WW Advisors Limited, a UK based advisory boutique providing specialised real estate investment advisory and financing advisory services throughout Europe, has appointed David Swan as Managing Director.
David Swan has over 15 years’ experience in the real estate industry, including acquisition, development, property asset management, financing, structuring joint ventures and brokerage. To date, Mr Swan has directed investments with a total value of approximately $2.25 billion.
Mr Swan was previously a director with Arcapita, the Middle Eastern Private Equity group, where he directed acquisitions across Europe in the logistics, residential and senior living sectors, as well as being responsible for all aspects of asset management. He managed a vehicle that acquired over 1 million square metres (over 11 million square feet) of logistics space across Europe.
Prior to Arcapita, Mr Swan was a director of Tishman Speyer Properties in London, where he held a number of senior positions including directing UK and European acquisitions, leading the development of a major office scheme in the City of London and being responsible for the property asset management of the European portfolio.
David Swan, Managing Director, WW Advisors explained:
"This is a tremendously exciting opportunity. Recent falls in the values of real estate across Europe mean that existing investors are seeking to restructure their financing or portfolios, while new funds are entering the market. Many of the latter are or will be Shari'ah compliant investors. WW Advisors can provide advisory services to all these market participants to help them achieve their business objectives."
"With our recent appointment to advise a newly formed €225 million Gulf backed real estate company looking to invest in Europe, our clients will be well positioned to exploit the significant market opportunities that are now being demonstrated across Europe. Although the initial focus is likely to be in the UK, our remit is definitely pan-European.”