Clive Swillman is head of the Real Estate Finance team at CMS. He advises lenders and sponsors on a wide range of transactions both domestic and international including structured real estate financing; development financing; acquisition financing; and restructurings. During a career of more than 25 years he has advised on all asset classes and across the whole capital stack.
Sally is a partner and the CFO of Clearbell Capital LLP, a UK private equity fund management and advisory business with 3 value-add/opportunistic funds focussed on UK real estate. In addition to overall responsibility for financial reporting, financing and structuring, she is the Compliance Officer and also a member of the Investment Committee. With over 30 years of experience in the real estate sector, she has strong technical and commercial expertise in all areas of treasury, taxation, finance and reporting. As well as in-depth knowledge of UK practices, she has broad experience of European and international markets. Prior to Clearbell, Sally was Group Projects Director at Grosvenor Group Limited, where she was Finance Director of a listed entity in Luxembourg and provided financial consultancy and support to the international management teams. Before Grosvenor, Sally worked at Wates City of London Properties plc, where she was responsible for all financial and treasury matters and raising in excess of £1 billion from banks, rights issues and joint venture partners. Sally began her career at Deloitte Haskins & Sells in London in 1982. She has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 1985. She holds a BA (Hons) in Chemistry from Wadham College, Oxford University.