Savills Expands Regional Capital Markets Team

Savills announced the appointment of Benjamin Tan as Regional Director of Capital Markets. The appointment further strengthens Savills transaction advisory business and enhances the integrated local and cross-border investment services it offers to clients across Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Benjamin will continue the recent successes of the Savills Regional Capital Markets team.

Benjamin brings to Savills over 15 years of experience in Capital Markets, most recently as Head of Real Estate Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse AG, Singapore. During his 9 years at Credit Suisse AG, Benjamin undertook numerous large scale developments and built a circa $S800 million portfolio of commercial assets. Prior to that, Benjamin was with Ascendas Pte Ltd where he led a team that structured and raised funds and acquired assets in China and India.

Christopher Marriott, CEO of Savills South East Asia, welcomed Benjamin to the team, “Ben brings with him a new angle to our Capital Markets Team. With his background and technical expertise in Real Estate Investment Banking, he will be able to leverage Savills significant access to deal-flow and together, grow our legacy.” He further commented, “This expansion aligns well with our plans to become the leading international real estate advisor in the ASEAN and Asia Pacific regions.”

In 2015, Savills completed many of the key transactions across APAC including the en bloc acquisition of One Harbourgate Tower Hong Kong by China Life Insurance for HK$5.85 billion ($1.08 billion) - the largest single office tower purchase in Kowloon’s history and the sale of the Cbus portfolio including CBW and 700 William Street in Melbourne for $A1billion ($S990 million).