Operational Markets

Paddy has over 16 years of real estate experience having spent his early career in European fund management before joining Global Student Accommodation as an early employee and leading the acquisition of £1bn of student accommodation across UK & Europe. 

Paddy advises a range of investors and developers on transactions, joint ventures and operations predominantly across student accommodation, build to rent and co-living. 

Paddy joined Colliers in 2021.

Lee focuses on research within the operational or ‘beds’ capital markets sector.  In this role Lee works closely with our key clients to create bespoke research pieces, whilst also supporting our National Capital Markets team.  Lee has over 17 years’ experience in residential and alternatives property markets, in a career that spans residential agency, management, through to research, and has worked with some of real estate’s leading market operators.

Our priority  is to provide our capital markets customers with first class service, whether they are new entrants or already established within the sector.

Part of Colliers Capital Advisory and have experience of investment transactions and funding across the capital stack, including both debt and equity, across all use classes, with a particular focus on student accommodation investment advisory and funding.

John is an associate director on the National Capital Markets team focusing on transactions and capital advisory mandates involving operational real estate.

With over a decade of experience in real estate advisory, lending, M&A and restructuring, John has worked on a diverse range of transactions for clients in EMEA and the US.  He has advised on numerous transactions totalling over £6 billion across a number of real estate sectors, including some of the largest student accommodation transactions in Europe.

Prior to joining Colliers in 2021, John worked at Savills and on JLL’s Corporate Finance team in London.  John began his career at Rothschild in New York where he advised on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and corporate restructurings related to the Hotel & Leisure and Retail industries.

George advises a range of investors and developers on transactions, joint ventures and operations predominantly across student accommodation, build to rent, co-living and healthcare.

George joined Colliers in 2021.