People

Adrian Redlich is the founder of Merricks Capital and is responsible for investment strategy, portfolio management across all Merricks Capital products and the overall running of the business.

Adrian has 30 years of global experience in investment management across the United States, Asia and Australia. Prior to founding Merricks Capital, he worked at Citadel Investment Group and Merrill Lynch.

Adrian holds a Bachelor of Economics and has completed the Quantum Financial Services (Australia), a Diploma of Financial Services and the National Association of Securities Dealers (USA) Series 3.

Sandra is responsible for the finance and operations functions including investment operations, loan administration, business finance, taxation and information technology.

Sandra is a Chartered Accountant with 14 years of finance and corporate service experience.

Sandra holds a Graduate diploma of Chartered Accounting (CA), is a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Bachelor of Computing.

Anne heads up the firm’s Corporate, Risk & Governance team, comprising legal, risk and compliance.

Anne has over 20 years of legal experience and has held partnerships in international law firms based in London.

Anne holds a Bachelor of Laws and Arts (BA LLB).

Dan is responsible for deploying capital across its well-established private credit strategies in commercial real estate, agriculture and specialised infrastructure.

Dan has over 14 years’ experience in agriculture in financial services.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting and a Masters of Agribusiness.

Darren joined Merricks Capital in April 2025 as Managing Director, serving as a voting member of the Investment and Credit Committees. With over 20 years of investment experience in corporate real estate, Darren has been instrumental in large-scale developments and investments exceeding $2 billion. His extensive track record spans residential development, office, retail, industrial, childcare, and healthcare sectors. Darren’s current focus includes investment and market research. He also actively interfaces with investors in Merricks Capital’s Funds.

Geoff is Managing Director, Portfolio Management responsible for the management of our private credit strategy, including the Merricks Capital Partners Fund and Agriculture Credit Fund.

Geoff has over 11 years’ experience in financial services including investment management and investment execution.

Geoff holds a Bachelor of Commerce & Laws (Honours) and a member of the Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ).

David Hackett is Chair and Non-Executive Director of Merricks Capital. David is a director on the JRJJ Board and the chair of the JRJJ–ARCC, the Board Chair of Merricks Capital Pty Ltd and an RM. David will be the Board Chair of MC Power and a member of the ARCC. He will be the Board Chair for Melbourne Place Pty Ltd and the Chair of the Merricks Capital Credit Committee.

David holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Commerce.

As Head of Distribution, Matthew manages, develops, and implements the distribution strategy for the Merricks Capital Funds globally.

Matthew joins Merricks Capital with over 10 years of experience in financial services in Australia and Ireland.

Most recently, Matthew was at alternative asset managers, Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), as principal, responsible for driving sales growth and revenue across Private banks, High Net Worth and Family offices nationally.

Before this, he spent time at Pendal Group and PineBridge Investments.

Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Political Science and Government from the University of Cork, Ireland. Matt also holds a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning and a certificate in Alternative Investments from Harvard Business School.

Camelia is responsible for managing, developing, and implementing the distribution strategy for Merricks Capital Funds across wealth management platforms and high net worth clients across Australia and New Zealand.

Camelia joined Merricks Capital in January 2022 with over 14 years’ experience within financial services in Australia and New Zealand.

Most recently Camelia spent 10 years at Bennelong Funds Management as a Director Distribution where she was responsible for distributing and driving profitable growth in funds under management for their 9 affiliated boutiques. Her focus was predominantly through the high net worth, broker, private bank and retail advisory channels within New South Wales, Canberra, and New Zealand.

Camelia holds a Bachelor of Business in Finance and Business Economics from the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand.

Ali is responsible for developing, managing and implementing the distribution strategy for Merricks Capital Funds across wealth management platforms and high net worth clients nationally.

Ali joined Merricks Capital from Pinnacle Investment Management, a third-party distributor, where she held roles across Investor Relations and Business Development. Ali was most recently responsible for driving sales growth and revenue for their 16 affiliate partners and her focus was the high net worth, broker and retail advisory channels within New South Wales and Canberra.

Ali holds a double degree in Finance & International Studies from the University of Technology Sydney.

Kristine holds the role of Director, Investor Relations at Merricks Capital. She is responsible for the support and management of all existing investor relationships across wealth management groups, private clients, family offices, and research houses.

Kristine has a ten-year career in financial services, with experience extending from personal banking to financial planning and funds management. Before commencing at Merricks Capital, Kristine worked within the wholesale distribution team at Pendal Group, with a focus on growing funds under management (FUM) across multiple asset classes. This was primarily through independently licensed wealth management firms nationally. In addition, Kristine was also responsible for the growth of FUM within Responsible Investments, as well as strategy, operations, and support for the broader sales team.

