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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

MA Financial Group is an Australian diversified financial services firm specialising in Asset Management, Lending, Corporate Advisory, and Equities.

- Director of various fund management entities, includingArmada/MA Financial Ingle Farm Shopping Centre TrustArmada South Brisbane Office Trust Armada/MA Financial Hollywood Plaza TrustArmada/MA Financial Gateway Plaza TrustArmada/MA Financial Arndale Central TrustCanberra Outlet Centre FundMA Financial Bathurst Plaza TrustMA Financial Figtree Grove Shopping Centre Trust(MA Financial) Marion Shopping Centre Fund- The majority of these funds/trusts… Show more - Director of various fund management entities, includingArmada/MA Financial Ingle Farm Shopping Centre TrustArmada South Brisbane Office Trust Armada/MA Financial Hollywood Plaza TrustArmada/MA Financial Gateway Plaza TrustArmada/MA Financial Arndale Central TrustCanberra Outlet Centre FundMA Financial Bathurst Plaza TrustMA Financial Figtree Grove Shopping Centre Trust(MA Financial) Marion Shopping Centre Fund- The majority of these funds/trusts have shown healthy returns to investors. Many are still returning cash distributions to unitholders on a quarterly and/or half-yearly basis.- Investment clients include international and Australian institutions and high-net-worth investors. Show less

- Identified, negotiated, and acquired commercial and retail property and originated the capital, both institutional and high net worth;- Armada Funds Management was acquired by/merged with the listed financial platform MA Financial (formerly Moelis Australia in 2017. When the business was acquired, it had undertaken in excess of $1 billion in real estate transactions and had assets under management of $800 million.By the end of CY 2020, we had: - More than doubled the size of… Show more - Identified, negotiated, and acquired commercial and retail property and originated the capital, both institutional and high net worth;- Armada Funds Management was acquired by/merged with the listed financial platform MA Financial (formerly Moelis Australia in 2017. When the business was acquired, it had undertaken in excess of $1 billion in real estate transactions and had assets under management of $800 million.By the end of CY 2020, we had: - More than doubled the size of the assets under management to circa$2 billion; - Doubled the annuity revenue flow of the business; Introduced a number of new institutional investment clients to MA Financial who were not with them previously; - As at the end of 2019 our divisional revenue per operative at $2 million each proved to the highest and best performance of any division within the company.- At the end of CY2020, I retired after putting in place a succession plan. At that point, Real Estate Asset Management had in excess of $2 billion of assets under management and had developed a strong growth momentum. Show less

Sydney

Armada Funds is an investment and funds management company focussed on office, retail and hotel property capital market sectors. - Undertook and managed transactions in excess of $1B in investment-grade real estate transactions, including CBD / city fringe office buildings, regional/sub-regional shopping centres, and gaming-based hotels across Australia;- Clients comprised local and offshore investment institutions (75%) and high net-worth investors (25%).

- Director of various fund management entities, includingBrave Nelson Hotel TrustArmada/MA Financial Ingle Farm Shopping Centre TrustArmada South Brisbane Office Trust Armada/MA Financial Hollywood Plaza TrustArmada/MA Financial Gateway Plaza TrustArmada/MA Financial Arndale Central TrustCanberra Outlet Centre Fund- The majority of these funds/trusts have shown healthy returns to investors. Many are still returning cash distributions to unitholders on a… Show more - Director of various fund management entities, includingBrave Nelson Hotel TrustArmada/MA Financial Ingle Farm Shopping Centre TrustArmada South Brisbane Office Trust Armada/MA Financial Hollywood Plaza TrustArmada/MA Financial Gateway Plaza TrustArmada/MA Financial Arndale Central TrustCanberra Outlet Centre Fund- The majority of these funds/trusts have shown healthy returns to investors. Many are still returning cash distributions to unitholders on a quarterly and/or half-yearly basis.- Investment clients include international and Australian institutions and high-net-worth investors. Show less

