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Paddington St Finance

Paddington St Finance is a structured financier based in Paddington, New South Wales. It provides Mid-Market Corporate Loans and R&D Tax Incentive Finance to...

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Paddington St Finance

Paddington St Finance is a structured financier based in Paddington, New South Wales. It provides Mid-Market Corporate Loans and R&D Tax Incentive Finance to corporations. The company serves mid-market companies and businesses seeking research and development tax incentives.

General information

Firm type

Generalist

Year founded

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

Oceania

Country

Australia

City

Sydney

Corporate office

16 Goodhope Street, Paddington, NSW 2021, Australia

Sector focus

Private CreditMid-Market LendingR&D Finance

Frequently asked questions

Who runs investment decisions at Paddington St Finance?

The firm does not publicly name its investment committee or deal principals. All credit decisions ultimately sit inside The Sherman Group's governance structure, which is not disclosed on the Paddington St Finance website.

How is Paddington St Finance related to The Sherman Group?

Paddington St Finance is a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of The Sherman Group, a privately held group with structured-finance operations in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The parent entered the market in 2008; Paddington St Finance acts as the Australian mid-market credit origination vehicle.

Does Paddington St Finance operate as a fund or a balance-sheet lender?

The firm is structured as a balance-sheet lender inside a privately held group, not as a commingled fund. This permanent-capital structure removes fund-life constraints and allows loan tenors to align with the underlying collateral cycle — a meaningful difference for borrowers in the R&D tax-incentive space.

What type of R&D finance does Paddington St Finance provide?

The firm provides bridge loans secured against the Australian federal government's R&D Tax Incentive refund. These are short-duration, government-receivable-backed facilities designed for emerging corporations awaiting their annual R&D offset.

Does Paddington St Finance deploy capital outside Australia?

Paddington St Finance's own marketing points to an Australia-first focus. The Sherman Group parent operates in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, but no public record shows Paddington St Finance deploying outside Australia under its own ACN.

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