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The appointments include Connor Schafferius as senior portfolio manager in Melbourne, Dominic Wild as senior portfolio manager in Sydney, and Adam Ligori as portfolio manager, development and restructuring, also based in Sydney.
The appointments follow the recruitment of a new head of origination last week (30 July).
Schafferius joins from Monark Property Partners, where he was associate director, and will support Trilogy Funds’ loan origination across Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and the ACT.
Wild previously served as portfolio manager at Ray White Capital and will focus on expanding the lender’s loan origination activities across NSW.
Ligori joins from Construction Consultants, bringing experience in client-side project management, contract negotiation, and development delivery to his new role overseeing development and restructuring.
Head of lending Clinton Arentz said the appointments would strengthen the lender’s ability to support brokers and borrowers as its lending business continued to grow.
“We are delighted to welcome Connor, Dominic and Adam to our growing team as we expand our presence across Australia,” Arentz said.
“By boosting our capabilities, our brokers and clients will continue to receive the highest level of service, support and expertise at every stage of their projects.”
Arentz added that the new hires brought complementary expertise in construction credit, portfolio management, and project delivery.
“Each of our new hires brings highly specialised experience in structuring construction credit and a broad understanding of what developers require,” Arentz said.
“Adam’s technical background, combined with Connor’s and Dominic’s extensive credit and portfolio management experience, ensures Trilogy Funds is well positioned to support its growing borrower and broker networks.”
Catering to the supply shortfall
The appointments come as Trilogy Funds seeks to capitalise on growing demand for private credit, with the lender saying developers are increasingly turning to non-bank financiers as major banks scale back parts of the construction lending market.
“The retreat of major banks from segments of the development lending market has created a significant opportunity for Trilogy Funds, an experienced non-bank lender, to provide a range of lending solutions to the construction sector,” Arentz said.
“Our 20 years of experience, combined with our expanding team, ensure we have the leadership, technical expertise, and capital readiness in place to help finance the projects that will address Australia’s housing supply shortfall.”
The latest hires follow the recent appointment of Daniel Trist to the newly created role of head of origination, as Trilogy Funds continues to expand its national lending business.
[Related: Perth’s property boom shifts gear as supply rebounds]
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