Glen Smith Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Australia

• Bringing together a complementary combination of industry-focused ‘hands-on’ experience and expertise to assist real estate owners, users, investors and lenders to better navigate the market’s complexities and manage.
• Recovery and Workout Services;
• Transactional Advisory Services; and
• Asset and Portfolio Services.

Sydney, Australia

• Summary of role
• Managing the real estate strategy and implementation of larger receiverships and administrations,including Cymbis Finance, Donovan Oates Hannaford Mortgage Corporation, Sleep City, Game and Soul, with varying asset.
• Developing strategies for the realisation or closure of all assets, making recommendations to theappointee(s) and delivering them in considerably challenging markets. This has also entailed completion of capital.
• Winning non-insolvency property consultancy appointments including large premises acquisitions,freehold property reviews and various government assignments including green building analysis, and leasing.
• Sell down of Cymbis Finance portfolio c.$30m
• Sell down of part Donovan Oates Hannaford Mortgage Corporation portfolio c.$50m

Sydney, Australia

• Summary of Role
• Acquisitions for the three funds under management. Sourcing properties in the value range of $10m - $50m (based on in-depth research identifying target markets), negotiation, financial modelling and presentation to an.
• Asset Management of ‘active’ properties – specifically purchased with ‘value add’ opportunities. Asset specific strategy commonly involved considerable repositioning (change in design or use) and/or refurbishment.
• Project management of active assets, including full building refurbishments with short to medium term disposal. Leading a dedicated project team (project manager, construction manager, architect and various.
• Monthly and quarterly financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and day to day asset management over and above the active management strategies.Achievements
• Refurbishment and repositioning of 56 Clarence Street, Sydney (c.$15m refurbishment)

Sydney, Australia

• Summary of role
• Search for new office premises for clients, involving inspections, proposal requests, detailed comparative analysis, negotiation and finalisation. Included in this process was introducing the client to third party.
• Identification of potential clients, pitch for business in a competitive environment.
• Manage client’s ongoing occupancy requirements, advice and portfolio management, including corporate portfolio reviews, exit strategies and rent reviews.Achievements
• Client portfolio review (marketing and media group) where the rationalisation of space resulted in c.25% reduction in the size of their portfolio with annual savings c.$1.7m.
• Ongoing management of a portfolio of a large marketing and media corporation across Australia and New Zealand (over 50,000m² of office space).

London, United Kingdom

• Summary of role
• Analytical, strategic, advisory and assurance role on two major property integration / disposal projects (Castrol and Veba), involving assets across western and eastern Europe.
• Collate, rationalise and analyse the data for the merged companies.
• Prepare and present the strategy proposals for approval to the BP business units, and once approved, action through to implementation.
• Ongoing liaison with BP business units and external agents for the disposal / termination / integration of assets.Achievements
• Integration of Castrol property assets across western Europe, annual savings c.£4m annually and capital proceeds of c.£35m.

London, United Kingdom

• Daily management of occupied properties (16 in UK, including seven in London).
• Liaison with landlords, solicitors, property professionals and senior management on various property matters.
• Assistance in international properties of the DrKW portfolio; including Mumbai and Warsaw colocation.
• Managing an assistant who administered the residential relocation of secondees.

Adelaide, Australia

• Assisting in the valuation of a broad cross-section of residential, office, retail and industrialproperties.
• Research capacity for South Australia, producing quarterly reports to subscribers and key clients.