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Joint Ventures

Topland Group has a successful track record as a joint venture partner, providing equity funding and investment expertise to project sponsors and developers throughout the UK.

We have invested in several profitable partnerships across sectors, including office, retail, residential, and strategic land.

As a fully integrated property company, our joint venture partners benefit from our expertise in all areas of real estate. We take a hands-on approach to every project, to ensure a successful outcome for all stakeholders.

We provide a broad range of structured finance solutions to UK and European property developers and investors across all sectors.

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Upper Street
Islington, London

Dual-fronted, mixed-use (office and retail) asset prominently located on the junction of Upper Street and Liverpool Road. We are undertaking substantial refurbishment works to deliver a best-in-class, mixed-use investment.

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Allen House
Kensington, London

A rare, unbroken residential freehold in the heart of Kensington. In partnership, we will be delivering a best-in-class, new development of 45 luxury residences, including two penthouses, private terraces, and landscaped gardens.

People

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Tom Betts

Director – Structured Finance

Tom is a member of the Group’s Investment Committee and main Board and leads the Structured Finance division of the Group. Tom has been with Topland since 2000, bringing over three decades of experience to the business. Tom set up the Group’s lending division in 2014, deploying over £1 billion in loans to date and establishing Topland as a key player in the alternative lenders market. Prior to joining Topland Tom held senior finance roles in both Barclays Bank Plc and Aviva.  

 

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David Sanderson

Investment Director

David is Investment Director and a member of the Topland Group Investment Committee and main Board. David joined the Topland Group in 2016 and now heads up acquisitions and disposals on the equity side, as well as working across asset management on the company’s portfolio. David has 15 years of experience in real estate; covering investment and operational businesses. David is a member of the RICS, and is a qualified lawyer, having been called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 2011. 

 

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Antony Iannaccone

Director – Structured Finance Team

Antony is a Director within the Structured Finance Team and a member of the Group Investment Committee, having joined Topland in 2012. Antony has 25 years of property finance experience across private equity joint venture funding, banking, principal investment, and property development. During his career, Antony has advised and led on a broad range of real estate investment and development transactions and has over 5 years of bank restructuring experience.

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Ryan Smith

Investment Manager

Ryan is an investment manager whose role involves originating and underwriting new acquisitions and joint venture opportunities on the equity side of the business as well as being involved in the asset management of some of our existing portfolio. Ryan has over a decade of experience in real estate with a primary focus on investment and development acquisitions across all sectors. He is a member of the RICS and holds an MSc in Real Estate from Cass Business School.