Luke provides real estate investment origination and execution advice to global investors seeking exposure to long and secure income real estate investments.  Luke operates across both core and specialist real estate sectors as well as domestic and international markets.

Luke has held positions at CBRE, Morgan Stanley Real Estate, Heitman, Close Brothers Corporate Finance (DC Advisory Partners) which gives him an interesting insight into real estate investments from an investment banking, capital markets and principal investment perspective.  This range of experience allows Luke to source opportunities from a myriad of on and off market situations.

Luke has been successful in creating large off market single asset and portfolio investment opportunities for leading global investors. He continues to work closely with key clients to deploy significant capital into real estate investments meeting clients’ long and secure income investment requirements.

A selection of recent transactions:

• Real Estate buy side advice to KKR led consortium for the buyout of Toys R Us
• Real Estate buy side advice to KKR led consortium for the buyout of Alliance Boots
• Real Estate buy side advice to Montagu Private Equity for the buyout of British Car Auctions
• Real Estate buy side advice to Nakheel (P&O Estates) for acquisition of Causeway and Aviator Park business parks
• Real Estate buy side advice to M&G for the acquisition of British Car Auctions Propco
• Real Estate buy side advice to WP Carey for the acquisition of Pendragon sale and leaseback

Credentials

• MRICS
• Diploma in Corporate Finance
• Diploma in General Practice Surveying
• BSc Psychology

Client List

• WP Carey
• Blackrock
• M&G Real Estate
• Aviva
• Legal and General
• LCN Partners
• British Steel Pension Fund Gramercy
• Crescendo Real Estate Partners
• CBRE Global Investors
• Knight Frank Investors
• JP Morgan
• Castlepines
• AEW
• Canada Life
• Standard Life
• Topland
• HSBC Wealth Management
• Citi Alternative Investments
• Deutsche Asset Management
• TH Real Estate