Jim is an MBA qualified professional, immersed and within the Banking and European loan servicing industry, where he held the position of Director of Capita Asset Services “CAS”, for period from 2001 to 2014. As a founding member of the CAS Snr. Mgt. team he witnessed the growth of the servicing business, from a start-up in 2001 to become Europe’s largest, and highest rated, independent 3rd party Commercial Real Estate loan servicer. Jim managed the Primary Servicing teams with responsibility for all servicing activities, cradle to grave, for a portfolio of €35+ bn CRE loans, on a pan European basis. Skilled at customising a full suite service offering for a diverse client base of CRE loan issuers (Investment Banks, Institutional Lenders, Banks), from the on-boarding process, managing the Borrower interactions, loan administration/maintenance, monitoring collateral and covenant compliance, loan workout through to the reporting functions.
Since the credit crisis Jim has also played a leadership role on some of the largest and most complex loan/bond restructuring processes in Europe, delivering successful consensual solutions. He has a deep insight into the loan servicing market, loan workout, an understanding of complex structures, effective negotiation skills and the ability to manage diverse stakeholder conflict.
Jim is currently working as an independent consultant and enjoys a close working relationship with Brookland, developed through years of interactions and cooperation on some of Europe’s larger CRE mandates and has worked with and (or) faced some of the largest Financial and Legal Advisers.
Mr O’Leary is well known within the European loan servicing community and held a position on the Board of Advisors of the Commercial Real Estate Council Europe “CREFC Europe” for many years.
Jim holds an MBA from one of Europe’s premier business schools - the Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin.