Industrial & Logistics Capital Markets

Gavin is the Managing Director of Industrial & Head of Industrial Capital Markets Australia at Colliers, where he has been specialising in industrial property for 21+ years. Based in the Sydney CBD Head Office, Gavin manages a highly successful team of over 120 staff across every state & territory nationally in key industrial and logistics precincts.

Gavin specialises in the national industrial capital markets and has excellent relationships across a broad spectrum of institutional, international and private investors. Over Gavin’s time with Colliers, he has completed hundreds of deals in industrial property, settling over $14 billion in his career to date, and leasing over 400,000sqm. Gavin enjoys a 75% market share of industrial capital markets share in NSW.

Gavin has worked extensively in the sale of industrial portfolios of up to 30 assets in one portfolio. Gavin and his team have sold 24/34 of all industrial portfolios in Australia over the last five years, including the AMP Portfolio ($105m), J.P. Morgan Portfolio ($250m), Altis Portfolio ($342.5m), Qantas Portfolio ($802m) and GIC/Australand Portfolio ($1.073b).

Some major distribution centre sales that Gavin and his team have been involved in over the last two years include, the Calibre, Eastern Creek ($130.1 million), 1 Eucalyptus Place, Eastern Creek ($90.5 million), 3 Roberts Road, Eastern Creek ($253 millions) and 6-20 Clunies Ross Street, Greystanes ($76.6 million)

Gavin has focused on building deep relationships with his clients, providing the latest in-depth information about logistics markets across Australia, which in line with his extensive track record, has seen Gavin achieve record-breaking results for his clients.

Gavin is a long-standing member of the Colliers team, having joined in 2000 as a graduate valuer. Gavin commenced with Colliers as part of their Scholarship Program and he was fortunate to work across multiple service lines and locations across Sydney, before settling in the Industrial team in Sydney South in 2001. Over the last 20 years, Gavin has progressed through the industrial business including managing the Sydney South and Sydney South West offices, before moving into the NSW State Product Director for Industrial in 2010.

Sean Thomson works for Colliers as Director of Industrial Capital Markets, Australia and Head of Industrial Capital Markets | NSW, where he specialises in the sale of industrial & logistics assets nationally.

Sean works alongside Gavin Bishop (Managing Director of Industrial, Australia) on a day-to-day basis and holds excellent relationships across a broad spectrum of corporate, private, institutional and international investors.

Having been involved in excess of $14.0 billion of strategic valuation advice, his experience and understanding of the levers which can best maximise value together with the capital markets team’s track record, is integral in achieving the strongest possible result for his clients.

Sean has been involved in many large-scale portfolio divestments including:

• Qantas Portfolio ($802 million)

• The Kirby  Portfolio ($220 million)

• The Super Core Logistics Portfolio ($186 million)

• The Greenlit Brands Portfolio ($171 million)

• Calibre, Eastern Creek ($130 million)

• The Kaufland Portfolio ($129 million)

• The AMP Portfolio ($105 million)

Sean holds an unmatched track record in divesting major distribution centres including:

• The Fairfield Distribtuion Centre ($200 million)

• Toyota South Sydney ($171 million)

• 884 Mamre Road, Kemps CReek ($125 million)

• 59 Lockwood Road, Eastern Creek ($107 million)

• 37-39 Wentworth Street, Greenacre ($100 million)

• 1 Eucalyptus Place, Eastern Creek ($91 million)

• 342 Hammond Road, Dandenong South ($87 million)

Sean holdings a significant track record in divesting many greenfield and brownfield sites within Sydney including:

• 1 Augusta Street, Huntingwood ($201 million)
• 706 Mamre Road, Kemps Creek ($195 million)
• 286 Horsley Road, Milperra ($152 million)
• 1 Princes Highway, Dandenong South ($96 million)
• 149 Airds Road, Minto ($75 million)

Sean has focused on building deep relationships with key global institutional clients, providing the latest in-depth information about the logistics market across Australia, which in-line with his extensive track record, has seen him achieve record-breaking results for his clients.

Gordon is the leader of Colliers South Eastern Industrial business and a senior member of the Victorian Industrial team. The eastern industrial business comprises of 10 agents, 2 team assistants and an analyst and covers sales and leasing of industrial property from the City of Monash, through to the City of Greater Dandenong and out to the Shire of Cardinia. The team is the largest industrial brokerage in the south east with annual revenues over $7m.

Gordon adopts a proactive and enthusiastic approach to his business, taking pride in seeing his private, corporate and institutional clients succeed with each transaction he concludes with them.

Industrial Real Estate Experience

• 2022-Present: National Director
• 2019-2022: Director
• 2018-2019: Associate Director
• 2016-2018: Manager
• 2014-2016: Senior Executive
• 2013-2014: Executive

Track Record

Since joining Colliers in 2013, Gordon’s personal focus is on industrial institutional-grade leasing, major site sales and investment sales.  He sits on the national occupier and national capital markets team, assisting his colleagues nationally with corporate occupier and investor mandates.

