HALLCROFT FINANCE - Key Persons
Adrian's entire career has centred around property development finance. Following university, he spent seven years with National Australia Bank Group and then joined the Dawney Day Group. It was here, in 2010, that Adrian decided to fulfil a lifetime's ambition of starting his own business by forming Hallcroft Finance, a bespoke development finance brokerage. Although this was a particularly challenging time to start a debt funding business Adrian survived and thrived and the lessons learned during this period have made him stronger and wiser as a business leader. In addition, key relationships, with both clients and funders, were formed during these difficult times some of which remain as part of the wider Hallcroft Group stakeholder network.
Adrian owns and manages his own property investments and is keen to grow his portfolio through joint venture partnerships. He is also an active participant in the Hallcroft mezzanine business and is a member of the oversight board.
Outside Hallcroft, Adrian has a busy family life and spends a lot of his spare time, as a qualified football coach, supporting young children develop their life skills through football.
Douglas is a lawyer by training and has spent most of his career in finance where he was responsible for creating and launching Bank of Scotland's first-ever private banking operation.
Douglas is a highly experienced banker. He has been active in corporate banking, including property lending and start-ups and wealth management over three decades. This also included setting up and launching Adam & Company's Aberdeen office, in addition to helping Barclays establish and consolidate their private banking and wealth business presence in Scotland. He has Chartered Banking Status and is Investment Qualified PCIAM.
Douglas is a keen sports fan and is a Director of a certain football club in Glasgow.
Job Titles:
- Trustee and Honorary Treasurer of the Association Montessori Internationale
Ian has a BA in Economic History from the University of Leeds and an MBA in Financial Services from Sheffield Hallam University. He had a career in banking for over 30 years, firstly with National Australia Bank Group, in a number of senior roles including that of Head of Corporate division in London with Clydesdale Bank. He also spent 2 years on secondment in Australia. After leaving National Australia Bank Group Ian was appointed Head of Corporate Banking at Danske Bank UK where he was able to further develop his property finance skills.
In a planned directional career change, Ian joined Hallcroft in 2014 to maximise his experience and expertise in structuring property development finance transactions through the application of his strong credit skills and the relationships formed throughout his career. He enjoys all aspects of property lending and was the founder of the Hallcroft mezzanine business where he sits as part of the oversight board.
Outside Hallcroft, Ian is a trustee and Honorary Treasurer of the Association Montessori Internationale and believes strongly in this form of education for young people. He enjoys travel and is learning Italian as he, his wife and family are regular visitors to that country. Golf remains Ian's life-long passion.
Martyn graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2004 with an honour's degree in law. During his professional career he specialised in private equity, mergers and acquisitions and Fund formation with UK Top 50 law firms McGrigors (now Pinsent Mason) and S J Berwin LLP. Martyn has always had entrepreneurial flair and he left the law profession to set up his own retail business which he subsequently expanded throughout London and into Manchester and Glasgow. With a love of property development, he directed his career into property development funding and, with his legal experience and the knowledge gained running his own business he set up a property fund for a boutique mid-market debt finance provider.
He joined Hallcroft in 2018 and co-founded the Hallcroft advisory business which he now runs as part of the wider Hallcroft Group. He has expert knowledge of the UK funding market which he uses to support, and give confidence to, clients in the delivery of their property projects. His legal and entrepreneurial expertise often means he can find workable solutions to the more complex property transactions. Martyn is a firm believer in getting things done!
Martyn is an active participant in the Hallcroft mezzanine business.