Southway Capital

About

About

Southway Capital is a real estate investment and asset management company with offices in South Africa and Ireland. Investment is mainly focused on Ireland, one of Europe’s strongest and most active real estate markets.

Southway Capital is focused on building an innovative investment platform comprising high quality warehouse & logistics assets located in the major logistic corridors in Ireland. Southway Capital is also investing in the residential sector, the private rental sector is the most invested sector in Ireland, accounting for 33% of spend.

We seek to drive economic growth and make a positive impact

Southway Capital is committed to promoting sustainability within its portfolio and its operations to enhance the long term value of investments

entrepreneurial and disciplined thinking and investment approach
Southway Capital is entrepreneurial and disciplined in its thinking and investment approach. It is focused on building an innovative investment platform comprising high quality warehouse & logistics and residential assets.
hands-on approach to acquiring and managing assets
Southway Capital has a presence on-the-ground in Ireland with in-country expertise and therefore adopts a hands-on approach to acquiring and managing assets.
rish and South African real estate market
The partners of Southway Capital have built trusted, long lasting personal and professional relationships within the Irish and South African real estate market including institutions, private equity, property development companies, CRE firms, family offices and private investors.
Leadership

Founders

“Southway Capital was founded by a dynamic team of Irish property professionals with over 80 years of combined real estate experience and a proven track record in Ireland and South Africa in identifying and developing opportunities and assets with clear value upside”
David Murphy
David is a chartered surveyor with over 20 years experience in Ireland and South Africa. David started his career working at Savills in Ireland and has experience working in Real Estate Advisory, Agency, Property Development and PropTech. He has a diverse background and experience advising leading real estate companies and institutions across multiple asset classes in Ireland and South Africa. David has a strong business development acumen and track record engaging and developing relationships with multinationals.
Martin Kearns
Martin is a Chartered Engineer with over 20 years experience in the Irish and South African property markets. Having worked on the Citywest Business Campus development in Ireland, Martin has subsequently led many significant mixed-use developments in South Africa, including a number of years as the Director of Development of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Over the years Martin has engaged with many international public and private sector entities. He is widely respected and has an extensive network within the SA property industry and continues to serve on the boards of various SA property companies.
Paul McNeive
Paul McNeive has over 40 years experience in commercial property. He was previously the managing director of Savills in Ireland. Paul is on the board of Ireland's National Rehabilitation Hospital and writes a weekly opinion column on commercial property for the Irish Independent. Paul is a highly respected professional in the Irish market with strong relationships with institutions, developers, agents and occupiers, for several decades