Barwood Capital, a leading UK real estate asset and investment manager, has appointed Andrew Barlow as director, with responsibility for sourcing and managing new investments alongside Ed Henson for the Barwood Property Fund 2015 and contributing to future fund and corporate strategy.
Andrew is a chartered surveyor with more than 20 years’ business and real estate experience in property investment, asset management and development across the UK. Most recently at MEPC, he was responsible for the in-house strategy, asset management and development of large mixed-use business parks. With previous director level roles at King Sturge and ING Real Estate, Andrew has been involved in investment transactions on behalf of clients and funds totalling more than £2 billion.
Joanna Greenslade, managing director, Barwood Capital said: “Andrew’s appointment is key to our growth strategy and coincides with the close of our 2015 Fund. Andrew has demonstrated with his broad experience and skills that he is very much aligned to Barwood Capitals’ core values of creativity, integrity and professionalism. His appointment will enable us to strengthen and accelerate the investment of our new regional commercial property fund. We welcome Andrew to the team and very much look forward to working with him.”
Andrew Barlow, director, Barwood Capital added: “I am delighted to have joined a company of Barwood Capital’s reputation and track record which has a great team of high calibre professionals and is at an exciting time in its growth. We have significant capital to invest in the regional commercial and residential markets with flexibility as to how we structure the deals. I am excited to bring my industry knowledge and experience to help secure new investments and deliver excellent returns for Barwood’s investors.”