Dragonfly appoints new investment manager

Dragonfly appoints new investment manager




Dragonfly Property Finance has strengthened its team with a new Commercial Property Investment Manager… .

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London-based short and medium term lender, Dragonfly Property Finance, today announced it has hired Dominic Gibson as an Investment Manager for its commercial property team.

Dominic has had an impressive track record advising on and managing real estate assets over the past decade, which comes in handy following the recent launch of Dragonfly’s £130 million Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund.

Most recently, Dominic was a fund manager at a private equity investment fund, where his responsibilities managing a £175 million real estate portfolio comprising office, industrial, leisure and hotel assets.

Dominic started his career at JLL, where his previous experienced includes working as a fund manager at Ekistics Property Investors, where he invested £100 million of seed capital in a broad range of pan-European property assets.

Dominic has joined Dragonfly at an exciting time, following the firm’s recent announcement that since inception in 2009, it has completed over £1 billion of loans.

Commenting on the new hire, Jonathan Samuels, CEO, Dragonfly Property Finance, said: “To be able to hire in people like Dominic reflects the development of Dragonfly into an established lender with substantial commercial property expertise. We have bold plans for the sector and Dominic will play a key role in bringing them to fruition.”

Ludo Mackenzie, Head of Commercial Property, Dragonfly Property Finance, said: “We are delighted to attract someone of Dominic’s calibre – his skills and experience will be invaluable as our growth story continues.”

Dominic Gibson, Investment Manager, Dragonfly Property Finance, added: “I’m really excited to be joining Dragonfly. To my mind, they have built an incredibly strong platform that offers a genuine alternative to traditional bank financing.”

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