My Team
My Team
Lea Levy is an experienced analyst within Colliers Retail Investment Services business, working alongside the national team, specialising in the sale of major shopping centres.
As an analyst, Lea is responsible for supporting Retail Investment Services in delivering transaction services. This includes providing analysis on demographics, asset fundamentals and financials to optimise the success of the business’s campaigns and deliver the best results for clients.
Prior to joining Colliers in early 2019, Lea was a Finance Analyst at Scentre Group where she broadened her understanding of shopping centres and asset performance and refined her skills in operational analysis, financial modelling and valuation.
Specialising in the sale of major shopping centres, Lachlan has managed the sale of over $18 billion worth of shopping centres, working with a wide range of clients including institutional, international and private investors.
In 2021, Lachlan’s team transacted the largest retail deal in Australian history, with the sale of Pacific Fair and Macquarie Centre for $2.2 billion. This deal represents the largest retail transaction globally since 2018. He also secured the second largest agency retail transaction in Australia at $1.00 billion in the sale of Pacific Werribee and Pacific Epping.
In 2019, Lachlan's team transacted 83% of all retail assets greater than $100 million, equalling a total of $3.58 billion in sales. These included:
• The sale of Westfield Marion, SA for $670 million (50% interest);
• The sale of Westfield Burwood, NSW for $575 million (50% interest);
• The sale of Garden City Booragoon, WA for $575 million (50% interest);
In the last 5 years, Lachlan has sold 8 out of the 9 Australian regional shopping centres that were presented to market, and has successfully marketed over 100 different assets. Lachlan has achieved the largest individual transaction in Australian history with the sale of Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, QLD for $810 million (50% interest).
With an in-depth understanding of shopping centre performance, Lachlan can provide you with expert advice on the sale and acquisition of all your retail investment:
• Capital Partnering / Joint Ventures / Portfolio Transactions
• Asset Marketing and campaign strategy, implementation and execution
• Shopping centre acquisition and disposal
• Sale negotiation and transaction
• Strategic asset positioning and repositioning to maximise asset performance
• Buy side investment advisory