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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Principal operating in the Real Estate space. If you think a Principal is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Christian Bailly
Principal, KKR Capstone of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Christian Bailly (London) joined KKR Capstone in 2010. He previously worked at The Boston Consulting Group, where his work covered a broad range of projects in Europe, Japan and the Middle East, primarily focusing on the financial services and industrial goods sector. At KKR Capstone, he worked with ProSiebenSat.1, Versatel, PortAventura and Scout24 Schweiz AG. Mr. Bailly holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from INSEAD, a Diplom Betriebswirt (FH) from ESB Business School Reutlingen and a BBA in European Management from Lancaster University. Mr. Bailly is fluent in German and English.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Oleg Shamovsky
Principal, Private Equity of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Oleg Shamovsky (London) joined KKR in 2013 and is a member of the Energy & Infrastructure team. He has been involved in KKR’s investments in South Staffordshire, SBB/Telemach (United Group), European Locomotive Leasing (ELL), Acciona Energia Internacional, and Gestamp Asetym Solar (X-Elio Energy). He serves as board member at South Staffordshire Water and X-Elio Energy. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Shamovsky worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners in London where he was involved in a broad range of private equity investments across a variety of industries. Prior to Terra Firma, Mr. Shamovsky was an investment banker with Morgan Stanley, where he advised technology companies and venture capital firms on numerous transactions in the renewable energy and technology sectors. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Mr. Shamovsky worked in the firmwide risk department at Goldman Sachs in New York. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Tomas Maraver
Principal, Capital Markets of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Tomas Maraver (London) joined KKR in 2010 as a member of the Capital Markets Team. He joined Credit in 2011 where he focuses on Special Situations. Prior to joining KKR, he was with J.P. Morgan, where he was involved in a variety of transactions across acquisition financing, leveraged buy-outs, infrastructure financing, and liability management in EMEA. He holds a M.S. from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas I.C.A.I where he majored in Industrial Engineering.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Markus Hunold
Principal of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Markus Hunold (London) joined KKR in 2013. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Hunold was a member of the principal investment area of Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he invested across industries in private equity and principal debt transactions. Mr. Hunold started his career in finance at Citigroup in the mergers & acquisitions group. He holds an M.Sc. from the European Business School Oestrich-Winkel (Germany) and the University of Hong Kong.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Tobias Huzarski
Principal, Real Estate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Tobias Huzarski (London) joined KKR in 2012 and is a member of the European real estate team. Prior to KKR, he worked for Orion Capital Managers on real estate investments across Europe, and for Lehman Brothers’ real estate investment banking team in London. Mr Huzarski holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Guido Mitrani
Principal, Energy & Infrastructure of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Guido Mitrani (London) joined KKR in 2010 and is a member of the Energy & Infrastructure industry, and Spanish coverage teams. He has been actively involved in a number of investments including Sorgenia France Production, T-Solar Global Operating Assets, Saba Infraestructuras and South Staffordshire. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Mitrani was an Associate at Goldman Sachs where he was involved in a broad range of mergers, acquisitions, and financings across various industries based in London, New York and Buenos Aires. He holds a B.A., magna cum laude, in Business Administration, from Universidad de San Andres in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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About Asterion Industrial Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Taski Ahmed
Principal, KKR Prisma of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Taski Ahmed (London) joined KKR Prisma, which previously conducted business as Prisma Capital Partners LP, in 2013. Ms. Ahmed is a member of the Client and Partner Group, focusing on customized hedge fund solutions. Prior to joining KKR Prisma, she worked at FRM (a member of Man Group plc) where she started her career as associate vice president in the client relationship management team. She then moved to vice president in the manager research team where she conducted research and due diligence on hedge fund portfolios. Ms. Ahmed holds a B.A. (Hons) in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford and is also a CFA Charterholder.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Colin Brodie
Principal, Legal/Compliance of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Colin Brodie (London) joined KKR’s Legal/Compliance team in 2010. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Brodie was at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP for 4 years as a paralegal, where he worked on a number of private equity acquisitions and financings, in particular KKR’s acquisitions of Alliance Boots, Northgate Information Solutions and Pets at Home. Mr. Brodie holds an LLB from the University of Leicester and earned a Commendation in the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Guildford.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Mat Stephens
Principal, Information Technology of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Mathew Stephens (London) joined KKR in 2000 and oversees technology systems supporting the European Private Equity team. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Stephens held various technology positions at Revlon International and Frito-Lay. He received a BSc in Business Information Systems from UWIC.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Martin Mix
Principal, Private Equity of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Martin Mix (London) joined KKR in 2011 as a member of the Private Equity team with a focus on Industrials. He currently is a member of the Credit Special Situations team. At KKR, Mr. Mix has been involved with the investments in KION, OEG Offshore Group, Uralita, Versatel and WMF. Prior to joining KKR, he spent three years at J.P. Morgan in London, where he worked in both the mergers & acquisitions and the industrials advisory teams. Mr. Mix holds degrees from Vienna University of Economics and Business and HEC Paris.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
James Marsh
Director, Principal, Client and Partner Group of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
James Marsh (London) joined KKR in 2012 as a member of the Client and Partner Group. Prior to joining KKR, he worked at Barclays Capital in its power, utilities & infrastructure group, where he was involved in a variety of merger, acquisition and financing transactions. He also worked for three years at the quantitative investment strategies division of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He holds an M.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. from the University of Cambridge.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Cristina Gonzalez
Principal, Energy & Infrastructure of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Cristina González (London) joined KKR in 2014 and is a member of the Energy & Infrastructure team. Prior to joining KKR, she was a senior vice president with Macquarie Group in their real assets division based in London. At Macquarie, Ms. González was involved in a number of investments within the European infrastructure & energy space, including utilities and transport assets as well as investments in merchant power plants. Ms. González also served as a member of the board of directors of Itevelesa. Prior to Macquarie, Ms. González was with Goldman Sachs International in their investment banking division based both in London and Madrid where she was involved in a range of mergers, acquisitions, and divestments across various industries and geographies. Ms. González holds a M.A. in Management and Finance as well as a M.A. in Law from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE).
