Savills Australia and New Zealand has strengthened its hotels expertise and capabilities with the appointment of hotel specialist, Niall Kumar, to its Sydney-based team.

Niall joins the global agency with extensive experience in property investment, acquisitions, and financial analysis, combined with a Masters in Property Investment and Development.

Niall joins Savills following a successful tenure at Salter Brothers Funds Management, where he spearheaded a wide range of strategic responsibilities including acquisitions, underwriting, deal origination, and market research.

He brings a wealth of experience across various sectors, with particular expertise in hotels, build-to-rent (BTR), and the living sector.

As Associate Director at Savills, Niall will focus on hotel and pub transactions, investment strategyand analysis, partnerships with institutional and private capital, and hotel operator engagements.

Commenting on his appointment to the team, Nick Lower, National Director or Hotels at Savills Australia and New Zealand said, “Niall’s deep understanding of the hotel industry and investment sectors, combined with his proven track record of successful deal-making will be critical to his role within the team.

“Niall’s extensive experience and ability to navigate complex transactions, foster capital partners and engage with hotel operators make him an invaluable asset to the team.

“The addition of Niall’s expertise to our team ensures we continuing growing on the successes we saw last year while offering our clients even deeper insights, stronger capabilities and the ability to deliver exceptional results for them in what will, no doubt, continue to be a highly competitive hotel market again in 2025,” Mr Lower said.

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