LoanOptions.ai, an AI-focused finance brokerage, has completed its first merger, acquiring Sydney-based Asset Alley.
The move expands LoanOptions.ai’s presence in the commercial and equipment finance sectors.
Asset Alley specialises in complex “full doc” equipment finance and is led by industry veteran Louie Dib, supported by eight staff.
The firm has a track record in managing sophisticated transactions.
The merger provides Asset Alley brokers with access to LoanOptions.ai’s technology, including its end-to-end asset finance application process and loan matching engine, AILO.
Asset Alley will also begin implementing LoanOptions.ai’s tech stack across its equipment vendor, accounting, and mortgage broking partnerships, while collaborating with the LoanOptions.ai engineering team on upcoming commercial lending tools.
Julian Fayad, Founder and CEO of LoanOptions.ai, said,
“We’ve never lost sight of how irreplaceable the human element is, especially in complex, high-value commercial deals. Louie and the Asset Alley team are the absolute gold standard in that space, and as we looked to expand our brokerage through M&A, this first merger with Asset Alley was a natural choice.”
Louie Dib, Managing Director at Asset Alley, said,
“By officially joining the LoanOptions.ai group of companies, we’re going beyond integrating its advanced technologies, to actually being part of the engine itself. This allows us to offer our clients an even more streamlined and tested experience backed by an in-house fulfilment team.”
The combined entity will operate from LoanOptions.ai’s Sydney headquarters in Rhodes.
LoanOptions.ai first signalled its interest in mergers and acquisitions in mid-2025, and the Asset Alley merger has immediately expanded its commercial loan book.
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