Macquarie bags Revolut’s real estate head as London HQ hunt continues
Macquarie has poached Revolut’s Rhebeckha D’Silva to be its head of corporate real estate across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as the Australian bank pushes on with its search for a new London headquarters.
D’Silva joined this month from the challenger bank, where she was global head of real estate during a push into the US market. During that time, Revolut became the first WeWork member company to sign for workspace in cryptocurrency, for its US hub in Dallas.
Prior to that, she was global real estate lead at Deliveroo for three years during a period of dramatic growth for the food delivery giant. She has also held advisory and analyst roles at CBRE, Colliers and JLL.
Macquarie has poached Revolut’s Rhebeckha D’Silva to be its head of corporate real estate across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as the Australian bank pushes on with its search for a new London headquarters.
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D’Silva joined this month from the challenger bank, where she was global head of real estate during a push into the US market. During that time, Revolut became the first WeWork member company to sign for workspace in cryptocurrency, for its US hub in Dallas.
Prior to that, she was global real estate lead at Deliveroo for three years during a period of dramatic growth for the food delivery giant. She has also held advisory and analyst roles at CBRE, Colliers and JLL.
D’Silva’s appointment comes as Macquarie narrows its options for a potential new London HQ down to as few as three. The bank is mulling a move away from its 217,000 sq ft base at Ropemaker Place, EC2, where it signed a 15-year lease in 2010.
It has since increased its London headcount from circa 1,000 people to more than 1,500. However, it is unclear whether that means it will need more office space, given that many City employers have now adopted hybrid working models.
The Sydney-based company is understood to be weighing its options between buildings by LaSalle Investment Management, M&G Real Estate and Mitsubishi Real Estate. A re-gear on its current lease is also an option.
On Macquarie’s list is LaSalle’s office building at 60 London Wall, EC2, which has seen a flurry of lettings already this year. Another option is M&G Real Estate’s 40 Leadenhall Street, EC3, an upcoming office scheme near the Gherkin which has been dubbed “Gotham City”.
Macquarie has also run the rule over Mitsubishi Estate’s 50-storey tower at 8 Bishopsgate, EC2, for which Stanhope is acting as development manager. The 570,000 sq ft building is set for completion in late 2022.
Macquarie declined to comment, while D’Silva could not be reached for comment.
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