# Michael McLaughlin

> Michael McLaughlin is a Series A investor at Macquarie Group backing Credit and FinTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Macquarie Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/macquarie-group)
- Location: Greenwich, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mclaughlin-b0778bb2/

Michael McLaughlin is a Series A investor at Macquarie Group in Greenwich focused on Credit and FinTech. As US Country Head for Macquarie Group, Michael McLaughlin chairs the US Management Committee, which comprises the leadership of all of Macquarie’s US-based businesses. Michael is also a member of the Macquarie Group Executive Committee, the senior decision-making body for the Company. Michael joined Macquarie in 2008 to launch the firm’sCredit Markets Division, which he now heads. The division provides capital solutions to clients across all corporate and consumer credit assets. McLaughlin founded the “buy side” proprietary credit trading business at Macquarie. This business was converted to a funds management business called Macquarie Credit Investment Management, Inc., the investment advisor for the Macquarie Credit Nexus Fund. He was the Chief Investment Officer of the Nexus Credit Fund from 2012 to 2014. In addition to presenting on topics covering credit markets, derivatives, and financial innovation at numerous industry conferences, Michael McLaughlin has served as a guest lecturer at the Villanova School of Business, and at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Villanova School of Business, and serves on the board of the Macquarie Group Foundation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit | 1 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Risk Management | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PeerIQ | PeerIQ is a New York-based financial information services company that is creating tools to analyze, access, and manage risk in the peer-to-peer lending sector. We pool detailed loan data to provide authoritative, independent analytics and benchmarks that our institutional clients use to price instruments, value loan portfolios, develop investmentviews, and manage risk. PeerIQ aims to strengthen the P2P sector by increasing transparency, enabling efficient risk management, and providing analytics that support better investment decision-making. | $12M | Series A | Aug 02, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hearst’s Financial Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hearst-s-financial-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TransUnion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/transunion) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Uprising Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uprising-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Macquarie Group

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. Macquarie's main business focus is making returns by providing a diversified range of services to clients. Macquarie acts on behalf of institutional, corporate and retail clients, and counterparties around the world. It has expertisein specific industries, including resources and commodities, energy, financial institutions, infrastructure, and real estate.Macquarie's management approach fosters an entrepreneurial culture among staff. Strong prudential management is fundamental to this approach. Robust risk management practices are embedded in business unit management with central oversight of credit, market, funding, compliance and operational risk. These, together with a strong and committed team, are key drivers of Macquarie's success.Founded in 1969, Macquarie now employs more than 13,900 people in 28 countries. At 30 September 2013, Macquarie had assets under management of $US359 billion.

5 contacts available at Macquarie Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Brazil | Co-Head of Corporate and Asset Finance Group | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-brazil |
| Garry Farrell | Co-Head of Corporate and Asset Finance Group | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garry-farrell |
| Greg Callman | Global Head, Energy Technology & Solutions, Senior Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-callman |
| Lawrence Handen | Senior Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/larry-handen |
| Michael McLaughlin | US Country Head & Head of Credit Markets | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-mclaughlin-5 |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael McLaughlin invest in?

Michael McLaughlin invests primarily in Credit, FinTech and Big Data startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Michael McLaughlin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael McLaughlin closed in Aug 2017. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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