Property

Mark Harrison

Managing Director, Property

Mark has extensive experience and knowledge in all facets of the property and property finance sectors, built through various senior executive roles over the course of the last two decades. He is well known and trusted within the property industry as a specialist in risk assessment, structuring and funding of leveraged property transactions. Prior to joining Wingate, Mark spent more than 10 years with Ashe Morgan Winthrop, as a director in various roles including responsibility for their commercial lending business.

Ryan Levin

Managing Director, Property

B.Sc, Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries (UK), Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (USA)

Ryan is an actuary, specialising in risk management and financial structuring. He has spent two decades in the financial services industry holding roles ranging across product development, financing and property. Ryan has business-building and investment experience across three continents and brings substantial marketing, innovation, analytical and entrepreneurial skills to Wingate, as well as specific experience in the finance, insurance and loyalty industries.

Prior to joining Wingate, Ryan founded Destiny Health, a Chicago-based health insurance company, spearheading what is now commonly referred to as the “Consumer Driven Healthcare” sector in the USA.

Paul Ottaway

Executive Director, Property

BComm

Paul has extensive experience and knowledge in all facets of the property and property finance sectors, built through various senior executive roles over the course of the last two decades with a number of Australia’s pre-eminent commercial property financiers.

Well-known and trusted within the property industry, Paul is a specialist in risk assessment, structuring and funding of leveraged property transactions.

David Henry

Executive Director, Property

Master of Applied Finance

David has over 25 years’ experience in the property industry directly and in structured property finance, syndication and equity investment.

Based in our Melbourne office David leads the origination team, and is responsible for origination, appraisal and management of individual investments the group makes across the capital structure be it senior debt, structured finance or equity investment.

Having worked in direct property and syndication David has a clear sense of the needs of developers, investors and property owners, he places emphasis on developing long term, enduring relationships.

Michael Nathan

Executive Director, Property

BBus, GradDipAppFinInv, MBA

Michael has more than 15 years of experience in real estate finance and property development.

Prior to joining Wingate he held roles at Macquarie Group including as Fund Manager of Macquarie Real Estate Equity Funds and Senior Manager within Macquarie Development Capital.  Michael was integral in the acquisition, structure and delivery of a number of residential apartment, townhouse and land subdivision projects across Australia. He also provided property advisory services within Macquarie Group for infrastructure and structured finance projects.

Prior to joining Macquarie, Michael held various property and finance roles across two major financial institutions in Melbourne and London.

Adam Davis

Director, Property

B.Comm (Accounting and Finance), Chartered Accountant, MS in Real Estate (Finance and Investment) New York University

Adam has extensive experience in property investment, development and finance, covering transactions in both Australia and the US. Prior to joining Wingate, Adam was based in New York where he established and led the US operations of Grocon, one of Australia’s largest private property owners and developers. Adam began his career at Ernst & Young following which he has held senior roles in the property industry spanning transaction origination, analysis and structuring as well as advising large private families on property investment.

Paul Davis

Director, Property

BBus (Property) & Master of Applied Finance

Paul has over 20 years’ extensive experience and knowledge in all facets of  property structured finance, investment banking and development, built through various senior executive roles over the course of the last two decades.

Based in Melbourne, Paul is responsible for the origination and management of property investment opportunities across the entire capital structure.

Prior to joining Wingate, Paul held senior positions with a number of Australian investment banks, and real estate private equity groups.

Rob Di Iorio

Director, Property

BEc

Rob has over 15 years’ experience in originating and structuring capital solutions for real estate owners and developers across all Australian markets and prior to joining Wingate, previously held senior positions with Commonwealth Bank, Pepper Group, HBOS/Lloyds and National Australia Bank.

Based in our Sydney office, Rob is responsible for the origination, evaluation and ongoing management of real estate opportunities across senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity.

Leon Gryfenberg

Director, Legal Property

Leon Gryfenberg has over 35 years experience practising in all aspects of Property and Banking and Finance.

Leon specialises in both residential and commercial transactions also in-house lending to developers for both site acquisition and construction. Leon has extensive experience conducting substantial conveyancing practices, acting for both vendors and purchasers and also in respect of the leasing of many different types of properties, both as Lessor and Lessee representative.

Rupert Blunden

Associate Director, Property

BBus (Banking and Finance) and Master of Finance

Rupert has over 10 years’ experience in commercial and property finance having spent six years at the Westpac Group as a commercial banker focusing on structured debt solutions for private property developers and investors.

Rupert has spent the last four years as a senior member of Wingate’s Risk and Analysis team focusing on private debt and equity and structured finance.  Rupert is based in Melbourne and is responsible for the origination, evaluation and management of real estate investment opportunities across the capital stack and covers all major real estate asset classes.

Jamie Kay

Associate Director, Wingate Property

BBus (Marketing)

Jamie has had over two decades of experience in the property development and finance industries throughout Australia, Asia and the Europe.

He is not only well-known and trusted in the industry but widely regarded as a leading specialist in assessing market risk and identifying research driven opportunity having being involved in the acquisition, structure an delivery of residential apartment, townhouse and land subdivision projects across Australia.

Based in Melbourne, Jamie is responsible for origination, evaluation and management of real estate investment opportunities across the capital structure including senior debt, mezzanine debt or equity investments.

Prior to joining Wingate, Jamie was a Director with Oliver Hume and has also held senior executive roles with private, government and listed companies

Ben McKie

Associate Director, Property

Master of Property

Ben has over 10 years experience in the property development industry and has successfully delivered projects across a broad range of sectors including residential, hospitality, retail and commercial developments in Australia.

Based in our Melbourne office Ben is responsible for origination, evaluation and management of real estate investment opportunities across the capital structure be it in senior debt, mezzanine debt or equity investments.

Samantha Zhou

Associate Director, Property

Samantha is highly experienced in driving business development with a strong emphasis on assisting and supporting International Clientele in property development.

Sam has worked across international government organizations, multinational companies and private business in government relationship and public relation capacities, and is also a qualified interpreter.

Prior to joining Wingate, Sam worked at Pomeroy Pacific in Melbourne, European Union Chamber of Commerce and BHP Billiton in Shanghai.

Sam has a strong interest in international affairs and cultural exchanges.  She has been heavily involved in the Australia-China Youth Dialogue.