Ivor Kaplan Consultant

Ivor is a commercial property and tourism lawyer with extensive experience across a broad spectrum of commercial and business law matters.

He specialises in advising developers and owners of office buildings, hotel portfolios, industrial properties and other major property and infrastructure projects on acquisitions, financing, joint ventures, developments, management, leasing, sales and other related matters. He also has extensive experience and skill in the taxation aspects of property matters.

Ivor has acted on the acquisition and disposal of substantial companies and businesses operating both in Australia and internationally.

Experience

Property & Infrastructure

Property developments

The development and financing of Mariners Cove and the development and leasing of a high rise CBD office tower. Structuring industrial property syndicates and all aspects of asset acquisition, management, leasing and sale. Developing innovative and tax effective title structures in property development to achieve developers' objectives.

AMP

Advised on an innovative ‘build, own, operate and transfer’ transaction for the provision of housing for 650 students in Sydney.

Property acquisition, development and sale

The acquisition of the ACI Glassworks factory, Waterloo, Sydney, its development into a self-storage facility, and the structured sale of the property and the business.

Corporate

Pick 'n Pay

Acquisition and development of the Franklins supermarket business and the ongoing management of all leasing and other property matters for Franklins.

Various hotel clients

Acting on the purchase, sale, leasing and management of numerous Country Comfort, Chifley, Australis and other hotel businesses throughout Australia.

Centro Shopping Centres NSW

Retail leasing portfolio management.

International College of Tourism & Hotel Management

Establishment of the International College of Tourism & Hotel Management at Manly in Sydney.

Property

Diverse property related services to government, corporate, banking and insolvency & reconstruction clients.

Recognition

Career & qualifications

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Commerce, Rhodes University
  • Bachelor of Laws, Rhodes University

Memberships

  • Member of the Law Society of New South Wales

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