Sasha Mc Farquhar
About Sasha Mc Farquhar
Sasha Mc Farquhar serves as the Vice President of Strategic Real Estate at Liberty Global, where she has worked since 2016. With a background in law and finance, she oversees a specialist team and is responsible for portfolio optimization and long-term property financing.
Work at Liberty Global
Sasha Mc Farquhar has held the position of Vice President of Strategic Real Estate at Liberty Global since 2016. In this role, she oversees the building and management of a specialist team within Liberty Global's Propco. Her responsibilities include developing strategies for the company's edge compute ambitions and managing the budgeting and long-range planning for Liberty Global's real estate assets. Prior to her current role, she served as Director of Financial Operations and Senior Legal Counsel, Finance at Liberty Global, contributing to various financial and legal aspects of the organization.
Education and Expertise
Sasha Mc Farquhar has a robust educational background in law and finance. She studied at the University of Leeds, where she earned her LLB Law from 2002 to 2005. She furthered her legal education at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, completing the Legal Practice Course from 2005 to 2006. In 2016, she attended the London Business School, where she completed an Executive Education Program in Financial Planning & Accounting over 11 months. This combination of legal and financial education supports her expertise in strategic real estate management.
Background in Legal and Financial Operations
Before her tenure at Liberty Global, Sasha Mc Farquhar gained experience in legal and financial operations at various organizations. She worked at Lloyds Bank as Legal Counsel for Acquisition & Leveraged Finance for five months in 2012. Additionally, she served as Legal Counsel at Macquarie Capital Partners for six months in 2010. Her roles in these organizations provided her with a strong foundation in legal frameworks and financial strategies, which she later applied in her positions at Liberty Global.
Achievements in Real Estate Strategy
In her role at Liberty Global, Sasha Mc Farquhar has been instrumental in structuring long-term property financing for the company's multi-million dollar real estate portfolio. She is responsible for portfolio optimization across various sectors, including technical, office, retail, and warehousing. Her strategic initiatives have contributed to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of Liberty Global's real estate operations, aligning with the company's broader business objectives.