About
Professional Summary
Simon Crouch is the head of of Tenant Advisory in Australia and has been with Colliers since 1996. Simon started his career in Office Leasing and changed roles to help establish Tenant Advisory Services at Colliers in 2006. When we started out our aim was to provide the highest quality impartial advice to tenants and to deliver bespoke accommodation strategies that would accelerate our clients business and that is what we have done since. Through employing best in class people with diverse skills our focus is always on holistic customer solutions and service excellence. Evidenced by our average client satisfaction score of 9.5/10 and our expanding services we deliver results that set us apart from our competitors.
Simon and his team has delivered some of the most complex assignments in the Australian market. Major recent accomplishments Simon has led include:
Nine Entertainment Co. in their pre-committment of 16,000sqm into North Sydney and subsequent expansion of 6,000sqm following a merger with Fairfax Media, Microsoft's Long Term Strategy and relocation of 10,500sqm in North Sydney, Norton Rose Fulbright's pre-committment of 10,000sqm into 60 Martin Place, Sydney and QBE's 12,000sqm pre-committment in Parramatta and 10,000sqm pre-committmnet in Sydney.
Accomplishments
1999 Colliers International Rookie of the Year
10 times attendee at Colliers International Awards of Excellence (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
2010 Australian Outstanding Professional Services Award
2013 Tenant Advocate of the Year
Education
Bachelor of Business (Land Economy)
Licensed Real Estate Agent
Memberships & Involvements
CoreNet Global, Property Council of Australia
Clients
Microsoft, Nine Entertainement Co.,Norton Rose Fulbright, 3M, Verizon, Genworth Financial, Clifford Chance, Harper Collins, ServiceNow, LinkedIn, Adobe, Blackrock Network Ten, FM Global, Henry Davis York, Foxtel, Adobe, APN News and Media, Bauer Media Group, QBE, Southern Cross Austereo, Blackrock, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Nasdaq
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My Team
My Team
Specialising in Sydney’s office markets, Rowan has a keen interest in the Tech, Media, LifeSciences and Co-working sectors, is passionate about helping his clients and is known as a deal-maker. The landlord has an expert negotiator on their side, shouldn't you?
Fifteen years experience exclusively representing office tenants, providing advice, strategy and representation throughout the entire leasing process, from sourcing and evaluation through to successfully securing his client's preferred property.
Rowan has represented a multitude of Tech companies throughout his career, leads Colliers’ Tech Practice Group in Australia and is a member of Colliers’ APAC Tech Practice Group. Rowan enjoyed visiting the offices of major Tech companies in San Francisco to gain insights about how these firms use their workplace to attract and retain talent.
Joe is a Director within the Tenant Advisory team in Sydney handling major metro market requirements and has 22 years experience in the commercial property industry. Engaging Joe puts an industry insider on your team, provides an insight into what others in your industry are doing, local market dynamics, options, risks and opportunities.
Joe's expert knowledge and experiemce integrates, strategy, risk analysis, transaction management and negotiation with clients business needs and aspirations in delivering the most effective outcomes.
Joe can, review and restructure terms your existing premises provide a stay vs go analysis, and assist with long term planning, multi site requirements, consolidation and liability reduction.
I am a Director within the Occupier Services Tenant Advisory Team in Sydney. I am highly focused with a commited work ethic and pride myself on securing great results for my clients. I am consistently recognised by my clients for providing unparralled customer service.
I have 12 years global experience in corporate real estate and property & asset management providing me with invaluable insight, knowledge and understanding of both the landlord and tenant's perspective.
I specialise as a Tenant Advisor and have worked with a range of occupiers both in Sydney and across Australia succesffully delivering a range of tenant focused services including; market research, restructuring existing lease, site identification and evaluation, lease negotiations, subleasing and disposal strategies and providing strategic consultancy advice.
A sample of my clients include: Microsoft, Michael Page, Okta, Splunk, FTI Consulting and CHU
Prior to joining Colliers I worked with Europe's leading investment trust, British Land, as well as several indepedant funds. I was also seconded to British Airways as part of CBRE's Global Corporate Services team and managed their global real estate portfolio and was instrumental in securing considerable cost savings across their leased portfolio.
Tim is a National Director of Colliers International's Occupier Services division and head of the Victorian Tenant Advisory team . With a career in corporate real estate spanning over 20 years in Australia and the United Kingdom, Tim is an established, recognised market leader and subject matter expert, with a strategic and organised approach to business.
