Newman Leech

Newman Leech co-founded Geneva Management Group in 2000, and GMG (Suisse) SA in 2001. He was also a founding shareholder of GMG Investments in 2005, which focused on real estate investments in Switzerland. He set up GMG Real Estate (now RE Capital) in 2015. He is the chief executive officer of RE Capital and a member of the RE Capital investment committee. He has been instrumental in the growth of the real estate business and increased the assets under management by more than €500m between 2016 and 2019. Newman spends most of his time visiting the teams and projects in Lisbon and London.

Anthony Wreford

Anthony Wreford specialises in people businesses, either as an advisor or as a non-executive director. His executive career was mainly spent in the advertising and marketing sector, where he built his own agency, was a divisional CEO of Omnicom Inc. and later Deputy Chairman for Omnicom Europe. He sits on several Advisory Boards including Stonehage Fleming, FPE Capital and Portas Consulting. He is a Board Advisor to Skybound Capital. He works in an advisory role within asset management and chairs a twice yearly meeting of some of the leading international asset managers. In sport, he is the former President of MCC (2018-19). He is also an advisor to the European Tour (golf).

Yuan Sun

Yuan joined RE Capital in June 2022 as Head of Residential Development and leads the UK residential development business. She has over 13 years of experience in residential development experience in the UK, with a proven track record of delivering complex residential led mixed-use developments in London. Prior to joining RE Capital, she held senior positions in both public and private sector development companies, including London Legacy Development Corporation, Strawberry Star Homes, and Greenland Group. She holds a MEng degree in Engineering Science from University of Oxford, and is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Sean Gaskell

Sean Gaskell is a director of RE Capital and joined the group in 2008. He has played an instrumental role in growing the RE Capital business and has been actively involved in structured finance since 2005. He has also held a number of important directorships in structured finance vehicles covering CMBS, RMBS and Synthetic asset backed programmes which supported banks in their off balance sheet funding programmes. Sean is a member of the Group’s investment committees and currently supports the group with capital raising. He is also partner in the Geneva Management Group.

Keith Bailey

Keith brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the organisation, having previously held the position of Investment Director at Grosvenor. With a proven track record in driving successful office investment strategies, Keith’s addition to the RE Capital team marks an important milestone in the company’s growth and expansion plans. In his new role, Keith will be based in London, overseeing the identification and execution of strategic acquisitions for the organisation.

Johannes Gerzain

Johannes Gerzain is a senior asset manager for RE Capital in Switzerland. His role entails assessing and analysing potential transactions and overseeing asset management initiatives for our Swiss projects. Prior to joining the company, Johannes spent three years at Edmond de Rothschild in Geneva as a Real Estate Fund Manager. Before that, Johannes was responsible for Cushman & Wakefield brokerage agency in Geneva. He graduated from a leading engineering school in France and holds a real estate financial degree from the Kedge Business School.

Gavin Green

Gavin joined RE Capital in London as General Counsel in February 2022 and will head the company’s legal activities across all jurisdictions. Gavin sits on the executive committee and advises on corporate matters, risk management, legal processes, structuring, compliance, debt, and transactional work. Prior to joining RE Capital, Gavin acted as General Counsel for MARK and Crossbay, overseeing all legal workstreams and managing external counsel. Gavin previously spent over six years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, followed by a five-year period at Ropes & Gray, during which he did a 10-month secondment in Goldman Sachs’ Loan Negotiation and Structuring Team.

Catherine Von Berg

Catherine von Berg leads the finance function of the UK Real Estate business and joined GMG Real Estate (now RE Capital) in 2020 from London & Capital, where she was head of finance. Catherine takes overall responsibility for finance, cash management and tax matters for the UK projects as well as preparing the statutory accounts. She has a wealth of experience in financial reporting and previously held a position at KPMG for three years. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a CA(SA) degree from the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

Luke Dhanoa

Luke joined RE Capital in April 2023 as a Senior Asset Manager. He is responsible for the management of various projects both directly, and as a RE Capital representative where external project managers are appointed. He has 13 years of real estate experience, offering a broad track record covering: asset management, disposals, and acquisitions. Prior to joining RE Capital, Luke worked at Starwood Capital, Cerberus Capital Management, and Oaktree Capital with multi-sector and multi-jurisdictional mandates. He has a BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College London, and an MSc in Management from the Imperial College Business School.

