LM is a fund manager and provider of Australian property related financial services.

A privately owned, Australian specialist fund manager, LM operates from its offices on the Gold Coast and in Sydney Australia, Hong Kong, London, Dubai, Auckland and Johannesburg.

Specialising in professional and responsive financial services, LM enjoys an established presence in the financial services markets throughout Australia, Asia, the Middle East, United Kingdom, United States of America, Europe, Africa and New Zealand, and is a highly regarded lending institution within Australia.

Integral to the range of LM's funds, is a well researched and developed understanding of the dynamic nature of Australia's property market.

As a commercial financier, our involvement in Australia's property and business sectors affords us the direct opportunity of gathering research and intelligence on all of Australia's property sectors. This research is proactively utilised by our investment committees when assessing assets for our prime income funds.

Established Lender and/or equity provider

LM utilises its extensive Australian property expertise for a specialist focus in commercial lending, property asset selection and management. Over the past twelve years, LM has successfully lent approximately AUD$5 billion within the commercial, industrial, retail, residential, aged care development and construction sectors of Australia's property markets.

Important for the analytical role it plays in asset evaluation, risk management and due diligence processes, LM's commercial lending team is committed to expanding its client network, to ensure continued quality transactions from within Australia's diverse and expansive property sector.

Personalised service from LM's team of property experts sees a high level of repeat business from established property companies with national and multinational profiles.

Types of lending and/or equity provision

LM provides the full range of funding usually available within the commercial property sector:-

• Development Securities
  • Commercial and retail properties,
  • Residential properties,
  • Industrial properties,
  • Aged care properties, and
  • Land subdivision.
• Asset lending for owner-occupiers and investors.
  • Commercial Office,
  • Retail,
  • Industrial,
  • Residential, and
  • Aged care.

Commercial lending and funding objectives

• To treat each application on its own merit by understanding the applicant's specific needs.
• To provide our borrowers a lending solution in the quickest possible timeframe.
• To be flexible, proactive and interactive with each of our clients.
• To establish long term mutually beneficial partnerships with clients, through open communication and efficient service.
• To prove by performance that we are the lender of choice for property finance.
• To assist our clients to be profitable.

LM's team of skilled property specialists is committed to providing compatible financial solutions to Australia's business sector, vastly differentiating us from our lending competitors.

When working with LM, you are dealing with real property people experienced in development management, quantity surveying, financial analysis, town planning, project management, cost planning, building and legal issues.

Our due diligence process is hands-on. For each lending transaction undertaken, we 'walk the turf' of a property, and establish a professional relationship to understand the proposal and those responsible for it.

Professional and responsible property funding

LM is established as a highly regarded lender within Australia's non-bank lending sector, one of the largest growth sectors within the Australian financial services industry. Over the past twelve years, LM has lent approximately AUD$5 billion within the commercial, industrial, retail, residential, aged care, development and construction sectors of Australia 's property markets.

Personalised service from LM's team of property professionals sees a high level of repeat business from established property companies with national and multinational profiles.

Advantages of working with LM  

• Hands-on property experience;
• Competitive rates;
• Flexibility;
• Open and regular communication with decision makers; and
• Personal, professional, efficient and prompt service of on-time settlements.

Keeping our finger on the pulse

We pride ourselves on our proactive approach to lending. It is important that we meet with our borrowers and their consultant team, and regularly visit property securities to ensure our continued due diligence maintenance process.

We listen to the industry – to financiers and developers – to monitor trends, anticipate movements and identify 'quality rather than quantity’ investment opportunities.

How it works - Lending

• Upon receiving your initial phone enquiry, one of our lending specialists will advise if a lending proposal aligns with our lending criteria.
• If the initial enquiry is accepted, we then require detailed proposal information.
• Proposals are usually reviewed by our credit committee within seven days, dependent on receipt of requested information.
• Approval from the credit committee will result in a letter of offer sent to you the following day.
• On acceptance of the letter of offer being sent to you, our due diligence process will commence.
• The average time from acceptance to settlement is three to five weeks.

Contact the Commercial Lending Department
Head Office: (07) 5584 4500
Freecall: 1800 062 919
Sydney Office : (02) 8268 0100
Email: commerciallending@LMaustralia.com

Under Australian legislation, and as regulated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), fund managers of investment funds such as the LM funds must provide specific disclosures relating to fund information, to minimise the risk of misleading investors, or investor misunderstanding. As a Responsible Entity and manager of the LM income funds, LM is required to display the following disclosures relating to the content of this web page.

Full details on each of LM's investment funds are readily available via our extensive network of authorised financial adviser groups both domestically and abroad. LM requests investors consult a financial adviser before making an investment decision. Investors must have read and considered the current Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and any Supplementary Product Disclosure Statement (SPDS) before deciding whether to acquire or continue to hold an investment in any of the fund products issued by LM Investment Management Ltd.