Sales:

• $42,679,000 - 5-15 Gwen Road Cranbourne West
• $30,112,500 - 92 Enterprise Road Pakenham
• $27,930,000 - 60 Jamieson Way Dandenong South
• $25,000,000 - 54-76 Southern Road Mentone
• $24,000,000 - 45-49 Whitfield Boulevard Cranbourne West
• $19,750,000 - 96-126 Ordish Road Dandenong South
• $18,000,000 - 5 & 7 Quality Drive Dandenong South
• $15,100,000 - 105 South Gippsland Highway Dandenong South 
• $13,800,000 - 75 Frankston Gardens Drive Carrum Downs
• $11,500,000 - 420 Mount Dandenong Road Kilsyth
• $10,702,000 - 345 South Gippsland Highway Dandenong South
• $10,750,000 - 10&20 Christensen Street Cheltenham
• $8,150,000 - 5 Link Road Pakenham

Leases:

• $2,726,000 - Units 2+3, 45 McNaughton Road Clayton
• $1,606,000 - 60 Jamieson Way Dandenong South
• $1,555,000 - 57-63 Fairchild Street Heatherton
• $1,514,000 - 45 Portlink Drive Dandenong South
• $1,472,000 - 359 Frankston Dandenong Road Dandenong South
• $1,200,000 - 7 Duigan Drive Moorabbin Airport
• $1,090,000 - W2 95 South Gippsland Highway Dandenong South
• $1,050,000 - 189-195 Discovery Road Dandenong South
• $1,050,000 - WA, 150-164 Atlantic Drive Keysborough
• $973,000 - 47-57 Wedgewood Road Hallam
• $870,000 - Unit 2, 80-96 South Park Drive Dandenong South
• $796,000 - 1-23 Letcon Drive Dandenong South

Daniel is joint head of the Victorian Industrial Capital Markets Team where he specialises in the sale of industrial and logistics investment assets, working closely with his  national team of market leaders to deliver exceptional results to his clients.  Daniel's  approach is consistent, data-driven and ensures an ability  to forsee emerging trends in the market  resulting in robust advice and  consistently delivering enduring value to his  clients.  

Daniel has worked extensively in the sale of large scale industrial and logistics investments having transacted over $500 mllion  worth of industrial investments in the past 5 years. Notable projects include 1-27 Princes Highway, Dandenong South ($96.1 million)  342 Hammond Road, Dandenong South ($87.1 million), 60 Jamieson Way, Dandenong South ($27.9 million), 96-126 Ordish Road, Dandenong South ($19.75 million), 32-44 Rodeo Drive, Dandenong South ($18.5 million) 5 & 7 Quality Drive, Dandenong South ($18 million).

Daniel's  passion for property and the global financial markets ensures he has  an expansive awareness of market cycles and a willingness to assist clients at any respective stage to maximize the potential of their property.

David leads the Brisbane Industrial business at Colliers comprising of 12 staff. He is responsible for training and mentoring his team as well as selling and leasing industrial real estate in the QLD market. David’s detailed understanding of the industrial market allows him to provide value-add services and solutions to maximise the outcomes for his clients. He adds this value through investment sales, vacant possession sales, leasing, pre-leasing projects, tenant representation, and both estate and englobo land sales.

Industrial Real Estate Experience

• 2022-Present: Director
• 2021-2022: Associate Director
• 2019-2020: Senior Executive  
• 2017-2018: Executive 
• 2016-2017: Analyst

Track Record

David has sold over $540,000,000 of industrial property and negotiated leases worth in excess of $22,300,000 per annum for his clients. Below are some notable transactions that he has completed since 2021:

Sales

• $51.78m - LogistX Business Park, Stapylton (on-going)
• $40.30m - Crestmead Logistics Estate, Crestmead
• $30.00m - 39 Stonemaster Dr, Stapylton
• $28.00m - 163 Ingram Rd, Acacia Ridge
• $22.65m - 250 Burnside Rd, Stapylton
• $20.60m - 6 Ron Parkenson Cre, Corbould Park
• $19.00m - 32-36 Peterkin St, Acacia Ridge
• $17.65m - 66-82 Gilmore Rd & 191 Bardon Rd, Berrinba 
• $17.20m - 243 Stapylton Jacobs Well Rd, Stapylton 
• $16.85m - 183 Burnside Rd, Stapylton 
• $12.50m - 35 Cambridge St, Coorparoo 
• $12.40m - 361 Brisbane Terrace, Goodna
• $12.25m - 23-43 Arshad Drive, Berrinba 
• $12.00m - 149 Jackson Rd, Acacia Ridge
• $11.312m - 167 Quinns Hill Rd E, Stapylton 
• $11.275m - 820 Greenbank Rd, North Maclean
• $11.00m - 183 Burnside Rd, Stapylton 
• $10.00m - 15 Competition St, Acacia Ridge
• $8.50m - 65 Link Dr, Yatala
• $7.50m - 27-29 Union Crt, Yatala
• $7.28m - 8 Prosperity Pl, Crestmead
• $7.00m - 21 Dixon Street, Yatala
• $6.85m - 1 Stephens Way, Yatala 
• $6.33m - 19-21 Christensen Rd, Stapylton 
• $5.79m - 106 Medway St, Rocklea 
• $5.525m - 61-63 Magnesium Dr, Crestmead 

