Michael Dillon is Managing Director of Kames Property, a UK real estate business. A chartered surveyor, Mike specialises in property development and investment. With over 25 years’ experience in the UK property market, he has project experience ranging from small residential schemes through to large scale, long term, urban regeneration projects. Working at Director level Mike has successfully delivered in excess of 1m sq ft of offices and a similar amount of industrial and warehousing. Several large shopping centre reconfiguration and redevelopment projects have been achieved in addition to several housing/student residential developments often as part of complex mixed use city centre developments. Complex master-planning and planning situations involving listed buildings has featured in a number of projects. An experienced and capable real estate development professional with a proven and consistent track record at senior level Mike has a unique breadth of experience across the public and private sectors. Working at Director level for over 18 years Mike has extensive market knowledge and has gained exposure to the CMBS business and has acted as advisor to US Hedge Funds/Private Equity investors seeking to deploy capital in the UK often through distressed debt purchases. Extensive experience of private equity, syndication and enterprise zones. Recent projects include:-Off market identification and acquisition of a £20M multi let prime investment /redevelopment scheme for US private equity in central Glasgow.- Off market origination, appraisal and development management of a £200m, 750 unit Build to Rent scheme in central Glasgow.- Development management of a 600 acre green field residential development site - Glasgow. - Consultancy project" Enterprise Zone Implementation Plan " while acting as interim Enterprise Zone Manager in the south of England. - 250 room student project in Nottingham. Development advice and agency