Pre-Decision Intelligence for Private Lenders

Find lender-ready opportunities before the market does

We turn ASIC notices, court filings, PPSR activity, and development signals into enriched opportunities for private lenders, adverse credit brokers, and commercial finance specialists.

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How much are missed lending deals costing you?
2–4 companies enter administration in NSW every day. Adjust the sliders to see what you're leaving on the table.
Leads you'd act on / week
5 leads
Avg deal size
$800k
Your commission rate
2.0 %
Conversion rate
5 %
Deals funded / year
13
from Signal Leads data
Commission revenue / year
$208k
based on your numbers
ROI on Signal Leads subscription
11,556%
Professional plan — $1,500/mo
Pays for itself with
1 deal
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Why private lenders

miss high-value opportunities

Most private lending and commercial finance opportunities do not arrive as neat inbound enquiries. They appear first as public distress, restructuring, and development signals and by the time most brokers notice them, the best deals are already in someone else’s pipeline.

Signals appear before the funding request

Administration notices, court filings, PPSR activity, and director changes show up in public registers before a borrower formally starts looking for capital. If you're not monitoring those signals, you're reacting late.

The first informed lender wins the deal

In private lending, speed matters — but informed speed matters more. The lender who understands the situation early, knows the entity structure, and reaches out with the right angle is far more likely to close.

One funded deal pays for the system

Private lending and bridging deals carry $5k–$20k+ in commission. If the system surfaces even one opportunity that converts, the economics justify the entire workflow within a single month.

THE PROBLEM

Every day, companies enter administration with directors who own property. You never hear about them.

Traditional lead generation is reactive. You wait for enquiries, buy recycled leads from aggregators, or rely on word of mouth. Meanwhile, hundreds of distressed companies with asset-backed directors go unnoticed.

  • Not by waiting for inbound enquiries.

  • Not by buying recycled leads.

  • Not by checking your phone every five minutes.

  • By monitoring public signals and handling it automatically.

That's what we do.

The Transformation

What Changes When You're

on Automation Layer

How Brokers Find Deals Now
Wait for inbound enquiries that may never come
Buy shared leads from aggregators — $30–$150 each, low conversion
Rely entirely on referral networks and word of mouth
Find out about distressed companies after administrators are already appointed
Manual ASIC searches — slow, incomplete, no enrichment or scoring
How Private Leanding Leads Works
Daily monitoring of ASIC notices, court filings, and company status changes
Exclusive, enriched leads with director details and asset indicators
AI-scored intent (0–100) based on signal strength, recency, and urgency
Tailored outreach messaging generated for each specific situation
Entity resolution — linking directors to related companies, SPVs, and property

Your industry. Your problem.

We work with Sydney's service businesses.

Pick yours.

Every industry has a specific reason leads slip through the cracks. We know yours — and we've built the fix for it.

  • Built around your industry — not a generic tool

  • We know the exact moment you lose a lead and we fix it

  • Most clients are booked out within 30 days of going live

Whatever your trade, your clinic, your practice — if your phone rings and you can't answer, we make sure you never lose that job.

HOW IT WORKS

Detect. Enrich. Deliver.

01
Detect

We scan public registers daily

ASIC Published Notices, company status changes, court filings, PPSR registrations. When a company enters administration or shows distress signals — we catch it the same day.

02
Enrich

We build the full picture

Directors cross-referenced against other companies. Related SPVs and trusts identified. Asset indicators flagged. AI generates a tailored outreach suggestion specific to each situation.

03
Deliver

Scored leads hit your inbox

Each lead gets an intent score (0–100) based on signal strength, recency, and asset indicators. Leads scoring 60+ are delivered with full enrichment — ready for you to pick up the phone.

Live Sample Leads

Real leads from the last 90 days

These are real companies sourced from ASIC Published Notices and public records.

This is exactly what lands in your inbox.

Novati Constructions Pty Ltd
ACN 001 714 905 · Crows Nest, NSW
Est. 1971 · 50+ year operating history
88Immediate
Voluntary Administration — 6 Feb 2026 Worrells Appointed Family Enterprise — 3 Directors Construction

Luisa Novati, Alberto Novati, Marco Novati. Family-owned since 1971. Directors want to propose a DOCA.

Built luxury projects across Sydney including $30M apartment sale at Elizabeth Bay. Active projects at collapse: Potts Hill industrial, Surry Hills residential.

"We understand the Novati business is currently in administration and that a DOCA is being explored. If the directors are considering capital options against existing property or equipment assets — we specialise in non-bank lending for exactly these situations."

Carconnect Pty Ltd
ACN 104 742 449 · Sydney, NSW
Est. early 2000s · ~200 affected customers
84Immediate
Voluntary Administration — 26 Feb 2026 RSM Australia Appointed Active Sale Process Automotive / E-Commerce

Australia's first online car-buying platform, ~20 years old. Ceased trading. Administrators pursuing urgent sale of platform, customer database and dealer network.

Active sale process means directors or acquirers need capital. Acquisition funding or DOCA proposal funding against personal assets. 20+ years of brand equity.

"We understand Carconnect is currently in administration with a sale process underway. If you're exploring capital options to support a DOCA proposal or to fund an acquisition of the business assets, we provide fast, flexible lending secured against property or business assets."