Leadership:
Colliers International’s APAC Occupier Advisory Committee
- Education Sector Focus Group
- Legal Sector Focus Group
- Flexible Workspace Focus Group
Tim’s expertise includes:
• Lease & Agreement For Lease
• Market Rent Review
• Acquisitions (Leasehold & Freehold)
• Property Disposal (Strategy, Planning & Management)
• End of Lease / Lease Legacy (Risk & Liability mitigation)
• Strategic Portfolio Review
• Lease Assessment & Restructure
• Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
Clients Tim has assisted include: Grant Thornton, URBIS, Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), CGI Technologies Australia, McKinsey & Company, NEC Australia, Bunnings Limited, Coles, Fly Buys, International Workplace Group (IWG), Victoria University, University of Melbourne, Acknowledge Education, Vic Govt., Commonwealth Govt., Sony Pictures Entertainment, Porter Davis Homes, DB Schenker, Telstra, NAB, EQUINIX, Equity Trustees, Medibank, Orica Limited, Asciano, Philips, ASIC, APRA, WILEY Education Services, URBIS, SwissRe, ActForKids, Animals Australia, CHUBB Insurance, Amazon Webservices, NINE Entertainment.
Kevin is a Licenced Estate Agent based in the Melbourne CBD office of Colliers . He has over 30 years post qualification experience in all facets of commercial real estate work having specialied in Commercial Office Leasing and now Tenant Advisory in his 19 years at Colliers.
At Colliers, Kevin utilises his extensive property background and well developed project delivery skills in the analysis and formulation of strategy on behalf of clients leading to new property acquisitions, lease renewals and lease rationalisation.
Over the last 12 years Nick has practiced across numerous sectors of commercial property as a solicitor, negotiator, lecturer, and advisor. He possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise stemming from his career as a commercial property solicitor for a major national law firm. In this role, he specialized in commercial leasing, development and sales transactions which includes negotiation and client advisory.
Nick has worked on and completed three of the largest deals for the Queensland Tenant Advisory team by working with Urban Utilities for a 6,000sqm HQ requirement, securing a 5,000sqm site in Fortitude Valley and a 4,000sqm site in the Brisbane CBD for long term client IWG and working with Energy Queensland on their 25,000sqm requirement.
Justin is a corporate real estate professional, with mult-market experience in Australian and Hong Kong real estate markets, specialising in occupier advisory, transaction management and tenant representation.
Justin has represented occupiers with lease renewals, relocations, disposals, consolidations, negotiations, make good, lease surrender advice, buy side due dilligence and acquisitions . He has also advised clients on their corporate real estate strategies and is an Associate member of the Australian Property Institute (AAPI).
With 5 years’ experience in the commercial property industry, Lizzie has amassed a diverse understanding of the Brisbane commercial office leasing market. She is highly skilled in lease negotiation, fitout planning & delivery, as well as asset development and management having excelled in her previous role as an executive for an award-winning integrated commercial property company.
Lizzie’s measured and skilful negotiation style has seen her be successful in assisting tenants across a diverse range of sectors, including government, not for profits, start-ups, agriculture and technology fields.
A new addition to the Tenant Advisory Team, Mikayla is a Senior Executive and brings with her over 6 years of experience in the property industry, 3 of which have been focused on commercial property sector within the Melbourne CBD and Fringe office markets.
Mikayla’s past role in Office Leasing provided her with valuable experience in the highly competitive Melbourne Office Market, where she harnessed extensive analytical and communication skills required to provide effective support to prospective and established clients.
Mikayla is proficient with financial modelling and benchmarking real estate scenarios on behalf of clients, to assist with decision making on stay vs relocation evaluations.
Hannah is an Associate Director in the Occupier Services Tenant Advisory team in Sydney. She is highly motivated and personable with an aptitude for building relationships, solving problems and creating client centric solutions.
Prior to joining Colliers, Hannah was a senior corporate lawyer at Clayton Utz and PwC where she spent almost 10 years advising listed and unlisted corporate clients on market leading mergers, acquisitions and capital raisings. Hannah’s extensive transactional experience uniquely positions her to be an engaged and trusted adviser who understands her client’s drivers and the broader commercial landscape.
She knows how to quarterback a deal from start to finish and reliably delivers outcomes for her clients. Hannah is genuinely committed to delivering quality results for the people she works with. She is recognized for her ability to connect with clients, communicate clearly and listen effectively.