Jake joined Simten after nearly a decade at a big four accounting practice, working in their real estate development team advising on major real estate projects and programmes across the UK, Ireland and the Middle East. Prior to that, he qualified into their real estate tax team advising on tax structuring and due diligence for clients involved in high value real estate transactions in the UK and across Europe.
Jake has extensive understanding of finance and the real estate sector, with experience leading on financial modelling, investment and development appraisal, transactions, financial analysis and financing arrangements, including structured financing, joint ventures and forward funding.
Jake is a fully-qualified chartered accountant (ACA), chartered tax adviser (CTA) and chartered surveyor (MRICS), and holds an MBA in Construction & Real Estate from the University of Estate Management, offering the rare combination of being qualified in both finance and real estate.