Net Leases P.A

• $2.30m- 1/Stage 3 Wacol Logistics Hub, Wacol
• $1.09m - 1A/Mapletree Dr, Crestmead
• $1.01m - 2/131 Beenleigh Rd, Acacia Ridge
• $982k - Unit 1-2 112 Darlington Dr, Yatala 
• $963k - 5-7/Stage 2, GCLH, Distribution Crt, Arundel  
• $847k - 47 Logistics Pl, Larapinta
• $830k - 11-19 Kellar St, Berrinba
• $734k - 4C, Wembley Business Park, Berrinba
• $720k - 1032 Beaudesert Rd, Coopers Plains 
• $683k - 9-13 Titanium Crt Crestmead 
• $577k - 1-7 Wayne Goss Dr, Berrinba
• $560k - K/163 Ingram Rd, Acacia Ridge
• $500k - 15 Seeana Pl, Heathwood 
• $451k - 2A, 3746 Ipswich Road, Wacol
• $447k - 2B, 40 Barracks Pl, Wacol 
• $440k - 539 Boundary Rd, Archerfield 

Tom is a  Director in the Adelaide Industrial team, specialising in selling, leasing and marketing Industrial property throughout the Adelaide Metropolitan markets.

He has over 14 years’ experience within the Adelaide Commercial property market and provides property solutions for private, corporate and institutional clients. 

Tom consistently exceeds expectations for his extensive client base.

His strong communication and negotiation skills, combined with an extensive knowledge of the Adelaide Industrial Market helps Tom to maximise the value achieved in commercial property transactions.

Tom joined Colliers as an Industrial Sales and Leasing Executive in 2012 and has been promoted consistently throughout his career;

• 2023 - Present - Director, Industrial at Colliers
• 2021 - 2023 - Associate Director, Industrial at Colliers
• 2020 - 2021 - Manager, Industrial at Colliers
• 2014 - 2019 - Senior Executive, Industrial at Colliers
• 2012 - 2013 - Executive, Industrial at Colliers
• 2010 - 2011 - Commercial Leasing Negotiator at McGees Property

Paul has been in the real estate industry virtually his entire working life, from his initial role in a small firm in Somerset, England to completing his degree in London and working for 7 years before emigrating to Australia in 2000. Paul has made Adelaide his home since emigrating and has dedicated his career to the industrial sector focusing on agency, advisory and development projects of all sizes. Paul has been involved in several memorable projects including large land divisions, estate development, investment and capital market sales and tenant and purchaser advisory roles. He has represented a wide range of clients from private landlords and investors to corporate and institutional clients and offers a broad spectrum of advice and service. Paul prides himself on service excellence and a "can do attitude".

• 2020 - Present - National Director, Industrial at Colliers
• 2009 - 2020 - Director, Industrial at Colliers
• 2006 - 2009 - Associate Director, Industrial at Colliers
• 2003 - 2006 - Manager, Industrial at CBRE
• 2000 - 2003 - Senior Negotiator, Industrial at CBRE
• 1995 - 2000 - Surveyor at Kenningtons (UK)
• 1993 - 1995 - Property Manager at Robert Irving & Burns (UK)
• 1988 - 1991 - Junior Surveyor at Humberts (UK)

With 15 years’ experience in the Perth industrial property market and over 12 of those years servicing the Landsdale/Wangara industrial precinct, Sam has become a specialist in the leasing,  sales and development of industrial assets.

Joanne has over 15 years of experience working within property research and specialising in property data.  Having previously managed a real estate data product with over 70 subscribers, Joanne has a strong track record of maintaining client relationships as well as delivering quality real estate data and insights.

Joanne leads and manages the Colliers Edge product which is the Colliers premium research data product for clients. Her role also includes maintaining and improving data management systems that the Research and wider business teams use to store and utilise our valuable datasets.

Chen is a detail-driven research analyst and an enthusiastic young professional in the commercial real estate industry. He specialises in office market research and is skilled in data analytics. He is always looking for new ways to leverage data to identify key insights and opportunities in the market through his thorough analysis.

Chen's background in finance, combined with his expertise in market research, makes him a great addition to the Capital Markets, Middle Market and Valuation teams.