Macquarie Bank

Macquarie Bank Limited is a subsidiary of Macquarie Group, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and was founded in 1969. The bank provides a comprehensive range of commercial banking and retail financial services. Its offerings include personal banking, wealth management, business banking, vehicle finance, corporate and structured finance, home loans, and asset financing. Macquarie Bank also engages in trading activities across fixed income, equities, foreign exchange, and commodities, along with providing broking services. The company serves a diverse clientele, including retail clients, advisers, brokers, and corporate entities, operating across various regions such as Australia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Macquarie Bank emphasizes robust risk management and prudential practices, supporting its long-term growth and operational stability.

Steve Berry

Managing Director

David Dorfman

Head of US Telecom, Media and Technology, Senior Managing Director

Larry Handen

Senior Managing Director

Florian Herold

Group Head, Principal Finance

R. John Hughes

Executive Director and Head of Principal

Karl Kuchel

CEO

Nathan Luckey

Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets

Sam Southall

Managing Director

Past deals in Commodities

Strike Energy

Post in 2025
Strike Energy is a carbon energy and fertilizer solutions company focused on the appraisal and development of gas resources in the Perth Basin. It operates across an extensive area of 3,000 square kilometers, boasting the largest net gas reserves in the basin at 1,022 PJ. The company has commenced production from its Walyering gas field, which is expected to yield 33 terajoules per day, generating significant cash flows despite its limited five-year production life. These financial resources will support Strike's efforts to advance additional projects, with plans to bring up to four gas fields online by the end of 2026, including South Erregulla, West Erregulla, and Ocean Hill. Additionally, Strike is pursuing Project Haber, a proposed multibillion-dollar initiative aimed at integrating its gas production with fertilizer manufacturing.

Auramet International

Debt Financing in 2024
Auramet International, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, operates as a physical merchant bank specializing in the precious metals sector. The company purchases a variety of precious metals, including bullion, doré, concentrate, scrap, sponge, and carbon, from mining firms, refineries, and recycling businesses. Auramet markets these materials to a diverse range of industrial end users, including refineries, vehicle manufacturers, catalyst producers, and bullion banks. In addition to its trading activities, the firm provides financing and advisory services tailored to the mining industry, which encompass working capital facilities, in-process refining facilities, pre-production advances, bridge financing, and pre-export financing. Auramet also has experience in base metal concentrate transactions, such as those involving copper, zinc, and nickel.

Camin Cargo Control

Acquisition in 2023
Camin Cargo Control operates over 30 locations across more than 15 countries and territories in the Americas and the Caribbean, specializing in inspection and laboratory testing services for the downstream energy industry. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including laboratory tests, inspections, inventory management, surveys, and blend and additive treatment. This diverse range of services allows clients to effectively test fuel samples, assess product needs, and receive recommendations for optimal treatment. Camin Cargo Control is recognized for its commitment to innovation and exceptional customer service, continually striving to meet the evolving demands of the petroleum industry.

Frontera Energy

Post in 2023
Frontera Energy (formerly Pacific Exploration & Production) is a Latin American company that specializes in the production and exploration of natural gas and crude oil. It supports all levels and functions of the organization through the implementation of various processes that align with the company’s strategy. Pacific Exploration & Production owns a diversified portfolio of assets with interests in more than 50 exploration and production blocks in various countries, including Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, Guyana, and Belize. It was founded by Jose Arata and Ronald Pantin. Pacific Exploration & Production is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Cowal Agriculture

Acquisition in 2022
Cowal Agriculture is a cropping enterprise based in Emerald, Australia, specializing in irrigated farming. The company cultivates a variety of crops, including cotton, sorghum, cereals, wheat, chickpeas, and mung beans. By employing best practices in resource and personnel management, Cowal Agriculture aims to achieve profitable and sustainable farming operations.

Auramet International

Debt Financing in 2022
Auramet International, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, operates as a physical merchant bank specializing in the precious metals sector. The company purchases a variety of precious metals, including bullion, doré, concentrate, scrap, sponge, and carbon, from mining firms, refineries, and recycling businesses. Auramet markets these materials to a diverse range of industrial end users, including refineries, vehicle manufacturers, catalyst producers, and bullion banks. In addition to its trading activities, the firm provides financing and advisory services tailored to the mining industry, which encompass working capital facilities, in-process refining facilities, pre-production advances, bridge financing, and pre-export financing. Auramet also has experience in base metal concentrate transactions, such as those involving copper, zinc, and nickel.

Xpansiv

Venture Round in 2020
Xpansiv is a developer of a global commodity exchange platform that focuses on facilitating the transaction of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-inclusive commodities. The company ingests data from the entire lifecycle of various commodities, transforming it into intelligent commodities and digital assets. Its platform offers a user-friendly environment for registering, managing, trading, settling, retiring, analyzing, and reporting a diverse range of data-driven environmental commodities. These include carbon credits and renewable energy certificates. By providing a comprehensive market infrastructure, Xpansiv enables participants to effectively value energy, carbon, and water, contributing to a clear path toward achieving net zero goals.

Dyno Nobel

Acquisition in 2005
Dyno Nobel is a leading supplier of industrial explosives and blasting services to the mining, quarrying, seismic and construction industries. Dyno Nobel is the market leader in North America – the largest explosives market in the world – and the second largest supplier in Australia – the third largest explosives market in the world.
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