Alice Crowley, Director of International Capital, Knight Frank
Knight Frank’s Singapore office has brought in a former Lendlease executive and a director from its London operations as the UK-based property consultancy expands its regional capital markets team.
The London-based property consultancy this week announced the addition of Alice Crowley from Lendlease as director of its international capital team for Asia Pacific, where she began supporting investment strategies for Asian investors last month.
Simon Matthews will relocate from London to the Lion City this month as Knight Frank’s new director of debt advisory, creating innovative financing solutions for Australian clients as rising interest rates drive private credit solutions. We focused on procurement.
“These roles significantly enhance our global capital markets capabilities,” Neil Brooks, Knight Frank’s global head of capital markets, said in a statement on Monday. “This further strengthens our commitment to building scale as the world’s leading investment network of advisors, providing unparalleled insight and access to international capital markets.”
Strengthening the city-state
The company sees these new appointments as part of its efforts to strengthen its capital markets capabilities globally and provide solutions to its clients’ financing requirements.
Simon Mathews, Director of Debt Advisory, Knight Frank
“This further strengthens our commitment to building scale as the world’s leading investment network of advisors, providing unparalleled insight and access to international capital markets,” Brooks said.
Crowley, who joined the team in December, has more than 10 years of experience in the APAC real estate sector, including more than four years as Development Manager at Lendlease, and has been involved in the ongoing development of Singtel’s S$3 billion headquarters in Orchard. The company is currently working on projects such as a $1 billion redevelopment project. area.
Prior to joining Lendlease, she spent four years with Australian property company GPT Group.
Mr. Matthews brings 10 years of experience in debt advisory, development and investment from London back to Singapore to help source offshore private financing solutions for Australian capital market transactions.
“The demand for equity and capital partnerships is increasing among Australian investors, creating a unique opportunity for our global capital markets team,” Knight Frank said in a statement.
The new additions to the team come on the heels of Knight Frank hiring veteran investment broker Galben Tan as CEO in November to lead its Singapore operations in the CEO role, an position he had sought from September 2022. Ta.
Building the Belkadia Alliance
Down Under, Knight Frank has appointed Ben Schubert as head of capital advisory for Australia, adding to his current role leading the institutional sales team, with responsibility for capital raising, recapitalizations, partnerships and debt advisory. He will lead the growth of the business, including
Mr Schubert will continue to be based in Sydney and will be responsible for facilitating the flow of capital from the Asia-Pacific region to Australia.
A graduate of Western Sydney University, he has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry, including nearly four years with GPT Group, just under two years with JLL and more than seven years with Colliers.
“This partnership strengthens Knight Frank’s ability to guide clients through every step of a transaction and explore financing options across the entire capital stack,” the consultancy said.