ABOUT CLOVERLEAF
Cloverleaf's team shares a deep-seated belief that an equitable society and a sustainable future should be enjoyed by all. This comes out in our passion for Community Housing and Energy Transition projects
OUR MISSION
Provide affordable Community Housing
Our mission is make housing more equitable for vulnerable Australians:
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Australian housing affordability has declined significantly since the early 1980s. Since 1980, capital city house prices have risen 11-fold, while the price of everything else has risen by about 4.7 times. The ratio of average house prices to average household disposable income has more than doubled over the last thirty years from around 3 times to around 6.5 times.​
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The University of NSW estimates the unmet social housing need in Australia is 437,000 dwellings while the unmet affordable housing need is 213,000. And as a by-product of COVID, many low-income Australians have had to move away from the suburbs and towns they've called home all their lives.
Helping Decarbonise Housing
Residential buildings in Australia are responsible for approximately 10% of the nation's total carbon emissions and account for around 24% of overall electricity use.
Cloverleaf helps our Community Housing Partners efficiently fund the installation and operation and maintenance of solar panels and batteries, which also typically deliver significant cost savings to tenants.
WHY CLOVERLEAF
Combining over 100 years of experience funding social infrastructure and renewable energy assets in Australia and abroad.
We focus on community housing and energy transition because we care about building fair, sustainable communities which residents take pride in.
GREAT PEOPLE
Meet our team: full of energy and commitment and driven by a shared drive to make an impact in Community Housing and Australia's Energy Transition
Sean brings more than 25 years of infrastructure investing and project finance experience. He has significant experience structuring community housing projects in particular. Previously he held senior leadership roles, including as a Managing Director at Macquarie Group and, more recently, leading Community Housing and Energy Transition initiatives for John Laing in Australia.
Sean has delivered a broad range of community housing, spanning HAFF, Queensland HIF and Victoria's Big Build, the acquisition of the UK’s Green Investment Bank and numerous PPPs and economic infrastructure.
Sean Nunan
Managing Director
Ross joined Cloverleaf in 2023 and has 7 years of project finance and infrastructure advisory experience.
At Cloverleaf, he has developed significant expertise in structuring and financing Community Housing projects. Prior to Cloverleaf, Ross gained invaluable experience with UBS in their Power & Utilities advisory team and Citi’s Project and Structured Finance team across project finance, securitisation and transportation finance. Ross has deep experience in debt advisory, structuring and credit ratings analysis.
Ross MacLeod
Investment Associate
Jim has been a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills for nearly 30 years and is currently a Senior Adviser with the firm. Jim has numerous decades of experience across greenfield infrastructure projects in Australia and internationally. This has been with a focus on social infrastructure, including health, public services, public utilities, energy, transport, and water projects, as an advisor for both private investors and Governments.
Jim Theodore
Chair, Advisory Board
Mark is a senior funds management leader with a recent focus on property and real assets, including Social Infrastructure, Healthcare Property and private debt. He successfully grew Australian Unity Real Estate Investment Management into a leading property funds management and development business through innovation and long term partnerships. He is also an experienced director .
Mark Pratt
Advisory Board Director
Tristan is a senior member of the Cloverleaf team, bringing deep expertise across lending, structuring, and infrastructure advisory.
He joined Cloverleaf from ANZ Bank, where he financed community housing, renewable energy and PPP projects. Before this, at Ernst & Young, he advised State Governments on major infrastructure initiatives, building strong public-sector insights. Tristan began his career at Transurban, gaining hands-on experience as an investor, owner, and asset manager of toll road assets. This combination of experience gives Tristan a well-rounded perspective on complex infrastructure and housing transactions.
Tristan Gleeson
Associate Director
Cheney is an Investments Analyst at Cloverleaf, specialising in the quantitative analysis and debt funding of Community Housing projects.
He brings six years of prior experience, including three years as a debt and equity analyst and three years valuing financial derivatives and power purchase agreements, whilst at Deloitte. This background provides Cheney with strong technical expertise in financial modelling and valuations, which he now applies to advancing Cloverleaf’s Community Housing initiatives.
Cheney Qian
Investment Analyst
Simone is Partner, Head of Portfolio Solutions and Responsible Investment at Mutual Trust – leading a range of services, including Responsible Investing and associated portfolio management across all asset classes. Simone has c. 25 years investing experience and prior to Mutual Trust, Simone was Head of Investment Management for UBS Australia. Simone started her career in equity research sales with Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse.
Simone Rouse
Advisory Board Director
Barmak is the Investments Director and a member of the leadership team at Hickory. Prior to this he was the Chief of Staff to Australia’s Housing Minister and Assistant Treasurer. Barmak’s prior roles include infrastructure investment and asset management roles with Hastings Funds Management, Victorian Funds Management Corporation and in project financing with Macquarie Capital across multiple jurisdictions.
Barmak Amini
Advisory Board Director
Community Housing and Energy Transition were the sectors Sean Nunan, Cloverleaf’s founder, was responsible for whilst working at his previous employer, John Laing. When Cloverleaf commenced business in August 2022, it was to expressly focus on these areas. Sean has over 25 years experience structuring, financing and investing in social infrastructure and renewable energy projects which have had a high impact on their respective communities. A notable highlight was acquiring for Macquarie Group the Green Investment Bank from the UK Government in 2017. Sean was also previously a director on the board of Australia's second largest Community Housing Provider, Housing Choices Australia, and been involved in the acquisition and funding of some of the world's largest renewable energy projects.
ORIGIN STORY
