David is a Chartered Surveyor and CFA Charterholder. He started his career in the UK in 1998 and moved to the UAE in 2009. David is a Managing Partner of Carter Stephenson Quinn and has previously held key positions at Mubadala and Cushman & Wakefield. David is a specialist in development and investment management having overseen several high-value investment portfolios from initial financing through to construction, leasing, operations and sales. David understands the requirements of real estate developers, investors, financiers and occupiers, and relies upon years of experience to deliver investment returns across the entire spectrum of real estate sectors
Academic Qualifications: BSc(Hons) Land Economics
Professional Accreditations and Memberships: Chartered Surveyor MRICS, CFA Charterholder
Years of Experience: 26
Investment and Asset management of ADGM Square - 180,000 sq m, Abu Dhabi
Development Transaction Structuring on Al Maryah Island - A 114 hectare free zone - Abu Dhabi
Investment and Asset Management of Al Maryah Island - Management and monitoring of financial performance, budgeting, valuation and fund management
Financial Due Diligence - Relating to the investment of equity and mezzanine debt into the investment fund owning Al Maryah Central (a regional super mall located in Abu Dhabi)
Working Committee Member of Sowwah Square Investments - The owner of The Galleria, a 33,000 sq m luxury shopping mall on Al Maryah Island
Renegotiation of Senior Debt for Global Capital and Development with a syndicate of Singaporean Banks in order to realign the company’s funding structure to meet the investors' revised vision for the company