MANSFORD - Key Persons


Charles H. Knight

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Board
  • Partner and Member of the Firm 's Executive Board
Charles is a Partner and member of the firm's Executive Board and of the Management, Investment, Asset Management and Governance and Audit Committees. Charles leads origination, transaction management and management of the investment team. Charles has over 30 years real estate experience and has originated, underwritten, financed and asset managed a wide range of assets across all asset sub classes. Charles joined Mansford as a Founder Partner shortly following inception in 1997. Prior to joining Mansford Charles spent ten years at GVA where he focused on institutional investment, leasing and development funding. Charles is a qualified Chartered Surveyor and former High Sheriff.

David J. Reynolds

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Board
  • Partner and Member of the Firm 's Executive Board
David is a Partner and member of the firm's Executive Board and of the Management, Investment, Finance and Asset Management Committees. David is responsible for transaction origination and execution. Prior to joining Mansford in 2009 David was a Partner at a strategic consulting firm. Prior to this David held roles in New York and London advising Investment Banks and Hedge Funds on strategy and human capital. David holds an MA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh and is an alumnus of the London Business School.

Justin Dowley

Job Titles:
  • Executive
  • Member of the Executive Board
Justin Dowley serves on the Executive Board as chairman of Mansford LLP. In addition to his role at Mansford, Justin is chairman of Melrose Industries plc, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc and Alpha Insurance Analysts Ltd; deputy chairman of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers; and a non executive director of J.P. Boden & Co Ltd. In his earlier career he was a co founder of Tricorn Partners LLP, the independent advisory firm; head of Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch Europe and a director of Morgan Grenfell.

Oliver Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Board
  • Chairman of the Firm 's Executive Board
Oliver is a Partner and Chairman of the firm's Executive Board and the firm's internal sub-Committees with overall responsibility for the group's investment activities. Oliver has over 30 years real estate experience and has invested across all asset sub classes and structures with particular expertise in joint ventures and asset backed operating companies. Prior to founding Mansford, Oliver was Funding Director for Arlington Securities with responsibility for Arlington's investment sales, development funding, financing and joint venture negotiations as well as its operations in continental Europe and the US. Prior to Arlington Oliver was employed by Goldman Sachs within their Real Estate Investment Banking Group. Oliver holds a BA in Law from Trinity College, Cambridge.