Australian Structured Finance is the leading wholly independent "large ticket" Asset Finance specialist operating within the Australian market.
The group specialises in Originating, Structuring, Underwriting and Managing large ticket equipment based finance transactions.
Established by John Dennis in the early 1980's and wholly owned by its executives, ASF has developed an unrivalled reputation for providing quality financial advice relating to financing large ticket asset acquisition; developing innovative funding structures and credit syndicating large, complex asset based finance facilities.
Offshore, ASF and its executives have completed major transactions on several continents including Africa; Europe (East and West); North America and throughout the Asia-Pacific region utilising domestic and cross-border funding together with a variety of credit enhancement and risk mitigation techniques.
In seeking optimal funding solutions with minimal security/ covenants, ASF's complete independence ensures our Packaging/ Advisory activities are completely aligned with the interests and objectives of the clients we represent.
ASF's senior executives, associates and consultants are amongst the most experienced and professional operatives within the Australian banking sector and include several past and current Council members and Chairmen of the Banking Sectors peak industry body - the Australian Equipment Lessors Association "AELA".
Originating, Structuring, Underwriting, Managing...
Australian Structured Finance was founded in Sydney in the early 1980's to act as a consultant to the Equity and Leveraged Leasing Industry, advising major corporations and financiers within both the Australian domestic and International finance markets.
A wholly independent Australian owned organisation, ASF specialises in Originating; Structuring; Underwriting and Managing a wide range of large ticket asset based structured finance facilities for shipping, passenger jet aircraft, rolling stock, transport & distribution, telecommunications, printing & publishing; large scale manufacturing; mining & infrastructure plant and equipment for a range of domestic and international clients, including foreign Governments.
ASF's activities range from establishing single Lessor or syndicated master lease/ finance facilities to support ongoing equipment asset funding through to developing large ticket special purpose tax driven funding structures in order to take advantage of tax, interest rate and margin arbitrage opportunities across all participants within the Australian Banking, Investing and Asset Finance sector.
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
During a Global Financial Crisis that saw the dominant ASX listed structured finance groups in Australia fail and a large number of international and domestic Banks exit the Australian equipment finance markets, ASF has continued to remain at the forefront of the Australian Equipment Finance Industry.
For more than a quarter of a century, ASF’s management team and executives have directly originated, structured, documented, underwritten, managed, reviewed, analysed, unwound and restructured several Billions of dollars of equipment finance facilities – both domestic and cross border. These activities have encompassed almost every form of asset based financing imaginable and the group has continued to manage large structured facilities for clients – even when the Lessor has exited the local market/ on-sold its debt portfolio.
As long term Council Members of the Banking industry organisation - AELA, our executives have engaged directly with all levels of Government, the Legal; Taxation and Accounting professions over a myriad of issues affecting the asset finance market including APRA and Basel II; elimination of State based taxes and duties; GST and Tax changes impacting Chattel financing; introduction and revision of funding techniques under Investment Allowance legislation; proposed accounting changes under AAS; AASB; IASB; IFRS; IAS, etc.
ASF represents a privately owned, stable financial services group, with over 25 year trading history under the same competent and experienced management team.
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