Bidwell’s has publicly launched Bidwells Investment Management (BIM), which will be a platform with £1.2 billion worth of assets, and 19.7 million sq. ft under its name
The platform has been launched to address the fragmentation in real estate investment, specifically where investment management is now consolidated around a few large, global platforms, whilst real estate markets and ownership structures become more specialised.
Following these trends, many investors and landowners feel stuck in their position; they are too complex and valuable to be passively advised, but also unable to benefit from scale-driven, fund led platforms that aim for standardisation, rather than specialist advice.
BIM has been created to serve this gap in the market, with a hands-on investment advisory service for clients looking for clear accountability. The platforms is designed around bespoke mandates, and joint venture partnerships, leaning on the specialist sector and geographic strengths of the broader Bidwells business.
BIM’s first transaction as a distinct identity was supporting Trinity College Cambridge on the acquisition of 2-8 Eastcheap, a 62,000 sq. ft mixed-use asset in the heart of the City of London, acquired in joint venture with Greycoat. BIM advised on investment strategy, and supported the structuring and delivery of the deal, including the formation of the joint venture.
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Robert Leadbetter, partner at Bidwells, and partner head of investment management at BIM said “BIM has been launched in response to a clear shift in how real estate investment needs to be managed.
“The way people use real estate is evolving – fast. Understanding this change is essential to delivering return outperformance. Real estate investors today are participating in a fragmented market where traditional uses of property are being disrupted, and where the importance of previously “alternative” real estate sectors continues to grow.
“We believe professional investors seeking sector-specialist advice are underserved in this market. BIM was founded to address the gap, providing expert, tailored and regulated investment advice to professional clients.
“Bidwells has managed endowment capital for almost two centuries, and BIM allows us to bring that experience, investment management discipline and the ability to deliver across assets and portfolios to a much wider range of clients.”
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