— Track record & selected mandates
A career of mandates, from origination to execution.
Scott Townsley is an investment director and senior finance professional with deep experience across private credit, debt capital markets, principal investments and infrastructure advisory. He has led mandates end-to-end and operated effectively in both lean teams and complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
~$30bn
Capital deployed across LBOs, direct lending, high-yield raisings and distressed credit.
A$1.2bn
Investment decisions executed across 35 transactions at Metrics Credit Partners.
A$2bn
FUA / FUM growth supported through origination and portfolio work.
ASX: MXT
Supported the ASX listing of the MCP Master Income Trust and multiple fund launches.
250%
Of budget delivered within a small high-yield origination team at FIIG.
c.A$600m
High-yield portfolio managed, including distressed credits and restructurings.
— Selected roles
Mandates led across credit, investment and advisory.
Each role, the remit, and what it delivered.
FIIG Securities
Director, Debt Capital Markets & Private Debt Origination
Sydney
Jun 2024 – Sep 2025 · Feb 2019 – Oct 2020
- Owned A$4m p.a. in fee revenue from high-yield capital raisings across mid-cap corporates, sponsors and infrastructure managers.
- Helped deliver 250% of budget and supported A$2bn FUA growth within a small origination team.
- Built and managed an outbound origination pipeline of A$250m–A$300m, combining relationship coverage with coordinated engagement.
- Led the full transaction lifecycle — marketing, credit analysis, structuring, execution and documentation.
- Managed a c.A$600m high-yield portfolio including distressed credits, executing recapitalisations and restructurings.
Warrington Partners
Director, Principal Investments
Sydney
Oct 2020 – Jun 2024
- Established a small-cap investment vehicle and raised tightly held capital from family-office investors.
- Led origination and end-to-end management of principal investments, including board-level support on strategy, governance and funding.
- Executed exits delivering accretive returns, including a talent-procurement SaaS platform and a health & beauty consumer brand.
Metrics Credit Partners
Portfolio Manager, Leveraged Acquisition & Infrastructure Origination
Sydney
Aug 2016 – Feb 2019
- Joined during a ramp-up phase with a mandate spanning origination, portfolio management, investor engagement and process build-out.
- Originated and executed sub-investment-grade transactions across the capital structure, with typical debt envelopes of A$50m–A$400m.
- Executed A$1.2bn of investment decisions across 35 transactions, contributing to c.A$2bn invested FUM growth.
- Supported the ASX listing of the MCP Master Income Trust (ASX: MXT) and multiple new fund launches.
Finfra Advisory
Director, Origination & Advisory
Sydney
May 2014 – Aug 2016
- Served as lead independent adviser across social infrastructure and PPP transactions.
- Delivered end-to-end advisory across bid strategy, valuation, debt and equity structuring, modelling and risk transfer.
- Managed multi-instrument transaction stakeholders and counterparty relationships through to financial close.
Royal Bank of Scotland plc
Investments & Leveraged Finance
Sydney
2011 – 2014
London
2005 – 2010
- Led and executed balance-sheet-funded principal investments, acquisition finance and structured finance solutions.
- Originated European sponsor-backed LBO financings and large-cap corporate acquisition financings.
- Designed recapitalisation and restructuring solutions across underperforming positions.
- Ran vendor-side divestment processes from strategy through execution, including financing documentation.
- Built a deep leveraged finance and credit skillset across sponsor-led LBO’s refinancings and active portfolio management.
— Earlier career
Foundations in risk and credit.
M&G Investment Management Ltd
Risk Analyst, Risk Management
London · Nov 2004 – Jun 2005
Managed portfolio risk across banking and financial-sector counterparties and contributed to risk reporting and oversight.
Euler Hermes (UK) Plc
Senior Risk Analyst — Large UK Corporates, Trade Receivables Financing
London · Sep 2000 – Mar 2004
Underwrote and managed credit insurance and receivables financing exposures across large corporate clients, and delivered portfolio growth through proactive relationship management and disciplined underwriting.
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