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David is the Chief Executive Officer at Starz Real Estate. He is responsible for the strategic direction at Starz. His goal is to build a world class commercial real estate finance company. David formed Starz after a long tenure at Marathon Asset Management where he was the founder and manager of the Marathon secured lending programs. Most recently, David started and managed Marathon’s European CRE platform.

In addition to real estate, David has experience financing a wide variety of assets classes from aircraft to consumer loans. David started his career at Heller Financial, a middle market lender based in Chicago. David received an MBA from Baruch University and a BA from Brandeis University.

Outside of Starz, David enjoys getting frustrated playing golf.

Clare is a Senior Legal Counsel at Starz Real Estate, where she is involved with all legal aspects of a transaction as well as transaction management and deal execution. She also assists with regulatory matters and corporate administration.

Before joining Starz, Clare was a senior associate in the finance team at US law firm, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP, with a particular focus on real estate finance transactions. Prior to that she worked in the real estate finance team at international law firm DLA Piper UK LLP.

Clare holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Sheffield, and completed the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law, London.

Outside of Starz, Clare enjoys spending time with her two young boys, travelling and seeing her friends and family.

Bristena is involved in all aspects of origination, execution, underwriting and execution of real estate credit opportunities across Europe.

She joined from Stanhope Plc’s Real Estate Investment team where she performed underwriting for potential investment opportunities. Prior to that she worked for Goldman Sachs in their Real Estate Portfolio Management and Real Estate Development teams.

Bristena holds a Masters in Real Estate Finance from Cambridge University and a BA in Financial Accounting from Hiram College in the US and is fluent in Romanian and English.

Richard is a Managing Director at Starz Real Estate where he is responsible for originating and underwriting real estate credit transactions, with a particular focus on non-core opportunities, including special situations, mezzanine and bridge loans.

Richard has 30 years’ experience in European real estate including direct investment, lending, structured finance and advisory. Prior to Starz, Richard worked as a Managing Director for Marathon Asset Management’s European CRE platform for 8 years, acquiring more than €1.25bn of assets in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy. He has also held senior positions at UBS, AIG, Standard & Poor’s and Aareal Bank. 

Richard’s career started in real estate advisory, including roles at Weatherall, Green & Smith and EY. He qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1994 and has a BSc in Land Management from the University of Reading.

Outside of work, Richard enjoys running, cycling, skiing, football and all things Welsh.

Nicolas is a Managing Director at Starz Real Estate, where he is responsible for the Asset Management of all the loans originated by Starz. Nicolas has over 15 years’ experience in corporate finance and commercial real estate debt.

Nicolas joined Starz from Situs Asset Management, where he was the head of Loan Advisory and previously head of Special Servicing with responsibilities for underwriting and managing balance sheet and securitised non-performing loans across all European jurisdictions.

Prior to Situs, Nicolas was a Director at Morgan Stanley in the Special Servicing team focused on restructuring and recovering CMBS defaulted debt in continental Europe. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Nicolas held several roles with Hatfield Philips and BNP Paribas.

Fluent in French, English, German and Italian, Nicolas holds a Master’s Degree from Neoma Business School in France and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Nassim is an Analyst at Starz Real Estate, where he is involved in all aspects of origination, underwriting and execution of real estate credit opportunities across Europe.

Prior to joining Starz , Nassim was an Analyst at Credit Agricole CIB Real Estate and Lodging team.

Nassim holds a MSc in Real Estate Finance from Cass Business School and a BSc (Honours) in Business Management from Cass Business School.

Carrie joined Starz Real Estate as a Managing Director in the investment team. She has over 20 years' experience in real estate debt origination and underwriting. She is responsible for sourcing and overseeing the execution of new lending.

Carrie joined from Schroders, where she worked as an Originator in the Real Estate Debt platform. She started her career in the Real Estate Structured Finance team at Macquarie bank and has held origination roles at alternative lenders ICG and DRC Savills IM.

Carrie is a chartered surveyor and has an MA in European Real Estate.

Greer Morgan is the General Counsel at Starz Real Estate. Greer is involved with all the legal aspects of transaction execution including cross-border issues, as well as all internal legal workstreams including fund aspects, compliance and regulatory matters and loan management issues.

Trained and qualified in New Zealand, Greer was a senior associate in the finance department at international law firm Taylor Wessing LLP, London for over 10 years focussing on real estate finance before moving in-house. Whilst at Taylor Wessing, Greer completed a secondment at GE Capital sitting in the legal team of their real estate debt platform.  

Prior to joining Starz, Greer was General Counsel at Laxfield Capital, a commercial property lender.
Greer holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a BA in Psychology from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Outside of Starz, Greer enjoys running around after her two young children, travel and pilates / barre.

Helen Muir is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Starz Real Estate. She is responsible for the day-to-day operational and finance functions of the business and funds.

Helen is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds a Bachelor of Law with Spanish. Helen also achieved a distinction in the Legal Practice Course at City University in London. Helen has over 17 years of financial and corporate experience gained in the fund management industry.