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Clair Turketo
Principal, European Public Markets Compliance Officer of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Clair Turketo (London) joined KKR in 2014 and is KKR’s European Public Markets Compliance Officer. Before joining KKR, Ms. Turketo was a fixed income product strategist at BlackRock. Prior to this role, she spent a number of years on compliance advisory teams at BlackRock, Gartmore, and Morgan Stanley. Ms Turketo has also worked in non-financial services industries, including oil and gas in Dallas, U.S., and foreign policy in Canberra, Australia. She holds a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. of Asian Studies (Japanese) from the Australian National University.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
John Jeffery
Principal of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
John Jeffery is the Principal at KKR.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Martin Preuss
Principal, Private Equity of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Duncan Smith
Principal, Credit of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Duncan Smith (London) joined KKR in 2014 as part of Avoca Capital, and is a member of the risk management team for KKR Credit. Mr. Smith has over 20 years experience in monitoring and implementing risk controls within financial services institutions. Prior to this role, Mr. Smith was an interim director involved in valuation control for HSBC’s asset backed businesses division. Previously, Mr. Smith was head of credit and emerging market analytics as Deutsche Bank. Prior to this role, he was head of European credit product control at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Smith is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a B.S. in Accountancy from City of London Polytechnic.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Duncan Smith
Principal, Credit of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Duncan Smith (London) joined KKR in 2014 as part of Avoca Capital, and is a member of the risk management team for KKR Credit. Mr. Smith has over 20 years experience in monitoring and implementing risk controls within financial services institutions. Prior to this role, Mr. Smith was an interim director involved in valuation control for HSBC’s asset backed businesses division. Previously, Mr. Smith was head of credit and emerging market analytics as Deutsche Bank. Prior to this role, he was head of European credit product control at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Smith is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a B.S. in Accountancy from City of London Polytechnic.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Johannes Natterer
Principal of H.I.G. Capital
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About H.I.G. Capital: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Alastair Mills
Principal & Head of European Business Services of H.I.G. Capital
Alastair is a Managing Director in the London office of H.I.G. Capital and the European head of Business Services. He focuses on both private equity and distressed investments. Alastair joined H.I.G. Capital from Gresham LLP where he was a Partner in the London Investment team focused on growth buy-out and buy and build transactions in the UK lower mid market. Prior to Gresham, Alastair worked for the UK private equity teams of RBoS and Bridgepoint Capital. A British national he has a total of nineteen years private equity experience in the UK lower mid-market. Recent transaction experience includes the acquisition of Petrochem Carless, the turnaround of Smallsteps, the MBOs of Brand Addition, Synseal and Kondor and the corporate carve-outs of Fibercore (from Cisco) and Brand Addition (from 4imprint). Alastair has an MSc in International Securities Investment & Banking from the ISMA Centre, Reading University and is a Member of the Securities Institute.
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About Brand Addition, Fibercore, H.I.G. Capital, H.I.G. Capital, Kondor Ltd, Petrochem Carless Holdings Ltd, smallsteps b.v., Synseal Group: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Stefano Giambelli
Principal of H.I.G. Capital
Stefano Giambelli is a Senior Associate in the Retail & Consumer team. He is currently based in London after having worked in the Milan office since joining Apax in 2008. His Apax deal experience includes Sisal. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Stefano was an Associate at BC Partners and an Investment Banking Analyst at Merrill Lynch. Stefano holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a degree in Economics from Università Commerciale “Bocconi” in Milan.
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About H.I.G. Capital: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Steven Mandel
Principal of TPG
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About TPG: TPG is a private investment firm that manages capital across a family of funds.
Fiona Anderson Wheeler
Principal, Investor Relations of BC Partners
Fiona is a member of CVC’s investor relations team and is based in London. She was a vice president at JP Morgan Private Bank where she was a product specialist on the alternative investments team.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Thomas del Marmol
Principal of BC Partners
Thomas del Marmol joined BC Partners in Paris in 2015. Previously, Thomas spent three years at Lazard where he primarily focused on M&A advisory in the retail, consumer and real estate sectors. Prior internship positions include Booz & Company and A.T. Kearney. Thomas holds a Bachelor and a Masters in Business Engineering with a major in Finance from the Solvay Business School of Brussels.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Matthew Evans
Principal of BC Partners
Matthew Evans joined BC Partners in London in 2013. Previously, Matthew spent three years as a consultant at Bain & Company where he gained experience across a number of sectors, including consumer, retail and industrial products. Matthew holds a Masters in modern Chinese studies from Oxford University and a degree in Modern History from Princeton.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Sandro Galfetti
Principal of Park Hill Group
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About Park Hill Group: Park Hill Group is a financial advisory firm in areas such as private equity, real estate and hedge funds.
