27 Knightsbridge

With over 35 years of experience, Mark is widely regarded as one of London’s leading real estate investment advisors. As a founding partner of Michael Elliott, Mark has successfully advised on the acquisition and disposal of over £20 billion of UK commercial real estate.

Mark has been involved with numerous high-profile transactions including some of Central London’s best-known buildings such as the Millennium Dome, Centre Point, the Burlington Arcade, Earls Court & Olympia, Queensberry House, 60 Sloane Avenue and 1 Strand.

Other transactions have included strategic loan workouts for the likes of Nippon Credit Bank, Swedbank and Westpac and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Mark is a senior partner of Metrus, our sister management company helping to grow the portfolio from £300 million in 2001 to more than £5 billion today.

He is a generous philanthropist and board member of Rays Of Sunshine – a UK charity that brightens the lives of seriously ill young people and their families across the UK by granting wishes and providing ongoing support within hospitals.

In his spare time, Mark enjoys spending time with his family, enjoying the arts and he is a keen cyclist and football fan.

David is an equity partner at Michael Elliott. Having started his career at Cushman & Wakefield, over the last two decades he has advised on over £5 billion of central London investment transactions.

With a proven track record, he thrives on a proactive approach to asset strategy and transactional delivery which has resulted in forging lasting relationships with his clients.

He has a strong preference and track record for sourcing off market opportunities where confidentiality is paramount.

In addition to advising a number of high-profile overseas investors, he has a broad domestic client base some of which include CBRE Global Investors, Howard de Walden Estate, Workspace Plc, Trinova and UBS.

An avid sportsman, David is a keen golfer, skier, rugby fan and classic car enthusiast. He loves a hairbrained fitness challenge albeit has had less time recently due to his two young sons who live with him and his wife in London.

Scott is a Director at Michael Elliott with over a decade of experience specialising in the Central London market.

Acting for a number of private clients, property companies and foreign & domestic institutions, he provides a range of advice on numerous asset classes including office, hotel, retail and development properties for both acquisition and disposal purposes.

Often working on off-market transactions and with experience and detailed knowledge of complex corporate structures, he is known for thinking strategically and creatively to ensure clients’ needs are met.

Scott has advised and transacted on multiple trophy London deals with recent examples including:

• Fenwick’s, New Bond Street, W1 - £428.5m

• 50 St James’s Street, SW1 – pricing confidential

• 14-16 Great Portland Street, W1 - c.£30m

• 27 Savile Row, W1 - £56m

• 64 St James's Street, SW1 - c.£35m+

• The Wellington, Covent Garden, WC2 - £76.5m

• 21 Dartmouth Street, SW1 - £95m

• 35 Great Smith Street, SW1 - £30m

• Harlequin Building, 65 Southwark Street, SE1 - c.£60m

• 187/195 Oxford Street, W1 - c.£55m

• Bow Street Magistrates Court - c.£60m

• The Hat Factory, Kentish Town Road, N1 - c.£25m

• 54-57 Great Marlborough Street, W1 - c.£60m