Sydney Distilling Co Pty Ltd
(t/a Brix Distillers)
Surry Hills, Sydney
Est. 2017 · Australia's first craft rum distillery
81Immediate
Voluntary Administration — 21 Jan 2026 DOCA / Sale Being Explored $15M Capital Raise Attempted 2023 Hospitality / Manufacturing

Co-founded by Damien Barrow, James Christopher, Sid Soin. 60% annual revenue growth. National distribution deal with Sazerac AUNZ.

One of Australia's largest private rum inventories (barrel-aged stock). Surry Hills premises. Established brand with awards. Multiple interested buyers.

"We've seen the interest in the Brix brand and understand a sale process is underway. Whether you're looking to fund a DOCA proposal or need capital to support an acquisition, we offer flexible lending secured against business or personal assets."

True EV Distribution Pty Ltd
ACN 675 726 191 · Sydney, NSW
Registered March 2024 · EV distributor
76High Prob
External Administration — March 2026 Young Company (2 years old) EV Distribution / Automotive

Australian distributor for emerging EV brands. Registered only 2 years ago. ASIC status now "External Administration." Control shifted to appointed administrator.

Distribution agreements and brand rights have value. Directors may need short-term capital to rescue distribution rights or fund a DOCA. Private lending against personal property assets.

"We noticed True EV Distribution has recently entered external administration. If the directors are exploring options to retain distribution agreements or fund a restructuring, we provide flexible, fast capital secured against personal or business assets."

These 4 leads were sourced from publicly available ASIC records and news reports.
The automated system surfaces 10–20 of these per week across NSW alone.

Built For

Private lenders, commercial brokers, and non-bank funders

If you provide capital to borrowers that mainstream banks won't touch — this is your unfair advantage.

Private Lenders

Bridging finance, second mortgages, DOCA funding, urgent capital. You lend against property — we find the borrowers before anyone else.

Commercial Brokers

Business loans, adverse credit mortgages, equipment finance, debt restructure. Stop waiting for referrals — get leads with real signal intelligence.

Development Finance

Construction loans, land bank funding, mezzanine. We detect DA lodgements, SPV formations, and developer activity before the deal hits the market.

Pricing

One funded deal pays for a year

At $5k–$20k commission per private lending deal, the ROI on a single

conversion covers your subscription many times over.

Starter

$500/mo

For brokers testing the waters. Non-exclusive leads, weekly delivery.

  • Up to 20 leads per week

  • Intent scoring (60+ threshold)

  • Director details & signal summary

  • Weekly email digest

Professional

$1500/mo

For serious operators. Priority access, daily delivery, full enrichment.

  • Unlimited leads

  • 24-hour delivery on new signals

  • Full entity resolution & enrichment

  • AI-generated outreach messages

  • Geographic exclusivity (your LGAs)

  • Dashboard access

Enterprise

Custom

For lenders and aggregators. API access, white-label, national coverage.

  • API integration

  • Multi-state coverage

  • White-label dashboard

  • Custom signal weighting

  • CRM integration

  • Dedicated account manager

COMMON QUESTIONS

We've Heard It All

"I already check ASIC myself."
So does everyone — manually, occasionally, and without enrichment. We monitor every published notice, every company status change, and every court filing systematically, every single day. Then we cross-reference directors against related entities, flag asset indicators, and score intent. You'd need a full-time analyst to match what the system does automatically.
"How do I know the directors actually have assets?"
Every lead includes asset indicators sourced from PPSR registrations, entity cross-referencing, and public property data. We flag when directors hold multiple companies, when PPSR registrations suggest equipment or vehicle ownership, and when the company's project history indicates property involvement. Phase 2 adds CoreLogic property data for direct ownership verification.
"Is it legal to approach directors of companies in administration?"
All data is sourced from publicly available ASIC registers published under open licence, and from ASIC Published Notices which are specifically designed for public disclosure. Outreach to directors regarding their personal financial needs is permissible. Email outreach to businesses complies with the Spam Act provided it includes sender identification and an unsubscribe mechanism — which is handled by the outreach tools.
"How fresh are the leads?"
ASIC Published Notices appear the day they're lodged. Company status changes are reflected in the weekly ASIC dataset (updated every Tuesday). Court filings are monitored daily. On the Professional plan, leads are delivered within 24 hours of signal detection. Speed matters in this space — and we prioritise it.
"I get most of my business from referrals. Why do I need this?"
Referrals are great — but they're someone else's timeline. You only hear about a deal when someone thinks to call you. Signal Leads surfaces opportunities the moment they become detectable in public data — often before the directors have even started looking for a broker. It's not a replacement for referrals. It's the deals your referral network doesn't know about.
"What if a lead doesn't convert?"
Not every lead will convert — that's true of any lead source. The difference is the value per conversion. A single funded private lending deal at $5k–$20k commission covers your entire annual subscription. At even a 5% conversion rate on 20 leads per week, the ROI is significant. We also feed outcome data back into the scoring model so lead quality improves over time.

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Signal Leads by Automation Layer · Data sourced from publicly available ASIC registers, ABR, and Published Notices ·

All data is publicly accessible under Australian open data licensing · © 2026