Tom Stoddart-Scott
Head of Real Estate at Armila Capital Limited- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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CF30
Financial Conduct AuthorityApr, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
MRICS
RICSOct, 2003- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Armila Capital Limited
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Real Estate
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Dec 2012 - Present
Armila Capital is an investment advisory boutique, authorised and regulated by the F.C.A. that provides family office and private equity style services to its parent company, Kuwaiti European Holding Company (“KEH”) as well as other group, related companies and advisory services to other Middle Eastern investors. Advise on all real estate matters in the UK including investment, development and asset management of group assets which have included office investment, hotel development, residential and other group property owned by KEH and other investors. Arranging finance, both conventional and Sharia’ Acquisition, asset management and exit of SW London office investment delivering a 3.7x equity multiple and 80% IRR over hold period Strategic advice provided to a Jersey trust leading to disposal of London residential assets in Fitzrovia and Nine Elms prior to the market correction in 2016. Further portfolio advice provided to further Jersey trusts on prime central London residential property holdings. Advised an AIM listed Wealth Management and Corporate Broking company on their UK wide leasehold office portfolio (rent roll of circa £700k pa) relocating their offices in Manchester and Isle of Man and refurbishment and subsequent disposal of their Bristol office and regear of London head office lease.
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London Resort Company Holdings Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director - property and asset management
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Aug 2013 - Present
Director, reporting directly to the CEO, PY Gerbeau and responsible for land acquisition and asset management for The London Resort which is to be a 500 acre, £3.5bn theme park and entertainment resort scheme to be located on the Swanscombe Peninsula, Kent. The Project was designated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) by a direction of the Secretary of State for Communities and local government. A development consent order (DCO) application is to be made in Q4 2020.
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Hanover Private Office
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London, Marylebone
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Director
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Feb 2010 - Nov 2012
Established the commercial real estate desk at niche real estate consultancy advising UHNW UK, overseas clients (including Russia & former CIS countries) and businesses on both commercial and super prime residential property mainly focused on the prime Central London markets. Responsible for investment acquisition and disposal, occupational agency, asset management and commercial and residential development appraisals as well as brokerage of other investment transactions. Heavily involved in establishment and the day to day running of the business, conception of the website and branding of marketing material and client reporting documentation. Worked with Hanover’s prime residential business alongside Alex Newall, Alex Murray and Ben Porter in London, Surrey and internationally on a number of acquisitions and disposals in addition to commercial real estate practice.
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GVA Saxon Law
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London, Mayfair
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Associate Director
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Aug 2006 - Feb 2010
West End investment brokerage and strategic asset management primarily in the Mayfair office market working with Andrew Lax, Richard Pope and Piers Glover. Involved in over £500m of commercial office investment transactions (the majority being acquisitions) notably acquisitions of 27 Knightsbridge, 10 Stratton Street & 7 Clifford Street Advised a variety of clients which included: The Berkeley Square Estate, UK institutions, private clients, charities and property companies with differing investment strategies ranging from IRR driven investors to long term investors. Also provided technical lease advisory analysis to support Patrick O'Keeffe and James Fairweather for a number of their major corporate occupier clients on their West End office assets including: Rathbone Brothers, Aegis, Universal Music and Defence Estates.
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Cluttons
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United Kingdom
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Real Estate
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200 - 300 Employee
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Surveyor
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Sep 2001 - Jul 2006
Surveyor in both the fund management and investment teams from 2002 working with Bob Clarke, Ross Owen, John Studd and Tim Dann. This followed a rotation in landlord and tenant rating and telecoms teams supporting John Wood. Qualifed MRICS in October 2003. Advised wide range of clients both ‘in house’ funds under management including a number of charitable trusts, Oxbridge colleges, pension funds, family trusts,landed estates and external clients on their UK wide assets in all sectors but most particularly, high street retail, retail warehouses and industrial assets advising at both asset and portfolio level. Experience in head lease re-gears, redevelopments and marriage value calculations, advising a central London estate. Advised Danish (K/S) investors on the acquisition of yield and covenant deals in the retail and industrial sectors.
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Education
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1998 - 2001
The University of Reading
Land Management - BSc (Hons), Real Estate -
1992 - 1997
Harrow School
A Levels, mathematics, geography and biology -
1987 - 1992
Aysgarth School, Bedale, North Yorkshire
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