Australian fintech Bridgit has secured an increased funding commitment from Macquarie Bank's Commodities and Global Markets Group. Investors, including Citi Bank and now Macquarie, have provided more than $1.7 billion in total funding. Bridgit lets homeowners unlock up to $10 million in home equity within minutes, with loan-to-value ratios of up to 85%. It has supported more than $8 billion in property transactions for over 10,000 homes. Lending grew 168% from FY25 to FY26. Loan submissions rose 28% quarter on quarter, despite a property market slowdown. Its AI-enabled platform, ATLAS, cuts approval times to as little as 120 seconds. Bridgit has reported zero losses and invested over $15 million in the platform. Chief executive officer Aaron Bassin said the company aims to reach public markets over time.

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has raised about $800 million for a fund that invests in infrastructure services, two sources familiar with the process said. The Macquarie Strategic Opportunities Fund (MSOF) targets US and European companies that serve infrastructure operators. It has also raised about $700 million of coinvestment capital and is seeking $1.5 billion to $2 billion of core commitments. The 10-year fund targets net internal rates of return of around 20%. MSOF has signed three deals. This month it agreed to buy SI Solutions, after buying Potters Industries last November and DynaGrid Holdings in February last year. Hani Zogheib and Andrew Olinick lead the fund. MAM declined to comment.

Macquarie Capital has acquired a stake in Singapore-based data centre developer Zerra DC, weeks after partnering on a $30 billion Queensland project anchored by Anthropic. The investment provides Macquarie Capital exposure to Zerra's Asia-Pacific operations, which span Australia, Japan, and India. Zerra has assembled a pipeline exceeding 2 gigawatts of planned capacity across the region. The deal expands Macquarie Capital's exposure to artificial intelligence infrastructure, a rapidly growing sector driven by increasing demand for data processing and storage capabilities. The Queensland project represents one of the largest data centre developments in the region, reflecting significant investment in AI-related infrastructure.