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29 Farm Street
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+44 (0)20 3709 4650
JHarris@HobartPartners.com

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Acquire and manage commercial real estate in the UK through joint venture structures.

Acquisition
  • We use our deep market intelligence and relationships to source the investment.
  • We focus on inefficient and asset management intensive properties in the UK.
  • We undertake rigorous analysis of the sector fundamentals, physical condition of the asset, planning use and capital structure of real estate.
  • Margin of safety against capital protection is embedded in our underwriting process through scenario planning.
Asset Management
  • We have full service asset and development management expertise in-house
  • We focus on fundamentals such as changing occupier needs, enhancement of building management, adding net lettable / saleable space, planning upside and change of use to increase Net Operating Income.
  • We collaborate with all the key stakeholders to achieve our objectives.
  • Pro-active risk management minimizes unexpected risks
Capital Structure
  • We have a long standing relationship with global funding partners (debt and equity providers).
  • We believe that each deal is unique, hence we structure our investments to achieve the maximum return coupled with flexibly in order to tackle any unforeseen market changes.
Exit
  • We seek to exit at the ‘peak return point’ in an investment cycle.
  • We underwrite deals based on an absolute return strategy and defined hold period.
  • We invest in sectors and markets that have global investor appeal.

Track Record (selected transactions)

Hobart Partners
86 Fetter Lane, London
  • c.101,000 sq. ft office building in London Mid-town, close to Chancery Lane and Farringdon station.
  • Anchored by Marriott Europe, multi-let until Dec 2018 to 7 tenants.
  • Developed in 1992, re-furbished in 2004.
  • Acquired in Dec 2016 in a joint venture with Europa Capital.
  • Strategy – To re-position the building through comprehensive high quality re-furbishment and re-branding, to address the needs of future occupiers.

 

Hobart Partners
67-73 Worship Street & 65 Clifton Street, London EC2
  • c.54,000 sq. ft office building in South Shoreditch, close to Liverpool Street station.
  • Fully let to 4 tenants until Dec 2020. Freehold.
  • 0.5-acre corner site developed in late 1980’s and early 1990’s as two interconnected building.
  • Acquired in October 2017 in a joint venture with Bridges Fund Management.
  • Strategy – To develop an architecturally rich, sustainable and modern building to appeal to a wide variety of occupiers (subject to planning).