Madigan Capital positions itself for growth with leadership changes

Madigan Capital, a leading Australian real estate credit asset management firm, has announced changes to its senior leadership as it positions itself for further growth.

The firm is pleased to announce the following changes effective from 10 March 2025:

• Michael Wood, the firm’s founder, CEO and CIO, is taking on the responsibility of Executive Chair and retains his existing Investment and Credit Committee Chair roles.
• Chris Wilson, Madigan’s current COO, has been appointed CEO.

Chris started with Madigan in early 2023 and brings with him a wealth of funds management, debt and equity real estate transactional, legal, risk and operational management and leadership experience after 14 years in various senior roles at the Future Fund (Australia’s sovereign wealth fund) and various other corporate and private practice legal and commercial roles in Australia and the UK.

In his new role, Chris will continue to pursue the firm’s ambitious growth strategy alongside Michael and highly regarded industry veteran Barry Brakey, capitalising on the firm’s strong track record, high-quality team and operational excellence and extending these to deliver even stronger and more scalable investor/partner solutions and outcomes moving forward.

“Madigan Capital is a high-quality team managing institutional grade real estate debt portfolios for sophisticated investors and partners, and with plenty of untapped potential for market growth and further strategy development. I am delighted to have this chance to lead this talented group into the firm’s next exciting growth phase, allowing us build on its strong values and foundations, to expand the firm’s offerings and continue to deliver robust, through-the-cycle returns for our investors and partners,” said Mr Wilson.

Michael, a pioneer of the real estate credit investment management industry and the firm’s CEO and CIO since inception, is looking forward to continue partnering with Chris to further develop and execute on the firm’s growth strategy and to the further development of Australia’s alternative real estate debt sector as a strong contender for sophisticated institutional investment.

“Since joining the firm, Chris has been key in driving the continuing maturity and growth of the firm and its strategies, systems, teams and processes, further underlining our commitment to be the institutional investor’s manager of choice for their real estate credit strategies. As we continue to build a truly world-class, enduring and through-the-cycle investment management business, it is crucial that we focus on key role succession.  The Board and I believe that Chris, with his combination of skills and experience, is the right person to lead the firm through this next exciting phase.”

 

ABOUT CHRIS WILSON:
Chris joined Madigan in early 2023 after 14 years with the Future Fund, boasting 27 years’ experience spanning leadership roles in legal, investments, risk, HR and other functions relating to funds management, commercial real estate, structured finance, M&A and dispute resolution. Chris is skilled and experienced in designing and pursuing a wide range of successful strategic initiatives, business and investment imperatives and organisational change, as well as a deep understanding of commercial transactions across asset classes and jurisdictions. Chris is also passionate about building and developing high-quality, collaborative teams and strong organisational culture.

Chris has a deep understanding of the needs and expectations of both investment managers and investors, and an on-the-job appreciation of how to develop and deliver on high-quality, aligned investment strategies and outcomes for discerning stakeholders. This experience fortifies Madigan’s existing focus on delivering strong returns for investors and partners whilst never losing sight of the responsibilities and expectations associated with managing the capital of those stakeholders.

 

ABOUT MADIGAN CAPITAL:
Formed in 2016, Madigan Capital is an Australian real estate debt asset management firm.  Madigan is known for its expertise in providing investors with access to high-quality, direct credit exposures secured by underlying real estate assets and associated strategies.

Madigan Capital is majority owned by its senior executives, ensuring critical alignment of interest between its team and its institutional investors and partners.   A strategic stake in the firm is owned by European based CC Real GmbH.

The company manages funds on behalf of various sophisticated local and offshore institutional investors and partners, with investments across all real estate and social infrastructure sectors in all stages from asset creation to mature income producing stabilised investments.

Madigan seeks to differentiate itself in the Australian alternative real estate debt market through a strong focus on real estate fundamentals alongside more traditional credit assessment, and benefits from the team’s extensive hands-on experience of managing loan books through various market cycles and via a wide range of strategies and structures, both local and offshore/cross-border.