A specialist UK real estate investment management business working with institutional funds, family offices and private equity.
Delivering superior absolute and risk adjusted returns through responsible investment and development
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Our team has worked together for over 15 years and collectively we have extensive experience across all real estate sectors within the UK. We approach real estate from the investors perspective with an acute focus on the detail as well as the ‘bigger picture’ to ensure that we protect and create value.
Bradley co-founded Portland Capital in 2017 and is responsible for overall investment and asset management strategy. Bradley started his career in 1999 at Jones Lang LaSalle working in London in the Capital Markets team and then moved to Investream in 2002. He joined Development Securities Plc in 2004 and ultimately became the Director responsible for all investment and joint venture activity.
Laurence co-founded Portland Capital in 2017 and is responsible for overall development strategy including feasibility, planning and delivery. Laurence started his career in 2000 with Knight Frank in the Central London development and leasing team. He joined Development Securities Plc in 2004 and ultimately became the Director responsible for all regeneration and trading activity in London and the South East.
Romain joined Portland Capital in 2018 and is responsible for assisting the business in underwriting and structuring new and existing investment and development projects, financial analysis, asset management and reporting. Romain started his career in Paris at PwC Advisory, followed by the Corporate Solutions team at Jones Lang LaSalle, before moving to London in the EMEA Corporate Finance Team at C&W. He joined Development Securities Plc in 2014 where he worked across both Investment and Development teams.
Portland Capital identifies, structures, and actively manages investment and development opportunities alongside its capital partners. We focus on taking an entrepreneurial approach to real estate, delivering attractive absolute and risk adjusted returns.
We invest in underperforming, undermanaged or obsolete real estate which has potential to deliver strong and sustainable growth through planning, development and proactive asset management.
We provide bespoke investment management advice to institutional funds, family offices, lenders and individual investors.
We offer a broad range of services across the life cycle of a project from acquisition underwriting & execution, financial modelling / analysis through to business plan formation/execution and strategic disposal advice. Asset Management and Development Management are at the core of what we do.
Strategic review in line with investor objectives and formation of specific asset plans over 1-5 year period.
Identifying opportunities to protect and drive value through lease restructuring, rent reviews, repositioning and planning.
Management of third party lenders including regular reporting and analysis.
Overseeing all day to day operational activity relating to both revenue and costs to optimise net operational income.
Regular high quality reporting against asset plan incorporating financial analysis.
Feasibility analysis balancing cost, risk, opportunity and value to create a clear business plan.
Compiling best in class professional team across all disciplines.
Working with stakeholders to secure optimal planning consents.
Advise on potential funding structures to deliver the development.
Appointment and management of building contractor through delivery process to completion and defects period.
Regular high quality reporting throughout the life of the project incorporating financial analysis.
Detailed, accurate and bespoke high grade financial modelling and analysis for any type of real estate transaction, producing all property and financial KPIs.
All investment and development scenarios incorporating all types of capital structure (senior / mezzanine / JV equity / forward funding).
Assistance with funder relations and reporting including financial tracking, pro-forma underwriting, and general reporting (ex: quarterly ICR / DSCR calculations).
Based on extensive market research and utilising relationships across multiple disciplines.
Portland Capital Real Estate Ltd
30 Berwick Street London W1F 8RH
