Steve has led the PBSA specialist lender since co-founding it in 2020 with Nicholas Porter, CEO of Dot Group. The former will transition to become chief corporate development officer at Dot.

Paddy joins from Colliers where he is currently head of operational capital markets, and brings nearly 20 years’ real estate experience with a specialist knowledge of PBSA.

In his new role, Steve will be responsible for corporate development globally, lead transactions, M&A, partnerships and new market development.

Steve will continue to work closely with Kinetic to ensure a smooth transition until Paddy’s arrival at the end of the summer.

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“Dot is a truly unique group of businesses with amazing opportunity, and I am looking forward to driving further growth and taking advantage of the many targets in the global student living sector,” said Steve. “I am also immensely proud of what we have achieved at Kinetic, and I am confident that Paddy is very well placed to expand and grow the Kinetic offering.”

Prior to Colliers, Paddy was a partner at Cushman & Wakefield and earlier in his career held positions at Global Student Accommodation - a Dot company.

“Having worked with Steve for over 20 years, his unrivalled knowledge of the group and deep sector expertise will be instrumental in achieving strategic and focused growth,” said Nicholas. “This move signifies the level of opportunity that exists for our group and appetite to build out our growing team and attract high-calibre talent.