Wouter de Vos

Wouter has partnered with RE Capital as Investor Relations & Business Development Director, Africa since May 2023, to help expand our African presence.

As an investor, co-investor, and direct investment advisor, Wouter specialises in identifying, advising and structuring real estate transactions. As a trusted advisor, he connects sophisticated investors with sought-after and exclusive real estate opportunities across South Africa, the United Kingdom and Europe.

Wouter has over 30 years of experience in the Finance and Real Estate industries, where he spent more than 18 years as a National Executive Management Team member at one of South Africa’s leading private banks, Investec. Wouter also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Atterbury Property Fund, a leading private retail and commercial property fund with assets in South Africa, Namibia, and Mauritius before establishing deVOS Capital in 2020. Wouter holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Pretoria. He also holds a selection of University Diplomas and Certificates in Banking, Finance, and Property.

Olivier Hezelot

Olivier joined GMG Real Estate (now RE Capital) in 2017 after 10 years at Westcore Properties, a US family office and real estate private equity investment company, where he looked after the real estate portfolio and investments in Switzerland and southern Europe. He is currently a director on the board of the company, a member of the investment committee and heads up its European and Swiss businesses. Olivier holds an MSc from a leading French engineering school and started his career in corporate finance within the M&A team of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Paris, Geneva and Zurich.

Dewald Van Tonder

Dewald van Tonder is a qualified Chartered Accountant with 15 years’ experience in various business sectors. Before joining RE Capital, Dewald held the position of chief financial officer for LSE listed entity Capital Drilling as well as the chief financial officer for a global multinational entity BASF Coating Services South Africa.

Devon Olander

Devon joined RE Capital as a Group Fund Manager in November 2022. In this role he manages RE Capital’s fund investment platforms, the facilitation of investment into a deal pipeline, and delivers consistent risk-adjusted returns for the fund’s unit holders. Devon is also part of RE Capital’s Executive Committee, where he supports building out our Luxembourg investment platform. Prior to joining. Devon worked at Skybound Capital Group – a long term partner of RE Capital’s, where he had managed its investment funds for over 13 years. He holds a B.Com in Financial Planning from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

Gregory Brichetti

Greg joined RE Capital in 2022. He has over 14 years of experience across investment banking and wealth & asset management, working with international corporates – driving end-to-end strategic projects, developing multi-asset investment solutions and generating portfolio expansion. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Morgan Stanley and HSBC, where his core expertise in product development, business management and client advisory helped empower all relevant stakeholders. Greg obtained an Msc in Risk and Asset Management from EDHEC Business School, and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, as recognised by CAIA Association.

Maxim Fedorov

Maxim joined RE Capital in a full-time business development role in 2021, after acting as an advisor and consultant for GMG and RE Capital from 2017. He has over 15 years of experience working as a legal professional at a range of enterprises, including: BPC Banking Technologies, BPC Engineering and Crédit Suisse. In 2019 he founded his own company called Delcrede, which facilitates the fund-raising process for real estate projects. Maxim graduated from Moscow State Law Academy as a Civil Lawyer, he also holds an LL.M in American Business Law from Pericles, an MBA in Executive Education from Hult and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). Outside of work, he enjoys yacht racing, golf, mountain climbing, velo and Nordic skiing.

Patricia Torres

Patricia is a consultant, specialising in leadership, and executive coaching. She has been working with RE Capital as an external consultant since 2020. In this role, she works closely with the RE Capital team to advise on and manage relationships with potential Hispanic investors. Patricia has spent over 11 years working in the Private Banking industry as Senior Wealth Planner, and a Senior Investment Advisor for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals. She holds qualifications in International Relations, Coaching, Positive Psychology at Work, and an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Business Development.

Kunwar Chohan

Kunwar Chohan is an investor, advisor and allocator at RE Capital, with over 18 years of experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Venture Capital. At Deutsche Bank, Kunwar helped to build various top-tier best-in-class businesses from the global family office and private sponsors franchise in the investment bank to being the ETF product head for EMEA. He has worked with the world’s largest institutional clients across the investment bank – building innovative solutions via balance sheet and private debt lending. Kunwar is also the Founder of Red Pin Capital, a global Private Equity and Venture Capital firm in London focused on private markets across growth equity and real estate.

