Who we are
David Hopper
Joint Managing Director
A highly experienced developer and project manager, David has worked in the property industry for approximately 20 years.
David started his career managing a property portfolio for Sydney University, then gained experience in sales and leasing of retail shopping centres and commercial office buildings with CBRE. David transitioned to his passion of development where he undertook site acquisitions, leasing, feasibility studies, project procurement and delivery for Woolworths (Fabcot) and also on behalf of clients whilst working at Clifton Coney. His projects have covered residential, retail and commercial projects in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
Mr Hopper founded Kaipara in 2011 and has been highly successful in growing this business. He is an ethical and dedicated property professional who values relationships and ensuring that stakeholder interests are aligned to the core values of the business.
David has a Bachelor of Business & Commerce (Property) from WSU, a Masters in Commerce from Sydney University and a Masters of Property Development from UTS. He is also a member of the Property Council of Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Toby Daniel
Joint Managing Director
Toby has over 25 years of international experience across property investment, corporate finance and funds management. Over the past 15 years he has transacted or advised on property transactions and developments for private investors and institutions with a completed value of over US$3bn.
Mr Daniel is experienced in direct, indirect and corporate transactions in all major real estate sectors.
Prior to joining Kaipara as a Joint MD in 2016, Toby worked for large real estate institutions including CBRE Capital Advisors, JLL Corporate Finance, Logos and Babcock & Brown after starting his career with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance. He is a strategic thinker with deep domestic and global networks having lived and worked in London, Zurich, Sydney and Adelaide.
Mr Daniel is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, a Fellow of Finsia, holds a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment and a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Adelaide.
Matthew Woodroffe
Head of Asset Management
Matthew has 20 years of experience in the property investment management industry across Australia, UK and Europe. He started his career as an analyst for Ernst & Young and AMP Capital before moving to the UK to work on a Morgan Stanley joint venture retail investment fund. He then moved into commercial asset and portfolio management with Dexus, Lendlease and the City of Sydney.
Matthew has experience managing a range of asset classes, from single tenanted industrial warehouses, heritage listed CBD commercial buildings to super regional shopping centres.
His main focus is on investment performance and customer service.
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Property Economics from The University of Technology, Sydney.
Gabriela de Morais Franca
Development Manager
Gabriela qualified as a civil engineer in 2016 and commenced her career in the construction industry. She started as a designer and project manager of affordable housing in Brazil and worked in the structural review of the temporary steel structures for the volleyball and football stadiums for the Rio Olympics 2016.
In 2019, Gabriela moved to Australia and started working as a client side junior project manager and tenancy coordinator across industrial and retail developments. Gabriela has worked on a range of contracts and is experienced in contract administration, program management, cost management and design coordination.
Gabriela's attention to detail creates trust that nothing is being overlooked and developments are delivered with rigour and quality. She is a team player and strongly believes that a positive attitude and upfront action are key to mitigating any issues.
Patrick Harlalka
Senior Capital Transactions Manager
Patrick is responsible for capital transactions, acquisitions and investment analysis across Kaipara’s targeted asset classes, leading feasibility studies, financial modelling and due diligence to support disciplined investment decisions. He holds a Bachelor of Construction Management and Property Development (majoring in Property) from the University of New South Wales, where he achieved Dean’s List recognition, and a Certificate II in Accounting from TAFE NSW. Prior to joining Kaipara, Patrick worked at Knight Frank where he led commercial sales and divestment strategies across retail and mixed-use assets, advising private investors and developers on transaction strategy. He has also served as General Manager of a property company overseeing assets under management exceeding $420 million, with responsibility across acquisitions, portfolio performance and capital deployment.
Ben Bianchi
Investment Analyst
Ben graduated from the University of Manchester with a Master’s degree in Real Estate Asset Management and holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) from the CFA Society UK. He joins the firm as an Investment Analyst, responsible for underwriting investment opportunities across the firm’s target asset classes, by driving market research, financial analysis and cash flow modelling to generate accretive returns for investors.
Ben brings over four years of experience in capital transactions, having executed 16 deals totalling more than $1bn, primarily in the residential sector with additional exposure to office and industrial assets. Prior to joining Kaipara, he worked in London with Gatehouse Living Group, owned by Apollo Global Management, where he specialised in underwriting investments and delivering returns for global institutional investors such as Carlyle and TPG.
Wendy Boyd
Marketing Manager
Wendy Boyd has been working in the development industry for 15 years holding a range of senior marketing positions. Wendy has been the marketing manager on numerous new community launches as well as managing major campaigns which promoted multiple developments both state and Australia wide. Wendy has extensive experience managing the launch of new residential and retail developments which cover all areas of marketing including brand development, market research, signage, collateral, website, digital, campaign management, database communications and reporting. Wendy is passionate about clearly communicating the vision and benefits of new developments and is committed to delivering great new places for customers to enjoy.
Why we are different
- Privately owned with hands-on Principals who are integral to deal flow and execution
- An extremely passionate, dynamic and nimble team
- We are win/win focused and take a partnership approach to every business transaction
- Alignment, transparency, being up front and rock solid values are at the centre piece of our business philosophy
- We are all about the real estate – adding value and achieving the best possible outcome
- We thrive on interesting, complicated and challenging opportunities that unlock the hidden value in real estate
- We are focused, patient and considered when it comes to real estate investment strategy
- We are highly regimented when it comes to risk management, with strong and prudent filters in place to assess the feasibility of all development