Thirty-five years of building. Six countries. One exit.

A pioneer by instinct. Operated across emerging markets through multiple cycles, sold in full ahead of the 2008 crash and spent the years since on what comes after.

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View from the Top – Issue #44

The Human Cost

By Paul Oberschneider

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Oct 14, 2026

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5 min read

View from the Top – Issue #43

The Money in the Vault

By Paul Oberschneider

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Oct 7, 2026

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5 min read

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View from the Top – Issue #42

What the Machine Can’t Do

By Paul Oberschneider

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Sep 30, 2026

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4 min read

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Sep 23, 2026

View from the Top – Issue #41

The Cost Structure Will Fall

Sep 16, 2026

View from the Top – Issue #40

What I heard in Paris: Are we asking the wrong question?

Sep 16, 2026

View from the Top – Issue #39

The Sandwich Problem: what agentic AI actually changes about deal execution

Sep 16, 2026

View from the Top – Issue #38

Can Build-to-Rent still deliver? Two models wearing the same hat

Aug 12, 2026

View from the Top – Issue #37

The August stocktake: Marking my own book

Aug 5, 2026

View from the Top – Issue #36

New Money: old lessons

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Paul Oberschneider

Thirty-five years building and selling property businesses across six countries. Sold in full in 2008, ahead of the crash. Today Chairman of Hilltop Capital Partners.

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