Rob Martin - Capital Advisory & Corporate Finance
DELIVERING OUTCOMES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE, FUNDING STRATEGY, AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
Rob is a corporate capital management specialist who helps boards, executives, and business owners navigate complex funding decisions, restructuring challenges, and growth opportunities. He brings a rare combination of institutional banking experience, disciplined analysis, and pragmatic execution to every mandate.
With a background spanning corporate and structured finance, acquisition and leveraged finance, working capital solutions, debt capital markets, and work outs, Rob’s approach is grounded in clear thinking, rigorous modelling, and a deep understanding of lender expectations. He enables clients to make confident, well informed capital decisions in both stable and stressed environments.
Areas of expertise
Capital advisory & funding strategy: Structuring and negotiating debt solutions aligned to strategic objectives, liquidity needs, and lender risk appetite.
Restructuring & turnaround finance: Supporting stakeholder negotiations, refinancing pathways, and bank relationship management through periods of stress or transition.
Acquisition & leveraged finance: Evaluating targets, modelling scenarios, and arranging financing structures that balance flexibility with covenant discipline.
Working capital finance: Supporting corporate clients with liquidity management, short‑term funding solutions, and optimisation of working capital cycles.
Credit, documentation & execution: End‑to‑end ownership of the refinancing process to ensure efficient, well‑managed transaction delivery.
Proven Track Record
Institutional pedigree: Senior roles across leading banks and international lenders, including Commonwealth Bank, Lloyds International, BOS International and Bankwest.
Cross‑sector depth: Experience across construction services, manufacturing, agribusiness, telecommunications, infrastructure (including renewables and toll roads), global funds, retail, financial services, healthcare, and media.
Stakeholder leadership: Trusted counterpart to borrowers, credit teams, turnaround practitioners, and legal advisors — balancing interests and keeping complex transactions moving.
Independent advisory: Principal at Radium Consultancy, providing objective, outcomes‑focused capital advice and restructuring support to mid‑market and corporate clients.
Approach
Rob combines analytical rigor with clear communication—translating complexity into practical choices and executable plans. He brings a lender’s discipline to every engagement, aligning capital structures with strategy and ensuring documentation, modelling, and stakeholder expectations are set up for success.
