Our lenders
Martyn Reesby
Principal
Martyn is the Principal of Spinnaker and has more than 40 years experience in property finance. Martyn established his first business, Reesby & Co, in 1994. In the years since, Reesby & Co grew into New Zealand’s largest property finance brokerage – and in 2009, Martyn created Spinnaker Capital as a subsidiary arm of the successful company.
Before starting Reesby & Co, Martyn spent nine years at Fay Richwhite & Co. There, he was responsible for sourcing finance for New Zealand corporates, property investors, and property developers. With a Bachelor of Commerce from Auckland University, Martyn specialises in funding New Zealand’s largest property developments. In his years in the industry, Martyn has sourced well over $15 billion of property finance, mainly from offshore lenders, for New Zealand companies; more than any other individual in the country.
Ollie Bent
Principal
Ollie joined team Spinnaker in 2014 and has over 15 years' experience in commercial property finance. Ollie’s background is in banking, with stints at BNZ and National Australia Bank sourcing finance for some of Australasia's largest private developers. Since coming on board, Ollie has successfully arranged well over $3 billion of property development finance for projects across New Zealand.
Ollie holds both a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science from the University of Auckland. Ollie has an ongoing passion for new knowledge and has completed several industry-related courses over the course of his career.
Tom Reesby
Consultant
Tom specialises in property development loans from $3 million to $50 million throughout New Zealand. He has significant funding and development knowledge from his time working in the sector as a lender and developer in New Zealand and Australia and can assist developers in solving issues before and when they appear.
Prior to working for Spinnaker and Reesby & Co, Tom lived in Sydney working for property giant JLL and Savills.
Tom Huang
Consultant
From two-lot residential subdivisions to large-scale complex developments, Tom specialises in all areas of property development. Over his years in the industry, Tom has been involved in many significant property transactions, in excess of $200 million. He provides real estate services, property, and due diligence advice.
With a legal and accounting background, Tom offers a unique perspective on the property industry. He provides clients with practical solutions to their property finance challenges – bringing valued professional advice, with a warm and friendly approach.
Jack Fox
Consultant
Jack joined Reesby & Co in 2021 and has over 10 years experience in banking and commercial property finance. Jack previously held managers' roles at ANZ Property Finance and one of New Zealand’s largest non-bank lenders. During this time, he sourced and managed funding for some of New Zealand's prominent commercial property developers and investors.
Jack holds both Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Otago.
Luke Hallsmith
Consultant
Luke has over 10 years' experience in property finance specialising in investment and development funding with domestic and international credit providers. Luke specialises in loans between $20 Million - $150 Million nationwide.
Prior to joining Reesby & Co, Luke has worked on over $2.0 Billion of financing with NZ banks, non-banks, high net worth investors / family offices, fund managers and hedge funds based in Asia Pacific and Northern America.
Luke holds a Bachelor of Commerce, double majoring in property valuation and management from Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