Before joining Starz, Helen was a Partner at Europa Capital, a Pan-European real estate fund manager where she spent 14 years. Prior to Europa Capital, Helen started her career in the accounting team at MidOcean Partners, a mid-sized private equity firm.

Outside of Starz, Helen enjoys catching up with friends and family, the theatre and gardening.

Daniel is an Associate at Starz Real Estate, where he is involved with Finance, Investor Relations & Operations.

Prior to joining Starz Daniel worked in fund accounting at Federated Hermes in their Private Markets division focusing on Private Equity & Infrastructure funds. Additionally, he has worked at Barings LLC in a Portfolio Oversight role which involved reporting on European High Yield bond & loan funds.

Daniel is a chartered accountant, having qualified with the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). He also holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Plymouth.

Outside of work, Daniel plays golf & often enjoys reading about ancient history.

Michael is an Analyst at Starz Real Estate, where he is involved in all aspects of origination, underwriting and execution of real estate credit opportunities across Europe.

Prior to joining Starz, Michael was an Analyst at Trimont Real Estate Advisors for the Credit and Asset Management team. During his time at Trimont Michael was seconded to Morgan Stanley where he worked for the Warehouse Lending Asset Management team.

Michael holds a MSc in Finance from Cass Business School and a BSc (Honours) in Finance from Lancaster University.

Filipe is an Associate at Starz Real Estate, where he is involved in all aspects of loan origination, underwriting, and execution of real estate credit opportunities across Europe. Prior to Starz, Filipe was an Associate at Bawag in the Real Estate Finance team where he focused on modelling, structuring, underwriting, and executing senior loans and loan-on-loan financings across western Europe and the US. Prior to Bawag, Filipe was an Investment Analyst at Welltower where he was responsible for analysing equity and debt investments in UK seniors housing. Fluent in Portuguese and English, Filipe holds a BSc in Economics from University of Porto.

Marco is a Vice President at Starz Real Estate, where he is involved in all aspects of origination, underwriting and execution of real estate credit opportunities across Europe.

He joined from Citi’s Commercial Real Estate Structured Finance team where he focused on modelling, structuring, underwriting and executing senior loans, mezzanine debt, loan-on-loan financings and CMBS, across all real estate asset classes in Europe and in the UK.

Marco started his career as an Equity Analyst at Exane BNP Paribas in London where he was involved in the valuation, modelling and analysis of listed companies across the Diversified Financials sector in Europe and in the UK.

Fluent in Italian and English, Marco holds an MSc in Finance from Warwick Business School and a master’s degree in Corporate Finance from LUISS University, Italy.

Georgy is an Associate at Starz Real Estate, where he is involved in the Asset Management of all the loans originated by Starz.

He previously worked at Resolute Asset Management in the Project Management and Advisory teams. He was involved in the workout of NPLs and REOs portfolios, and in the performance review of performing and non-performing commercial loans and real estate assets for Financial Institutions and Sponsors.

Prior to Resolute, Georgy was an Associate Analyst at Moody’s Ratings, where he was responsible for the ratings of UK Financial Institutions and EMEA Non-Bank Financial Institutions.

Fluent in Italian and English, Georgy holds a master’s degree in finance from ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain, and a bachelor’s degree in international economics, Management, and Finance from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.

Sally is the Office Manager at Starz Real Estate, where she ensures the daily operations run smoothly. She performs a wide variety of office and administrative duties, including organising all office travel, as well as maintaining the diaries of the CEO and COO of the company.   

Sally joined Starz from Deutsche Bank, where she was a PA / Team Assistant to Credit Flow Trading for 2 years.
Prior to Deutsche Bank, Sally was an Office Manager at DesignStudio London for 2 years, learning the ropes of the creative industry.

Sally enjoys spending time with her family, shopping, skiing, sunbathing on the beach and of course, dancing.

Simon is a Vice President at Starz Real Estate, where he is involved in all aspects of loan origination, underwriting and execution.

Prior to Starz, Simon worked as a junior investment manager in the real estate department of MEAG, the global asset manager of the Munich Re Group, where he was involved in the selection and execution of indirect investments with a strong focus on REITs. During his tenure at MEAG, Simon contributed to new investments with a volume of more than €300 MM.

Fluent in German and English, Simon holds a master’s degree in Finance from University of Edinburgh and a BSc in Economics from University of Hamburg.

Limor is the Head of Origination at Starz Real Estate. She brings over 19 years of experience in Real Estate Debt Origination and Leverage Finance Credit Underwriting and is a part of the Investment Committee of Starz.

Limor joined Starz from Deutsche Bank AG where she worked as an originator in the commercial real estate debt platform. She originated over €2.0bn of loans, including development, loan on loans, hospitality, retail, office, student housing and bridge financings.

After starting her career with JPMorgan Syndicated Finance, she worked at GE Capital as the head of the Leverage Finance underwriting team and then as debt originator for Commercial Real Estate.

Limor was a Lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Forces, she holds a Bachelor BA Accounting degree from The College of Management, Tel Aviv and an MBA degree from Erasmus University, the Netherlands.