Changing the trajectory of business for the better.
When we started STAC in 2017, we had a lofty goal. To redefine the way commercial brokers serve clients (from middleman order-taker, to professional advisor) and to help businesses and property developers overcome the financial roadblocks that get in the way of pursuing their opportunities, goals and dreams.
Today, STAC has grown its portfolio to also include home lending and has arranged over $1B in deals, leveraging our database of more than 300 lenders, from individual high-net worth private lenders to global institutions. We continue our mission to play a key role in Australia’s economy creation, while raising the bar in ethical standards and fostering a high performance culture that prioritises personal lives over professional burnout.
When we started STAC in 2017, we had a lofty goal. To redefine the way commercial brokers serve clients (from middleman order-taker, to professional advisor) and to help businesses and property developers overcome the financial roadblocks that get in the way of pursuing opportunities.
Prior to starting STAC, founders Mark Trayner and Dale Sparke had spent almost two decades in the banking sector. Fed up with deal knock backs and paling risk appetites, and internal hierarchies that hindered more than helped, they set out to establish a brokerage that provides flexibility and freedom for clients and teammates, to pursue their professional and personal goals.
Today, STAC has grown its portfolio to also include home lending and has arranged over $1B in deals from a database of more than 300 banking and private lenders. We continue our mission to play a key role in Australia’s economy creation, while raising the bar in ethical standards and fostering a high performance culture that prioritises personal lives over professional burnout.
We’re a team of insatiable deal makers.
The foundation idea for STAC was born out of wanting to get deals done for our clients. Rebelling against the rigidity of the system, without sacrificing a high standard of advice and professionalism. Our motivation has always been to provide clients with choice and certainty. But it’s our people and approach that make this possible. We cherry pick those who share the same drive and ambition, from ex-bankers to experienced brokers, we love the thrill of the chase and we never settle for subpar deals.
Our Values
Our Values
Clients First
No Short-Cuts
Take Accountability
Defy What’s Possible
Humanity Over Hierarchy
What clients
say about us
"Now I think the world is our oyster"
"In my experience with finance brokers, they try and sell you a product. But instead, STAC put themselves in our position; the fact that we could stay with our original bank saved us from a painful experience."
"a critical part of our team"
In a time of rapid growth, Mark was a critical part of our team, managing our capital requirements. He took the time to understand our business, provide us with guidance and was responsive to our needs.
"their commitment to the end goal"
Our business was experiencing challenges funding our significant growth… we were struggling to find a suitable and willing lender… STAC has successfully negotiated a new facility that not only meets our previous facility, but exceeds it in terms of flexibility for future requirements. Without STAC, I believe this would have been difficult to achieve as we had researched the use of other companies or negotiating with potential lenders ourselves and we had not had any success. Their attention to their customer's needs, their commitment to the end goal to be achieved and the efficient manner in which they engage with management has made them a pleasure to work with.
“headache free transition... annual savings material”
We used STAC Capital to run a tender process with the major banks at the very beginning of Covid. I am certain many of us can appreciate the difficulty the “Covid View” brought to the process. The STAC team was confident in a strong outcome. In essence, we trusted, sat back and left the information structure requirements demanded by the bank to STAC as well as all conversations. The final outcome was headache free, transition to the new bank smooth and the annual savings material.
“second to none”
Responsive and commercially minded financiers, with a sound understanding of business in Australia, along with customer service that, in my experience, is second to none.
How We Do Business
01
Utmost Professionalism
This is our approach in everything we do. One of our core values, we consider ourselves to be a professional services firm, rather than a brokerage house.
02
Long-Term Relationships
Long-term mutually-beneficial relationships with our clients and partners is a non-negotiable. Whilst we are driven to successfully complete your required transactions, we are not single deal-focused; we have little interest in assisting those who seek a one-off deal, rather we focus our time and resources on clients that also value long-term relationships.
03
Thorough Understanding of Your Situation
We like to start with a ‘deep-dive’ of your business, project or portfolio, in order to understand factors such as your strategy, operations, management, risks and opportunities. Doing so ensures not only that we can prepare an optimal funding proposal document, but also opens up the opportunity to identify and discuss opportunities to improve your business or project.
04
Early Involvement
Early-stage involvement is our preferred modus operandi, to help ensure that all factors within your strategy are optimal. Although we have a great track record in arranging finance deals at the last minute, it’s not our preference – when you need funding yesterday, it often
05
Transparency
Our revenue model is completely transparent and ensures no conflicts of interest. For Advisory scopes, we will typically charge fixed-fees that are milestone-based.
For larger bank commercial finance deals wherein commissions are paid, conflicts are often created and hidden in smoke & mirrors that incentivise brokers to encourage the bank to charge higher fees. We create complete transparency so that you know exactly what we’re earning and that we’re only incentivised to get a deal that is best for you.
How We Do Business
01
Utmost Professionalism
This is our approach in everything we do. With this as one of our core values, we consider ourselves to be a professional services firm, rather than a brokerage house.
02
Long-Term Relationships
Long-term mutually-beneficial relationships with our clients and partners is a non-negotiable. Whilst we are driven to successfully complete your required transactions, we are not single deal-focused; we have little interest in assisting those who seek a one-off deal, rather we focus our time and resources on clients that also value long-term relationships.
03
Thorough Understanding of Your Situation
A ‘deep-dive’ of your business, project or portfolio is considered by us to be key, in order to understand factors such as your strategy, operations, management, risks and opportunities. Doing so ensures not only that we can prepare an optimal funding proposal document, but also opens up the opportunity to identify and discuss opportunities to improve your business or project.
04
Early Involvement
Early-stage involvement is our preferred modus operandi, to help ensure that all factors within your strategy are optimal. Trying to arrange finance at the last minute, when you need funding yesterday, often results in short-cuts and thereby a sub-optimal finance package
05
Transparency
Our revenue model is completely transparent and ensures no conflicts of interest. For Advisory scopes, we will typically charge fixed-fees that are milestone-based. Where funding applications are made to banks (that typically pay commissions to brokers), a conflict often arises with larger commercial facilities in that banks will pay brokers a percentage of the establishment fee (the broker is thereby incentivised to encourage the bank to charge a higher fee); in such instances we therefore agree with you as to what our total fees will be, whether payable by the bank or you – thereby incentivising us only to seek the best deal possible for you.
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