Kristine holds a Diploma of Financial Planning and a Bachelor of Business (Law & Banking and Finance) from Monash University.

Alex is responsible for the origination, structuring and execution of investments and brings a unique skill set to our investment team.

Prior to joining Merricks Capital, Alex was an Associate and Maxcap Group where she was responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with a portfolio of clients, with high standards of client service and a balanced focus on the commercial priorities. Alex was also selected to participate in the Property Council of Australia (PCA) ‘500 Women in Property’ program. Prior to this Alex spent 4 years with Westpac and Bank of Melbourne in corporate and property finance.

Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of International Relations from The University of Melbourne and a Graduate Certificate in Finance from Macquarie University.

James is responsible for the agriculture portfolio and oversees new business origination, deal structuring, loan execution and on-going loan management.

Prior to joining Merricks Capital, James worked at Black Range Capital, an agribusiness investment advisory firm, working with institutional clients to assess investment opportunities.

James was previously working in the United Kingdom (UK) as a Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Manager across a variety of different sectors with a particular focus on Private Equity transactions. Prior to moving to the UK, James was a Manager for PwC in their Food & Agribusiness Advisory team based in Melbourne.

James holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting.

Dan is responsible for enhancing the existing strategic partner co-investment platform and engaging with strategic partners on co-investment opportunities. Dan supports the investment teams across deal origination, structuring and execution. Dan also supports the analysis and delivery of new products, special projects and special situation opportunities.

Dan has 10 years’ experience across commercial infrastructure and property transactional focused roles including the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance’s Infrastructure Contracting team where he worked on large scale infrastructure public private partnership projects. Dan worked for KPMG’s Infrastructure and Property Transaction group in the financial modelling team, advising on infrastructure and property transactions. Most recently Dan was with MaxCap in the investment team where he focussed on complex commercial real estate credit investment opportunities.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Finance, La Trobe University, a Bachelor of Finance (honours), La Trobe University and is a Chartered Accountant.

Jack holds the role of Director, Private Credit, and is responsible for deal origination, structuring, and execution, in addition to managing key client relationships across the commercial real estate investment portfolio.

Prior to joining Merricks Capital, Jack worked at Icon Construction, a subsidiary of Japanese publicly listed Kajima Corporation, where he held the role of Head of Capital, responsible for supporting Icon’s ability to secure construction projects that incorporated capital placement for projects spanning Australia and New Zealand. He was also responsible for the management of external financier relationships for Icon and involved in complex commercial negotiations with clients. Jack has also held roles with ANZ, where he managed a portfolio of commercial real estate developer and investor clients.

Jack holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Business (BBus) from Swinburne University, majoring in finance.

Jen holds the role of Director, Private Credit and is responsible for deal structuring and execution, in addition to managing key client relationships within the investment portfolio.

Prior to joining Merricks Capital, Jen worked at MaxCap Group where she held the role of Investment Director, responsible for the origination, structuring, and negotiation of large and complex CRE debt transactions. She was also responsible for the execution of the transactions and management of the key client relationships. She has also held roles with NAB Business Bank and CBA Corporate Bank where her responsibilities included leading a team of business bankers and managing her own portfolio of corporate clients.

Jen holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Commerce (MoC), major in Accounting from Deakin University. She was also a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) of Australia.

David is a Director in Private Credit and is responsible for deal execution and specific investment management and credit risk mitigation projects.

David has over seven years’ experience in corporate turnaround, restructuring and transactions and has provided advice to high-profile private and ASX listed companies in sectors including construction, agriculture, infrastructure and manufacturing. Prior to joining Merricks Capital, David worked at KPMG, and has experience in domestic and international transactions navigating complex deal issues on both buy- and sell-side transactions.

David holds a Bachelor of Accounting and a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting and ARITA Advanced Insolvency.

Warren is responsible for the management of investments within our MC Power portfolio.

Prior to joining Merricks Capital, Warren was COO at Three Sixty Property Group, a leading project marketing business operating across the eastern seaboard of Australia. Prior to this, Warren held senior roles with Bilfinger Project Investments Australia as an equity sponsor and consortium leader across social and economic PPPs in Australia and New Zealand, as well as origination and execution roles with Macquarie Group in structured finance, corporate advisory and venture capital. He began his career as a graduate in the corporate tax division with PriceWaterhouse (now PwC).

Warren holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne, a GradDIPCA from the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and an MBA from Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne).