We understand the unique financial challenges faced by farmers and agribusiness owners.
Foundation Agri Finance grew from a belief that there was a better way to finance the evolving needs of farmers and agribusinesses. In a market dominated by the banks, agricultural lending has become short-term and less focused on the customer, and more on meeting regulatory needs.
Our founders saw an opportunity for a new approach that starts with the customer and takes a longer-term view of structuring financial solutions to support your goals across the various cycles in agriculture.
Amazing performance
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Our People
Jeremy Bayard
Jeremy is an agricultural professional with over 20 years’ experience in international agricultural investment and trade. He is a third-generation farmer, hailing from a family dairy farm business in the Gippsland region of Victoria. He was the founder and managing director of ACE Farming Company, which grew to be the largest dairy farming business on mainland Australia. Prior to this, Jeremy was the founding CEO of Australasian Cattle Exporters, selling dairy heifers into China, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia and the Middle East. He also has extensive agricultural advisory experience working closely with many banks, corporate advisory firms and national and regional governments. He holds an Bachelor of Business (Economics) from Monash University.
David Haydon
David has a lifetime involvement in agriculture and remains active in his family’s 7-generation beef cattle farm in the Upper Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. He is an experienced finance and agribusiness professional having held leadership roles at the Rabobank Group in Australia and the United States that spanned the global food and agribusiness supply chain. David also worked at Ernst & Young (Australia) in transaction advisory and has degrees in Arts and Commerce from the University of Sydney and an MBA from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management/Kellogg School of Management in Chicago.
Nick Cranna
Nick has over 15 years’ experience as an agribusiness valuer and property adviser across Australia. He was previously National Director at Colliers and has comprehensive knowledge of rural property and water markets including through involvement in many of Australia’s largest agribusiness transactions. Growing up on a vineyard in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia, Nick has a passion for the wine industry. He holds a Bachelor of Business Property from University of South Australia and is an Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute.
Nathan Watts
Nathan has over 20 years’ experience in banking and professional services across Australia and the United States, specialising in financial restructuring. He has held senior roles at ANZ, NAB, PPB Advisory, Kinetic Partners (New York), and PwC, with a focus on managing complex exposures across diverse sectors and geographies. His passion is executing solutions for all stakeholders navigating complex challenges. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Deakin University and is a member of Chartered Accountants ANZ and Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association.
Natalie Meyenn
Natalie has over 25 years’ experience in financial services and investing globally. She grew up on rural properties in the Riverina and Central Western NSW where she now operates a beef cattle farm. Natalie worked in investment banking in New York and Sydney for many years and at The World Bank on Microfinance, Project Finance and Climate Change impact mitigation strategies in Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands. More recently she was Head of the MLC Private Equity program and Chair of the Investment Committee. Natalie is an advisor, director, IC member and/or shareholder for a small number of groups including non-profits in energy and education, alternatives management firms in Europe and Australia, and an ASX listed company. She has degrees from the Australian National University and The Kennedy School at Harvard University.