Financial Crisis. During that time, outperformance has been …
Loan purpose delivery in uncertain times
Madigan Capital was proud to be a Principal Partner of Property Industry Foundation (PIF) for the 2022 Victorian Sailing Regatta, a charity sailing day for homeless youth. Michael Wood and Andrew Williams have actively supported PIF initiatives over the course of their careers and always believed the organisation does an incredible job to address the …