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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Rajan Somchand Career Summary Senior Managing Director Mr. Somchand is a Senior Managing Director in HFF’s London office. He was a founding member of Leon Partners Limited, a London-based independent real estate advisory firm, which was acquired by HFF in January 2017. Mr. Somchand co-leads the office’s corporate finance and investment banking business alongside Senior Managing Director David Church. The pair collectively bring more than 50 years of industry experience to the firm. Mr. Somchand has particular experience in deal structuring, underwriting financial analysis and negotiation tactics. While at Leon Partners, Mr. Somchand closed deals for clients, including British Land, Lone Star and Tetrarch. Prior to co-founding Leon Partners, Mr. Somchand was a Director with the real estate investment banking team at Merrill Lynch and then Bank of America Merrill Lynch for more than seven years. During this time, he led a number of landmark real estate M&A, debt and equity transactions, including the purchase and sale of The Broadgate Estate for Blackstone, the successful defence of Capital Shopping Centres against a hostile approach by Simon Property Group, the sale and leaseback of Spire Hospitals, the disposal of Capital Shopping Centres’ U.S. assets, the acquisition of Brixton by SEGRO and the acquisition of the Trafford Centre for Intu. 22 Cross Keys Close Marylebone Mr. Somchand is a qualified Chartered Accountant and was previously at Andersen and London W1U 2DW, UK Deloitte before joining Merrill Lynch in 2007. He graduated from the London School of Economics with a first class degree in Economics. T: +44 (0)20 7509 6707 [email protected] Professional Designations ▪ FCA, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Education ▪ London School of Economics www.hfflp.com HFF Securities Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HFF, Inc., is authorised and regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. .