Specialist manager and operating partner of alternative real estate

At Woburn we unlock the potential of real estate in operational sectors

ABOUT

Woburn is a privately owned, independent specialist manager and operating partner of operational real estate. It was founded in 2023 and is based in London.

Woburn seeks opportunities to design, build, and structure investments to deliver attractive returns from operationally intensive assets and will invest across the capital structure to provide the best relative value.

Across Core and Value-Add strategies, Woburn’s focus is on student housing, residential, future offices, self-storage and data centres.

PHILOSOPHY

We adopt a disciplined, logical, and thematic approach to investment.

We view property as an ‘enterprise’, aiming to build platforms and enhance value through best-in-class operational leadership.

The team has a highly selective approach to new investments, seeking only to deploy investor capital into assets we believe will outperform through focused asset management.

CREDENTIALS

  • Extensive experience investing in and managing across PBSA, Co-Living, BTR, Self-storage & Data Centres

    For GCP Student Living, the team set the strategy and oversaw 135 staff who operated the buildings

    Experience in navigating complex transaction structures and regulatory requirements

  • Assembled a £1.2bn prime PBSA portfolio and delivered 13.9% annualised total return over 8 years to shareholders from a low leverage core strategy

    Demonstrable track record of deriving returns from developments, value add opportunities and off market operational schemes

    Well positioned to access opportunities from established industry contacts and longstanding relationships

  • Experienced team who led the external management of a FTSE 250 Student REIT

    Set the strategy and managed the vehicle across sourcing, capital raising, development projects, quarterly listed company reporting, governance, compliance, operations and financial and property risk management

TEAM

Nick Barker
Director

Nick is a Director at Woburn, his responsibilities cover capital raising, investment origination and strategic oversight.

Nick previously led FTSE-250 GCP Student Living Plc for 6 years. Prior to this, Nick was the Head of Alternatives for Schroders Real Estate and a member of the fund management team for the Schroder UK Real Estate Fund. Nick also worked at Cushman & Wakefield and JLL and has over twenty years of investment experience.

Nick is a qualified chartered surveyor.

Joe McDonagh
Director

Joe is a Director at Woburn, his responsibilities cover investment origination, capital raising, structuring and portfolio monitoring.

Prior to Woburn, Joe was an Investment Director at Gravis Capital Management, where he was involved in over £1.7bn of operational real estate transactions. Joe also worked at Grant Thornton where he advised on transactions in the living sector.

Joe is a qualified chartered accountant.

SERVICES

Investment management

Holistic management from inception to sale through:

  • Launching & structuring funds

  • Origination, due diligence, and execution of opportunities

  • Integrated platform creation

  • Third-party debt origination

  • Forecasting and valuation

  • Institutional grade reporting & risk management

Asset management

Leveraging our expertise, we optimise the performance of operational real estate assets to maximise value and profitability through:

  • Optimisation of operational performance and service levels through active management of operations, development & risk

  • Unlocking opportunities for value accretive capital expenditure

Advisory

Providing bespoke advisory services to deliver optimal portfolio performance and risk management:

  • Strategic business planning

  • Strategic review of current and future business plans

  • Option analysis to maximise asset / portfolio value

 

GET IN TOUCH

info@woburncapital.com

Mappin House
4 Winsley Street
London
W1W 8HF