THE ALIGN STORY
Align is a privately owned real estate investment firm, focusing on core plus, value-add and opportunistic real estate within Australia. The majority of Align projects are directly held by Align. On a select basis, Align co-invests alongside likeminded individuals and institutions. Irrespective of the structure, our objective is to provide a personalised approach to real estate.
The founders of Align have a passion and track record in adding value to medium to large scale real estate. Our business seeks to rejuvenate assets and hold for a renewed long-term investment cycle. Non-core assets may also be divested in-line with the pre-agreed strategy.
Align sources and executes value enhancement strategies for each asset, creating value throughout each project’s lifespan and mitigating downside risk in the event of changed market conditions.
WHY ALIGN
✔ We identify underutilised sites.
PEOPLE
The two Directors of Align are highly regarded within the industry for their opportunistic approach to real estate and their consistent track-record in delivering highly complex projects.
Guy French-Wright
BCom (Property)
PGDip (Finance)
PGDip (Treasury)
Guy has over 22 years of experience in commercial property development and investment in Australia and New Zealand.
Prior to founding Align, Guy was the Chief Operating Officer of New Zealand’s largest listed diversified fund manager, Augusta Capital where he oversaw the growth and operations of the New Zealand and Australian businesses. Prior to this Guy lead the successful development businesses for Quintessential Equity in Melbourne and the ASX listed Mirvac Group where he originated and developed some of Melbourne’s best-known commercial landmarks for both Mirvac and their global capital partners. Guy has also held senior roles with one of Australia’s largest private asset owners and developers, Salta Properties.
Guy has a true passion for adding value to commercial real estate as is evidenced by his unquestionable track record in conceiving a vision and executing this vision on behalf of investment partners.
Jack Mahoney
BCom (Finance)
Masters (Entrepreneurship & Innovation)
Jack has over 19 years of experience in commercial property in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Over his career, Jack has developed an extensive and well-rounded understanding of commercial property investment and development. This is a function of his passion for commercial property and his chosen career progression via key roles in buy-side listed property funds management, portfolio strategy, commercial and industrial development, and transactions management.
Jack combines a strong analytical background with an extensive practical delivery capability. He has delivered a range of high quality risk-adjusted outcomes for investors throughout his career.
Prior to founding Align, Jack held key transactional roles with Investec Bank (UK & Australia), ISPT, Mirvac Group, Quintessential Equity and Cadence Property Group. Much of his career has been spent working at the front-end of commercial transitions in the development and value-add segments.