Dan Smith is a real estate and real estate finance executive with 25+ years’ experience across the UK and Europe and held leadership roles as both an equity investor and debt provider specialising in development, complex and structured solutions and operational asset classes
After ten years at Eurohypo he joined CPC Group as Chief Investment Officer, serving on the board with responsibility for investment strategy across debt, joint venture equity and direct investment. He then led Fortwell Capital Limited as CEO after acquiring it from CPC Group in 2018, raising £500m to scale the lender. Under his leadership over a decade Fortwell originated c. £1.5bn of debt across multiple asset classes and regions.
Since launching Broadwood Capital in 2022, Dan has steered a strategic emphasis on later living and care home financing, deploying over £100m across a variety of transactions — including site acquisition, construction/development and operational care homes throughout all UK regions. These loans directly support a pipeline of around 500 new care and retirement living beds, a meaningful contribution to a sector facing deep structural under supply, and reflect Dan’s expertise in structuring development and operationally linked finance solutions for the later living