Puma Property Finance is pleased to announce that it has strengthened its senior legal team with the appointment of Dhwani Shah.

Dhwani, a dual qualified lawyer in the UK and India, joins Puma from Clifford Chance’s London office where she worked for almost 3 years, advising clients on real estate financing and structured debt transactions. Prior to Clifford Chance, Dhwani worked at top tier law firm Talwar Thakore & Associates (TT&A) in Mumbai, India in their general banking and finance team. 

At a time of growing confidence amongst UK property developers, this appointment reflects Puma’s continued commitment to providing flexible lending solutions to the developer community. To date, Puma has funded over £2 billion in property developments across the UK.

Paul Frost, Managing Director of Puma Property Finance, commented:

“We are delighted to welcome Dhwani to Puma. Her appointment reflects the ongoing investment into our business as we continue to experience high demand for our development finance offerings.”

Dhwani Shah, Legal Counsel at Puma Property Finance, added:

“It’s been great to join the Puma team and I look forward to contributing to its continued success. Puma Property Finance is a leading name in the development finance market and in the short time that I’ve been here, we’ve completed deals across multiple sectors including care homes, life sciences, industrial and residential. The team is absolutely brilliant and I am delighted to be a part of it.”