Goldman Sachs Hires Former Apollo Exec Samuel Green for Aussie Alternatives Team

US investment bank Goldman Sachs continues to expand its real estate team in Asia Pacific with the New York giant hiring a former Apollo Global Management executive based in Sydney.

Samuel Green joined Goldman Sachs Alternatives this month as a managing director looking after Australia and New Zealand property investments, according to an internal memo seen by Mingtiandi.

The document, which identified Green as a member of the division’s real estate investment team, said, “In his new role, Sam will lead the strategic direction and growth of the Australia equity and credit investing platform and deepen our engagement with the expanding client base in the region.”

The hire brings Green back to Goldman after the graduate of the University of Auckland and the London Business School had served with the bank in the UK earlier in his career.

From London to Sydney

The memo pointed to Green’s experience investing in alternative assets across private equity, real assets and hybrid strategies.

Before rejoining Goldman Sachs this month Green had spent more than four years as a principal with Apollo in Sydney where he led property investments across Australia and New Zealand. During the past two years Green also served on the board of Aussie real estate fund manager MaxCap Group, where he was on the ESG advisory committee, as well as the investment committee.

Green made his debut at Goldman’s Sydney office this month as Juan Manas, formerly head of real estate equity and debt was reported to have been hired as managing director at Wingate Group, a Melbourne-based debt specialist which was acquired by Singapore’s CapitaLand for $127 million in December of last year. 

In addition to his time at Apollo, Green spent more than two years as a vice president with Macquarie Principal Finance in Sydney and spent a year with London-based Round Hill Capital in the UK.

Originally trained as an engineer, Green spent 2015 to 2017 as an investment banking associate with Goldman Sachs in London.

Optimistic on Australia

Green rejoins Goldman Sachs as the firm has been ramping up its activity in Australia including major deals in property and infrastructure over the past year.

In May, Goldman Sachs Alternatives closed on a deal to provide construction financing for The Avenues, a mixed apartment and commercial complex in Sydney’s Zetland suburb valued at more than A$360 million ($235 million).

That debt transaction came after Goldman’s alts division in March teamed up with The Clean Energy Finance Corporation, an Australian government lender supporting green energy, for an A$160 million investment to promote sustainability in the country’s property lending market.  

Goldman Sachs Alternatives invested in that initiative through its $7 billion Real Estate Credit Partners IV fund, according to a statement at the time.

In December of last year Goldman Sachs Alts closed on a construction loan for a Melbourne residential tower with that deal following its reported $132 million acquisition of seven last-mile logistics properties in Australia from Fife Capital in July 2024.