Specialist Finance Group expands commercial offering with the addition of Oak Capital

One of Australia’s leading aggregators Specialist Finance Group (SFG) has added SME alternative non-bank lending specialist Oak Capital to their commercial lending panel to broaden the service capabilities of their respective members across Australia.

Oak Capital Chief Executive & Founder Stephen Mitchell and Head of Distribution & Partnerships Nick Green applauded the new partnership, which comes off the back of Oak Capital’s continued focus on aggregator alliances in 2023.

Mr Mitchell said: “Our newly formed partnership with SFG is an immense move for Oak Capital and further diversifies the Short-Term Alternative Funding options for their members and their SME customers”.

“This partnership reinforces that Oak Capital is leading the way in the Short-Term SME Non-Bank Lender space and is the broker-preferred funder of choice in the Alternative Lending arena”. 

“Having the ability to work closely with a family-owned group that boasts over 1,300 members nationally is a very exciting proposition and one that we cannot wait to bring to life!” 

Mr Green added: “This announcement is the consummation of substantial work carried out over several months by Oak Capital and SFG. We are thrilled about this amazing opportunity and cannot wait to get to work with one of the longest-serving aggregation groups in the country”.

“Partnering with SFG further extends Oak’s reach and supports our continued growth strategy in the third-party market in 2023.”

SFG is an Australian family-owned aggregator that has served Australian Finance Brokers for over 30 years.  As one of Australia’s premium aggregators, SFG provides next-generation systems, unparalleled support and a value proposition that empowers brokers with a strategic partnership that drives success. SFG assists their members with leading financial solutions for a wide range of purposes such as home loans, investment loans, commercial finance, motor vehicle finance and personal loans.

Specialist Finance Group General Manager Blake Buchanan added ‘’We are very close to our members and their diversified needs to service their customers. Partnering with Oak Capital is yet another layer to the commercial offering for our members”

SFG was thrilled to launch our partnership with Oak Capital as a principal partner at our recent and inaugural commercial convention held in Sydney. There has been immediate interest and take up of Oak’s specialist products suite across our growing commercial brokerages.”