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Boutique investment banking firm Planum Partners has made a strategic hire to expand its property expertise.
Christopher Hynes joins the firm, which has offices in Sydney and Melbourne, as a director responsible for real estate advisory.
Getting his start in commercial real estate, Hynes was a co-founder of Perth-based tenant advisory firm SwaleHynes, which was acquired by CBRE in 2007. At the time of the merger, the firm was Australia’s largest independent property advisory practice, with a clientele that included the ASX, Deloitte, ASIC, King & Wood Mallesons, QBE, PwC, MinterEllison, ABL, Rio Tinto, and Woodside Energy.
With that acquisition came a move to CBRE for Hynes, who stayed with the real estate giant for more than eight years, ultimately serving as senior managing director of global corporate services before joining Dexus as head of leasing and workplace.
In addition to bolstering its real estate services, Planum Partners is seeking to expand across its operations in the infrastructure, energy transition and circular economy sectors. This is led by recently appointed CEO, Shaun Newing.
Having served as the commercial and financial adviser on Atlassian’s new $1.4 billion headquarters at Tech Central Sydney, Planum Partners has its sights firmly set on deepening its presence in the real estate sector in the months ahead.
According to Hynes, it was the firm’s work with Atlassian that sparked his interest in joining Planum Partners.
“Having co-founded SwaleHynes that grew to become a national diversified practice, I was drawn to Planum Partners after witnessing its groundbreaking work with Atlassian and expansion to include corporate property advisory in its offering,” Hynes said.
Newing expressed his confidence that with Hynes on board, the firm would be able to capitalise on this recent success.
“Chris has a proven track record, having worked alongside Australia’s leading organisations. With his background as head of leasing and workplace at Dexus and previously as senior managing director of CBRE global corporate services, he’s well-equipped to help users reset their strategies. Paired with Planum’s expertise, notably on the Atlassian project, there will be many user-led opportunities for investors and tenants,” Newing said.
“Chris’ addition to the Planum Partners team is a significant development as we expand our existing real estate advisory services in a transforming market. Now is a critical time for real estate users to reset their strategies,” the CEO added.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Juliet Helmke
Based in Sydney, Juliet Helmke has a broad range of reporting and editorial experience across the areas of business, technology, entertainment and the arts. She was formerly Senior Editor at The New York Observer.
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