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PROPERTY · CAPITAL · LAND

Where land
meets capital.

Close to three decades of development, private capital and land, from a first subdivision at seventeen.

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BRISBANE · SYDNEY THIS WEEK What a 3,300-acre farm taught me about building anything
THE PRINCIPAL

Close to thirty years of turning raw land into communities, and building the capital, land and farming businesses that stand upon it.

1997A first subdivision, at seventeen
QLD · NSWTownsville to Sydney
Four firmsSeparate businesses, one principal
THE FULL PROFILE
THE FIRMS

Four doors. One principal.

Each firm is separate and independently held. Together they let one person see a project from the ground, the title, the structure and the funding at once.

The stone and timber entry gates at Magnetic Views Estate The stone and timber entry gates at Magnetic Views Estate Property Development Centurion Global Gated estates, residential subdivision and approved high-density sites across Queensland and New South Wales. Sydney Harbour and the Opera House from beneath the Harbour Bridge at night Sydney Harbour and the Opera House from beneath the Harbour Bridge at night Private Capital Solara Global Capital Partners Development and construction finance, private credit and structured capital for principals and family offices. Aerial of new roads and lots at Holmview Estate, Logan Aerial of new roads and lots at Holmview Estate, Logan Community Development Aussie Prime Land A family-owned firm turning raw land into well-planned residential neighbourhoods. Black cattle on dry pasture Black cattle on dry pasture Agriculture · Co-investment Aussie Prime Farms Built on hands-on farming, developing toward co-investment in quality Australian farmland.
THE JOURNAL · EVERY TUESDAY

Written from the desk.

THE LONG VIEW What a 3,300-acre farm taught me about building anything Alongside the developments, I ran a working farm for years. It taught me more about building durable things than any deal ever did. DEVELOPMENT What good developments get right before anyone sees them A development's visible success is built early, in four quiet decisions about price, certainty, structure and focus. Lessons from thirty years of subdivision. CAPITAL & STRUCTURING Why good deals still can't find money Most stuck deals aren't stuck because they're bad. After close to thirty years in property and capital, here is what moves money: legibility, speed and structure.
ALL WRITING
Sunset over Magnetic Island from Cape Pallarenda Sunset over Magnetic Island from Cape Pallarenda
Capital behaves rationally. It moves toward what it can understand.
FROM THE JOURNAL · CAPITAL & STRUCTURING
THE RECORD

More subdivisions than are worth counting.

  1. 1997 A first subdivision
  2. GOLD COAST Limestone, Coomera, Pimpama
  3. STRATA Surfers Paradise, Balmain
  4. TOWNSVILLE Magnetic Views, Castle Hill
  5. TODAY Four separate firms
since 1997 Residential estates, gated communities, industrial and marine-industry subdivisions, and commercial strata conversions. THE FULL RECORD
THE TUESDAY LETTER One considered note, each week. The week's article and a short market note. Read by developers, lenders and private investors.

IN CONFIDENCE

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Investment, a development partnership, or capital and structuring. Mark replies personally, usually within two business days.

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FINANCESolara Global Capital DEVELOPMENT · JVCenturion Global LAND & COMMUNITIESAussie Prime Land AGRICULTUREAussie Prime Farms
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A living room looking out to Magnetic Island, artist’s impression A living room looking out to Magnetic Island, artist’s impression