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Meet Starling Team

Joint Managing Director

Conor Williams

Conor was previously a member of the investment team at Bridges Fund Management, working on the underwriting and execution of new real estate investments. During his time at Bridges, Conor was part of a team that collectively delivered c. £1.0bn GDV of industrial developments, and 3,000 residential units across the UK and Ireland.

Conor had previously worked in the Investment Banking Division of BNP Paribas where he was part of the Leveraged Finance and High Yield team.

Conor graduated from Trinity College Dublin where he studied Business, Economics and Social Studies. He also holds a Masters of International Business from The University of South Carolina.

Joint Managing Director

Ronan McNamara

Ronan was previously a member of Round Hill Capital’s ERIF II Investment Management team, as well as being a member of the investment team on Round Hill’s French Logistics Platform and Irish Multifamily Acquisitions Platform.

Prior to joining Round Hill, Ronan worked at CBRE London in the Residential Investment Valuation and JLL’s Industrial Capital Markets team based in Dublin.

Ronan has over 7 years of experience across Residential and Industrial asset classes, transacting on c. €500m GDV during that time. Ronan is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and holds a Masters in Real Estate from Technological University of Dublin (formerly DIT).

Development Director

Robert O’Farrell

Robert was the construction director for Davy Hickey Properties for 14 years, he was responsible for all aspects of the construction and project management of the highly successful property development and investment group.

During his tenure they developed over 3 million sq. ft. of industrial, educational, infrastructure, retail and residential developments.

Notably, Robert was involved in the Master Planning of Citywest Campus from close to commencement, which consisted of over 650 acres. Citywest is regarded as one of, if not the most successful Industrial / business parks in Ireland.