johnwilson@balanced-view.com

Our Team

John Wilson Bsc Eng. (Chem), BA (Hons)

John has a significant track record of experience in major real estate deals and transactions throughout EMEA. with a total transactional value of approximately £9,4 billion / $12,7 billion / ZAR200 billion in the past 15 years during his time at Balanced-View, and his previous role at CBRE in London where he was Executive Director of Corporate Capital Markets & Corporate Strategies. Prior to this, John was the Managing Director for a New York-based Private Equity Fund, where he gained a wealth of knowledge of structured corporate finance.

Key Transactions & Projects:

  • Sale & Leaseback – HSBC – GBP 2,5 billion
  • Acquisition & Resale – HSBC – GBP 1,7 billion
  • Corporate Consolidation – Pfizer – GBP 1,2 billion
  • Partial Sale & Leaseback, and Redevelopment – Absa Towers Main – R1,5 billion
  • Liability Transfer – Barclays PLC UK – GBP 450 m
  • Pre-let Development then Purchase – HSBC Dubai – GBP 400 m
  • Business Sale – Pfizer UK – GBP 200 m
  • Sale & Leaseback – Laureate Swiss University – GBP 150 m
  • Corporate Consolidation – Nestle & Purina Pet Foods – GBP 100 m
  • Disposals and Sale & Leasebacks – GSK – GBP 100 m
  • Pre-Let Development, and Sale and Leaseback – Premier Inn UK – GBP 50 m
  • Disposals and Sale & Leasebacks - Bancomer & BBVA Mexico – GBP 30 m

Experience:

Balanced-View, CBRE Ltd, Centenary International Corp, Rentokil Initial Plc, Unilever Plc

Sam Wilson

Sam has spent the past several years working in the South African Real Estate market in strategic roles at Broll and Balanced-View, and analytical roles for Brightsky Capital, a Private Equity Fund.

He has transacted on numerous different projects throughout EMEA, predominantly on the African Continent, where he has advised Bank and Corporates on how to best monetize and release optimum value from their Real Estate portfolios.

Total Transaction Value (past 5 years) – approx. ZAR20 billion / £1 billion / $1,3 billion

Key Transactions & Projects:

  • Partial Sale & Leaseback, and Redevelopment – Absa Towers Main – R1,5 billion
  • Pre-Let Development, and Sale and Leaseback – Premier Inn UK – GBP 50 m
  • Portfolio Optimisation Strategy – Barclays Africa
  • Portfolio Optimisation Strategy (NDA Client) – Far East

Experience:

Balanced-View, CBRE Ltd, Centenary International Corp, Rentokil Initial Plc, Unilever Plc