Mansford

Mansford

Company type	Limited Partnerships
Industry	Private equity real estate
Founded	1995;30 years ago (1995)
Headquarters	London , United Kingdom
Key people	Justin Dowley (Chairman) Oliver Smith & Charles Knight (Joint Managing Partners)
Products	Investments, private equity funds
AUM	£3bn
Website	www.mansford.com

Mansford is a British multi-strategy private equity real estate firm owned and controlled by its Joint Managing Partners Oliver Smith and Charles Knight, who have worked together since 1995.

History

Mansford was formed in 1995, investing c£3bn in direct real estate investment and operating platforms including Boatfolk (11 UK coastal marinas including Cowes and Portland, built for the 2012 Olympics) & Student Cribs, the UK's largest owner/operator of non PBSA Student HMO Houses.

In 1999, Mansford was the investor behind Chelsea Harbour having acquired it from P&O. ^[1]

The group acquired a number of prominent assets in the UK including Whitbread's Chiswell Brewery, the Manchester Arena (which they acquired in 2014), ^[2] SkyDome Arena in Coventry, Castle Quarter, three of Cardiff's historical listed arcades, Woolwich London Estate and a number of high profile office and residential properties in London including Phoenix Brewery in Notting Hill. ^[3]

In 2018, the company sold its direct commercial assets to focus on it's operating business platforms Boatfolk Marina Group (11 UK coastal marinas) and Student Cribs (5,000 student HMO house and flat units). ^[4]

References

1. P&O sell Chelsea Harbour (press release).
2. Manchester Arena to be sold, Manchester Evening News.
3. "Sold for £25m: Three of Cardiff's unique Victorian arcades". Wales Online. 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
4. "Manchester Arena sold as part of £436m deal". IQ Magazine. March 16, 2018.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitbread

External links

• Official Website