Sydney, Australia

UBS is a global firm providing financial services.- Completed in excess of $35B in listed and unlisted capital raisings in property sector between 1992 and 2006;- Advised on the divestiture and acquisition of in excess of $5B of property in Australia between 1994 and 2006;- Were consistently ranked as the most dominant property investment banking team in Australia, recording the highest market share of equity capital raised in the sector over that period, in excess of 60%… Show more UBS is a global firm providing financial services.- Completed in excess of $35B in listed and unlisted capital raisings in property sector between 1992 and 2006;- Advised on the divestiture and acquisition of in excess of $5B of property in Australia between 1994 and 2006;- Were consistently ranked as the most dominant property investment banking team in Australia, recording the highest market share of equity capital raised in the sector over that period, in excess of 60% annually;- I was one of four Executive Directors in the UBS Investment Banking Department Property Capital Markets Team;- Originated and managed IPOs and capital raising in the listed property sector and for unlisted wholesale and retail property vehicles for UBS in Australia;- Undertook property divestiture roles for institutional clients;- Personally undertook, or responsible for, completing over 20 IPO’s, or capital raisings (both underwritten and non-underwritten) for listed and unlisted companies and property trusts in the wholesale and retail property sector;- Responsible for origination, structuring, pricing, due diligence involvement and corporate advisory roles within the transaction. Experience included initiating and capitalising companies and taking from private to public (i.e. IPO’s);- Acted in the divestment of approx. $2B of property in Australia. Show less

Hooker Corporate is the South Australian arm of the international commercial real estate organisation Hooker Corporate, headquartered in Sydney.- Director and Board Member - Hooker Corporate (Australia) Pty Ltd;- Managing Director, Chair and Board Member - Hooker Corporate (SA) Pty Ltd;- State (SA) representative on the national Hooker Corporate Board;- Responsible for the South Australian arm of the business, in addition to contributing to the national business… Show more Hooker Corporate is the South Australian arm of the international commercial real estate organisation Hooker Corporate, headquartered in Sydney.- Director and Board Member - Hooker Corporate (Australia) Pty Ltd;- Managing Director, Chair and Board Member - Hooker Corporate (SA) Pty Ltd;- State (SA) representative on the national Hooker Corporate Board;- Responsible for the South Australian arm of the business, in addition to contributing to the national business strategy;- Ran the operations and responsible for the commercial and residential arms of the corporate business;- Hooker Corporate rose to second in the rankings in South Australia;- Originated and implemented a turnaround strategy for a business that had operated in the local commercial market for 30 years but had barely returned a profit;- Over 18 months, shed operational costs and built revenue consistently;- Took the business from the fifth-ranked commercial real estate business in South Australia to the second-ranked business in 18 months;- Similar to the local business, the Australian business grew in performance, rankings and credibility during the period of my tenure. Show less

Sallmanns International is a locally owned arm of a newly established Australian commercial real estate organisation headquartered in Melbourne. - Established independently owned South Australian arm of a new commercial property business in Adelaide;- Originated, implemented, and drove a new business strategy;- Sallmanns operated as an economic and profitable business for 3 years in one of the toughest periods experienced in South Australian and Australian real estate over the… Show more Sallmanns International is a locally owned arm of a newly established Australian commercial real estate organisation headquartered in Melbourne. - Established independently owned South Australian arm of a new commercial property business in Adelaide;- Originated, implemented, and drove a new business strategy;- Sallmanns operated as an economic and profitable business for 3 years in one of the toughest periods experienced in South Australian and Australian real estate over the last 50 years, whilst its competitors proved uneconomic and shed staff relentlessly;- The business attracted a coterie of respected corporate and institutional clients as we grew the business, which contributed to strong growth in revenue;- The business proved successful in a tough environment. This led to it being acquired by Hooker Corporate (Australia) Pty Ltd in 1992, with the executive team being charged with the responsibility of managing the merged South Australian entity. Show less

Fellow

Responsible Manager

Services Licences

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Val)

Financial Real Estate Agent’S Licence Holder, Nsw, Victoria & South Australia