Patron was established in 1999 to
make value-oriented and opportunistic real estate and real estate
related investments in Europe including investment in real estate,
corporate operating entities, credit related businesses and equity
and debt related instruments, whose value is primarily supported by
real estate and hard assets. Since its founding, Patron has raised
a total of €2.21 billion from institutional and high net worth
investors from Europe, the Middle East and the US. To date, €1.361
billion has been invested and identified for more than 100
transactions across 53 investments or programs, involving over 40
million square feet of assets in 13 countries.
The core of the Patron organisation
is its 72 person in-house team led by Keith Breslauer
including 34 investment professionals (the "Investment Team")
supported by 9 senior advisers/direct partners and an additional 29
individuals with significant long term experience focused on legal,
finance, tax and administration. Together, the broad and deep
in-house team is skilled in investment, management, development and
real estate operations, having the capability and experience to
critically engage with opportunities and counterparties to maximise
investment returns while limiting downside investment performance.
Patron's main advisory offices are located in the UK and Luxembourg
with operations in Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland. In addition,
it has established dedicated asset management platforms in Germany
and Poland and controlled partnerships France and Romania, together
currently employing 80 professionals.
Patron supplements its in-house
team and asset management platforms with its broad network and
long-standing relationships with local participants,
intermediaries, management teams and originators throughout Europe.
The extensive in-house resources of the Patron Team enhance the
process of partnering with local participants, strengthening
Patron's ability to effectively assess, monitor, manage and
supplement the local participants' activities. The Patron platform
effectively acts as an owner-operator, teaming up with key local
participants and advisers where necessary.
The exceptional culture of the
Patron Team is founded upon an energetic and entrepreneurial
working environment, where a collegiate atmosphere fosters a strong
commitment to the firm. In addition, the Patron Team has aligned
itself with limited partners and is among the top ten investors by
size across all the Patron Funds, with significant personal
financial commitment from employees at every level. The Patron
Team's commitment and financial alignment, coupled with highly
transparent, detailed reporting and frequent investor
communications, results in an active partnership with its
investors.