Curlew Capital has made four new hires, two of whom are from British Land and CRM, to bolster its team as the company looks to expand its footprint in the purpose-built student accommodation sector.
The alternative real estate development, asset and fund manager has hired David Allwood as deputy fund manager. Allwood joins from British Land where he spent three years as a lead development analyst advising on acquisitions, development projects and regeneration schemes.
Allwood will work on Curlew Capital’s investment strategy, analysis and underwriting programme.
Kristian Mills joins as director of asset management from CRM, where he was head of South East operations. He will oversee asset management across the portfolio.
Curlew Capital has also hired Nigel Mogridge as director of operations. Mogridge has 35 years of experience in the sector and has previously worked at companies including Cromwell Property Group.
The company has also hired Emma Lander as operations assistant, who joins from Seven Dials Fun Management where she was a financial assistant.
The hires have been made to bolster the Curlew Capital team as it plans to expand into the PBSA sector, aiming to deliver 5,000 new beds over the next three years as it extends its existing UK PBSA footprint, which currently totals more than 3,500 beds across 14 schemes in university cities.
Chief executive Paul Oliver said: “The real estate sector is facing an unprecedented set of challenges as a result of Covid-19, but the long-term drivers underpinning the UK student housing market are overwhelmingly positive, which gives us the confidence as we embark on this next stage of growth.”
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