Warby Capital
SYDNEY SINGAPORE TOKYO NEW YORK MIAMI LONDON
DEBT ADVISORY · STRUCTURED CAPITAL · COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

Senior finance experience, built for complex capital.

Warby Capital is a relationship led advisory business. We help borrowers, investors and counterparties structure and execute commercial debt, structured capital and complex transactions, drawing on more than four decades of finance judgment across Australia, New Zealand and select offshore markets.

Start a conversation Capabilities
SYDNEY
40+
Years across retail, business, institutional banking and property finance
9+
Markets, including and not limited to Australia, New Zealand, USA, Europe, Mexico, Switzerland, Indonesia and Vietnam, with cross-border structuring capability
6
Sector groups covered, from property and construction to corporate, resources and capital markets
1
Experienced director as the single point of contact, from mandate to settlement, with a capable supporting team engaged for each transaction
CAPABILITIES

Every layer of the capital stack, matched to the deal.

From senior debt to subordinated and structured capital, we identify the right pathway, position it for lenders and investors, and manage execution end to end.

Debt Advisory
Commercial debt advisory
Origination and positioning of senior secured facilities, mezzanine debt, hybrid debt including corporate credit enhancement products.
Structured Capital
Structured capital
Mezzanine finance, subordinated debt, preferred equity capital, club structures and bespoke solutions outside a simple senior debt structure, including joint ventures.
Corporate
Corporate & trade transactions
Experience beyond commercial transactions into trade finance, treasury and foreign exchange derivatives, and cross-border documentation review.
Execution
Transaction management
Coordination across lenders, borrowers, investors and consultants through due diligence, negotiation, documentation and settlement.
Structuring
Capital stack & positioning
Capital stack analysis, transaction positioning, lender targeting and commercial negotiation support from mandate to close.
WHY WARBY CAPITAL

Judgment counterparties can rely on.

01
Broader capital view
Thinking beyond standard senior debt to mezzanine, subordinated, club or blended pathways where appropriate.
02
Commercial judgement
Experience across sectors that distinguishes what is theoretically possible from what is realistically executable.
03
Relationship management
A practical interface between sponsors, lenders, investors and advisers through careful coordination.
04
Documentation experience
Comfort with multi-jurisdictional and cross-border loan documentation and structuring considerations.
WHO WE WORK WITH

One firm, several vantage points.

For property developers and sponsors
A single experienced point of contact who understands the credit drivers behind acquisition, construction and refinancing, and can position a transaction so it holds up under lender scrutiny.
SECTOR EXPERIENCE

Deliberately broad, not generic.

Property is the core of our practice, spanning every asset class and stage. That experience extends into mining, manufacturing, waste-to-energy, technology, infrastructure and other operating businesses.

01
Property — all asset classes
Residential, mixed-use, industrial, commercial and office, retail and shopping centres, hotels and hospitality, marinas, cold storage, data centres, and living and community infrastructure such as retirement, sporting and leisure assets.
02
Mining & resources
Funding structures involving specialist lenders, private capital and bespoke risk allocation.
03
Manufacturing & operating businesses
Manufacturing, car dealerships, import and export, building products, builders and developers.
04
Renewables
Waste-to-energy, solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS), and related renewable infrastructure ventures.
05
Technology & specialty industrials
Structured and cross-border capital for technology and data-linked businesses, including data centres, pharmaceuticals and synthetic fuels.
06
Infrastructure & business
Hydro, dams, electricity infrastructure, ports, and broader corporate, trade and infrastructure funding, agriculture, forestry, fishing, airlines and capital markets structuring.
MANDATE

Always looking for investments in hotels, manufacturing, business and infrastructure assets on behalf of foreign investors. Locations of interest in Australia, Europe, USA, South East Asia, South America and, in certain circumstances, Africa.

ABOUT JOHN WARBY

Four decades of banking judgment, now built into Warby Capital.

John Warby has spent more than four decades in banking and finance across Australia and New Zealand, working with international and domestic banks, private lenders and advisory-led transactions. His background spans retail, business and institutional banking, together with property finance, trade finance, foreign exchange, interest rate derivatives, syndicated and club facilities, subordinated debt, equity participations, joint ventures and cross-border funding.

Today, through Warby Capital, he brings that judgment, transaction structuring experience and commercial discipline to property and business finance opportunities where experience genuinely matters, understanding the transaction, identifying the real credit drivers, structuring sensibly, and working constructively with the right counterparties.

Property Finance Commercial Finance Structured Finance Debt Structuring Syndicated Loans Subordinated Debt Cross-Border Funding Relationship Management
GET IN TOUCH

Discuss a transaction.

Whether it's acquisition finance, refinancing, structured capital or a cross-border mandate, we're glad to have a confidential first conversation.

Director
John Warby
Phone
+61 (0)458 573 275
Email
john@warbycapital.com.au
Office
PO Box 4589, Eight Mile Plains,
Queensland, Australia 4113