Philip Gadsden, Managing Partner at Orchard Street Investment Management, joins me on the People Property Place Podcast 🎙️ this week.
We cover his 40+ year career in institutional real estate - from Jones Lang Wootton and Gatehouse, to building Invista, and now leading Orchard Street's shift into impact investing.
We get into his views on separate accounts, discretionary capital, asset-level execution, decarbonisation, and the evolution of investor expectations.
If you're interested in UK fund management and real estate's shift toward ESG and impact, this one's for you.
Key Topics Covered in This Episode:
Why he chose real estate as a career, and the early moves that shaped his career
Lessons learnt from launching his own business
Launching one of the UK's first impact-led real estate funds in partnership with Brunel and Access
The market's shift toward responsible investing, ESG metrics, and decarbonisation targets
Evolution of the UK Fund Management space
Why shorter leases and active management are now even more essential to driving returns and mitigate risk
The opportunity set in industrial, retail parks, and residential
Why OSIM are focused on future proofing second-hand assets given that 80% of 2050's buildings already exist
And finally...
With £500m to invest, which People, what Property, and which Place would Philip choose?
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