Nuno Santos

Nuno is a Fund Manager at RE Capital in Portugal, with almost a decade of experience in Real Estate. Nuno has spent the last 8 years focusing on Real Estate transactions in Southern Europe, with a strong focus in Portugal where he has led some of the largest and most innovative transactions in the office, logistics, hospitality and residential development sectors. He possesses extensive experience of development projects, along with a broad and established network of best-in-class professionals and advisors. Nuno also brings financial modelling and financial analysis through his past experience in investment banking with StormHarbour Securities (leading Investment Banking Boutique in the UK and Portugal). Nuno holds an M.Sc. in Finance from NOVA SBE, the leading Portuguese business school.

John Neto Valente

John Neto Valente joined GMG Real Estate (now RE Capital) in 2020 as a director. He is in charge of the Portuguese operations, including sourcing and deal origination. Prior to joining GMG Real Estate, he was an investment director at Fosun Hive Holdings in Lisbon where he transacted over €1 billion in real estate. John holds an MSc in Finance from Nova Business School and started his career in strategy consulting at Roland Berger and private equity at Explorer Investments.

Augusto De Mello

Augusto Homem de Mello joined RE Capital in January 2022 as a Sales & Marketing Director. He is leading the sales activities and marketing strategy for new projects in Portugal. Prior to joining RE Capital, Augusto worked in similar positions for both private equity firms and developers, launching a variety of residential, office, and hospitality developments all over the country.

João Pedro Hilário

João joined the Business Development team at RE Capital in July 2023. As a Vice President, João heads the Business Development effort out of our Lisbon office, with capital raising as his prime focus. He has over 25 years of experience in Financial Services, including key roles in the investment funds, corporate services, insurance and re-insurance sectors in Portugal, Brazil, UK, and the US. His previous roles include Director of a Portuguese fund management company, VP of Aon Brazil, and Senior Business Development roles in the Global Investment Funds market.

Héloïse Deparisse

Héloïse joined RE Capital in 2021 as Geneva’s Office Manager. She is in charge of the smooth daily running of the office’s logistics and supplies, as well as the well-being of its employees. Héloïse has spent the past 15 years in the hospitality industry – starting as a Sales Coordinator in London – moving on to a Director of Sales position in Geneva. Héloïse holds a master’s degree in Management from the University of Orléans.

Mariana Martins

Mariana joined Re Capital in 2022 as an Interior Designer – assisting the Lead Designer, and is responsible for the delivery of all our current and pending residential projects in Portugal. Mariana brings 19 years of experience, working as an Architect and Project Coordinator for residential, retail and commercial projects across Lisbon, Comporta and Melides. It was through her personal projects that she began to work in interior design.

Theodore Qi Shou

Theo joined Skybound in 2011 and acts as the International Chief Investment Officer. With a background in academia in China, Theo started his finance career at HSBC, where he was mostly involved in manager selection and portfolio construction. He also had experience and success in managing multi-asset portfolios for individual clients and family offices. He worked in London, New York, Geneva and Hong Kong. Theo holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and is a CFA Charterholder and a CAIA Charterholder.

Kerrie Barlow

Kerrie Barlow joined to set up the Mirabilis Group in August 2018. She has more than 20 years’ experience in production, finance, and operations management. She developed her expertise across a variety of industries, including hospitality, events, advertising and publishing. Kerrie is based in London and is responsible for running Mirabilis London. She is also working on setting up Mirabilis Lisbon.

Jeanne Paquette

Jeanne joined RE Capital in July 2023 to support the Business Development and Investor Relations effort out of the Lisbon office. Her role is focused on capital raising efforts across all lines of the RE Capital offering; and managing investor and intermediary partner relationships. Jeanne holds a BA in Economics from Concordia University, as well as an MSc in Applied Econometrics and Forecasting from Lisbon’s School of Economics and Management.

Clifford Warren

Cliff Warren initially trained as an auditor and accountant with Ernst & Young in Johannesburg, South Africa, and then became a partner in a tax consulting practice. Cliff (a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Skybound Group), was both Founder and Managing Director of Blue Ink Investments (Pty) Ltd. He served as an executive member of the South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s Legal & Regulatory Affairs Committee for seven years and has been a member of the International Tax Planning Association for many years. Cliff is involved in the development of Skybound’s global business initiatives.