Simon Tsapepas
Group Chief Executive
Madison Branson Capital is a private investment and advisory firm delivering integrated capital and corporate advisory solutions for borrowers, lenders, founders, developers and investors.
We specialise in private credit, corporate finance, capital structuring, and transactional strategy, providing clarity and expertise for clients navigating complex financial and commercial decisions.
Our team brings institutional and investment-banking capability, deep legal and commercial insight, and a disciplined approach to execution. This blend enables us to deliver outcomes that are intelligent, strategic and aligned with long-term client objectives.
We work across multiple sectors—including banking and finance, technology and high-growth ventures, property development, private credit and family offices—applying a range of capital structuring techniques and commercial strategies to meet the evolving needs of modern businesses.
For corporate clients, we advise on capital raising, growth finance, venture and scale-up strategy, debt restructuring, treasury considerations and broader corporate transactions. For property clients, we structure construction and development finance, multi-layered debt arrangements and project-based capital solutions.
Our approach is built around clarity, intelligence and execution—ensuring every financing structure aligns with the client’s commercial objectives, risk profile and long-term strategy
We specialise in transactions that sit at the intersection of law, finance, and strategy. Our team brings deep structuring capability and commercially driven decision-making, enabling clients to navigate complexity with confidence and achieve outcomes that require more than a conventional advisory firm.
Whether it’s private credit, corporate advisory, debt structuring, or strategic transactions, we design capital solutions that solve real problems. Our work creates clarity where others create noise, and delivers outcomes that move businesses forward.
Our investment arm deploys capital selectively into opportunities where our strategic involvement creates meaningful value.
Guiding businesses at all investment stages, including Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A and post Series A, our team leverages a tailored approach, recognising the unique challenges and opportunities that businesses face at different points in their growth journey. This may include structured private credit, equity participation or sweat-equity arrangements.
We also maintain strong relationships with aligned capital providers in Australia, Singapore, the Middle-East and beyond—allowing us to offer clients access to broader funding pathways while retaining a disciplined, high-quality approach to every transaction.
Madison Branson Capital has a strong track record working with banks, non-bank lenders, fund managers, developers, investors and high-growth businesses across both property and corporate capital markets.
We understand the full lifecycle of development and corporate growth. Property developers may require multiple facilities—from acquisition funding to construction finance and residual-stock refinancing.
Corporate clients may require capital for expansion, acquisitions, working capital, restructuring or investor readiness.
We design structures that balance risk, optimise gearing, and protect long-term value. Whether it involves senior debt, mezzanine finance, preferred equity, non-securitised arrangements or layered capital stacks, we bring the expertise to assess, structure and execute the right solution.
Our clients benefit from a team that understands the nuances of each instrument, the realities of market conditions, and the strategic considerations underpinning sustainable growth and long-term success.
We act as strategic advisers to Telemidi, leading its capital raise and shaping its product-development roadmap, underpinned by a transformative worldwide patent that enables synchronous music performance across continents. Our role spans investor strategy, cross-border structuring, governance, and commercial negotiations—positioning Telemidi as a globally scalable, category-creating technology.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
The fundamental areas of commercial law in which we practice are complemented by unique capabilities in Proceeds of Crime & Confiscation Law.
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