The Valesco Group

We are delighted to have been shortlisted across three categories at Property Week's prestigious 2024 Property Awards:   Property Company of the Year (The Valesco Group) Property Fund Manager of the Year (The Valesco Group) Entrepreneur of the Year (Shiraz Jiwa)   The Valesco Group is one of the fastest growing private equity real estate firms in Europe, backed by sovereign and institutional capital. Our special situations approach coupled with a non-negotiable forensic investment and asset management process has resulted in a market leading track record since we started deploying capital in 2018. Valesco’s Founder and CEO, Shiraz Jiwa, founded the business on the principles of impact and excellence. The Valesco Team is proud that The Valesco Foundation receives a proportion of The Valesco Group’s profits each year in addition to non-financial commitments by our entire team with a focus on Education, Poverty, Health and Diversity.   We are proud to be nominated for the Property Week Awards as we continue to gain recognition for our relentless pursuit of impact and excellence in order to disrupt the status quo.   #PropertyAwards #TheValescoGroup #PERE

We are delighted to announce that The Valesco Group has been nominated for Institutional Investor of the Year at the prestigious GRI Real Estate Awards Europe 2024 - the GRI Club awards are now open to public vote.   Being shortlisted alongside a number of highly respected industry peers is an honour and reflective of our journey as one of Europe’s fastest growing private equity real estate firms. Amidst an ever-evolving macroeconomic backdrop, we have remained laser-focussed on putting our differentiated investment thesis into action, closing landmark transactions and deploying our market leading asset management capability. This included the €460 million acquisition of Paris’ iconic Sequana Tower, continental Europe's largest office deal of the last year. We look forward to the awards ceremony taking place in the French capital in September!   The public vote is now open until 19th July, and we would be extremely grateful for your vote in the Institutional Investor of the Year category via the following link - a couple of clicks to register your vote: https://lnkd.in/defgKHzQ   #TheValescoGroup #RealEstate #GRIAwards

We are delighted to announce that Sequana Tower in Paris, the global HQ of Accor, has achieved BREEAM ‘Excellent’ asset performance certification. The certification reflects both the quality of the real estate and the partnership approach The Valesco Group takes with its tenants to meet shared ESG targets. We extend our thanks to our trusted advisors Cushman & Wakefield and ELAN for managing the certification process. #TheValescoGroup #BREEAM #RealEstate

The Valesco Group has been shortlisted for 3 categories in the prestigious 2023 PERE (Private Equity Real Estate) Awards! Office Investor of the Year, Europe Deal of the Year, Europe Firm of the Year, France As one of Europe’s fastest growing real estate managers, to be recognised for our differentiated approach amongst leading firms established decades before us, is a very proud moment for the team. We are one of only 4 finalists in each category and would be extremely grateful for your support in the public vote which closes today. Please click the link below to do so, kindly voting for us in the above 3 categories in the EMEA section: https://lnkd.in/dfp62WrQ On behalf of the whole team, we wish you a healthy and prosperous 2024! #TheValescoGroup #PEREAwards #RealEstate

We are honoured to announce that The Valesco Group has been shortlisted for three categories in the prestigious and highly coveted 2023 PERE (Private Equity Real Estate) Awards:   Office Investor of the Year, Europe Deal of the Year, Europe Firm of the Year, France   Valesco is one of the fastest growing Private Equity Real Estate firms in Europe and to be shortlisted amongst such an esteemed group of leading firms established decades ago, is both humbling and testament to our differentiated and forensic approach. We are one of four finalists in each category and would be extremely grateful for your support in the public vote – it only takes 60 seconds! Please click the link below to do so, kindly voting for us in the above three categories in the EMEA section: https://lnkd.in/dfp62WrQ   On behalf of the whole team, a heartfelt thank you to all of our stakeholders and partners who have supported Valesco in 2023 and best of luck to all finalists. #TheValescoGroup #PEREAwards #RealEstate

One of The Valesco Foundation's grantees, Carers Network, has been selected as one of the two Lord Mayor of Westminster's Charities of the Year for 2023-24, and The Valesco Group's team had the pleasure of attending the celebratory reception. Thank you to Westminster City Council Councillor patricia mcallister for hosting the event and for recognising Carers Network. We are so proud to support Carers Network with their vital work in supporting over 5,300 unpaid carers in the most isolated and deprived pockets of the City of Westminster, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Please visit our website for further information about the work we have been doing: https://lnkd.in/esJDQ5aC   #TheValescoFoundation #TheValescoGroup #CarersNetwork #Impact

It’s Charity Trustees Week this week – the time of year when we recognise and celebrate the achievements of the nearly one million trustees across the UK.   We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the trustees of The Valesco Foundation Shiraz Jiwa, Philip Manning and Caroline Rees Williams for the time, commitment and effort that they pour into the Foundation to ensure it thrives and enables meaningful, lasting impact for its grantees.   Grant applications for 2024 have recently opened, so please visit the Foundation’s website if you have a charitable initiative that you wish to be considered: https://lnkd.in/ecRgfhYN   #TheValescoFoundation #TrusteesWeek #Impact

Our CEO Shiraz Jiwa had the honour of speaking at EXPO REAL (Messe München)'s Real Estate Debt panel earlier today, alongside Serenity Morley from Mount Street, Claus Vinge Skrumsager from Morgan Stanley and moderated by Daniel Cunningham from Real Estate Capital Europe. Shiraz Jiwa commented: “It was a pleasure speaking at EXPO REAL (Messe München) today to discuss emerging trends in the CRE debt market, as well as providing some insight into the process of putting debt in place for our recent €460m landmark acquisition of Accor's global HQ, Sequana Tower in Paris. My colleague Edoardo Calvani and I are looking forward to meeting our partners and peers during the conference this week.”   #TheValescoGroup #EXPO #RealEstateDebt

Our Founder and CEO Shiraz Jiwa recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by the award-winning financial journalist Maha Khan Phillips from IPE Real Assets about our recent €460m acquisition of the iconic Sequana Tower in Paris, the largest office transaction of the year in continental Europe, as well as The Valesco Group's thoughts on pricing dislocations and opportunities within the wider European office market, which are currently manifesting.   You can read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eQY7eJ4t   #TheValescoGroup #RealEstate #PERE

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Luke Hamilton-Jones MRICS who has joined us as Vice President, Asset Management, working closely with Stephen Cahoon on business plan execution of The Valesco Group's pan-European investment portfolio. Luke brings 10+ years of core+ and value-add commercial real estate experience, chairs the RICS Matrics London and is currently shortlisted for Commercial Property Surveyor of the Year at the 2023 RICS Matrics Surveyor Awards. Luke Hamilton-Jones MRICS commented: "I'm delighted to have joined The Valesco Group and to be managing its class-leading portfolio of real estate across Europe. I'm excited to be working with an extremely talented team to execute the asset business plans and unlock superior returns for our investors. Looking forward, it's great to be a part of Valesco's ambitious growth plans and the positive trajectory of the platform." #TheValescoGroup #NewJoiner #RealEstate #PERE