Investment, Development Funding & Joint Ventures

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Uncover high-value opportunities in the UK's most exciting and competitive markets.

We help you unlock high-growth investments in the heart of UK innovation. In these dynamic markets, uncovering the right assets and securing the best deals takes deep knowledge and a wide network. Leverage our expertise to advance your investment strategy. 

We constantly analyse the property landscape, identifying emerging trends across various sectors. Our focus is on finding value, securing deals, and establishing partnerships that drive long-term success within some of the UK’s most competitive markets.

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Investment Management

Optimising investment strategies for more than 150 years

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Rural Investment

Build a robust rural portfolio with our decades of land expertise

It's in the numbers

40%

stake advised on the acquisition in The Oxford Science Park £400m Joint Venture on behalf of GIC

£38m

JV forward funding of PBSA block in Colchester, adjacent to University of Essex campus

Meet our trusted experts

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Andrew Groves

Partner, Head of Capital Markets

Known for his tenacity and ability to unearth unusual opportunities, Andrew leads our London office and capital markets team.

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Saul Western

Partner, Head of Commercial

Providing thorough and professional investment advice across the golden triangle and beyond.

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James Keys

Partner, Capital Markets

James is no stranger to the investment world, having been part of it for over three decades.

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214-240 Cambridge Science Park

With demand for UK life sciences real estate soaring after the sector’s success in combatting the global pandemic, Legal and General’s (L&G) eight-acre office campus disposal sparked a fierce bidding war - and a high profile £100m sale.

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BitBio - Building B950, Babraham Research Campus

BitBio, an award-winning university spinout, urgently needed space for their R&D work within the Cambridge cluster.

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Cambridge North

We have completed extensive development evaluations and appraisals which have realised additional value at Cambridge North, starting with our negotiation of the development agreement for the site’s development.

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Christ's College, Cambridge

The primary goal for the College is to generate strong total returns, from a combination of income and capital gains. This has been achieved through our stewardship approach, working in partnership with the College to create the vision for the property portfolio and delivering all aspects of endowment management.

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Grove Technology Park

Our client needed an agent who could package up a complex, multi-faceted investment to make it more attractive ahead of its disposal. At the time of the park’s sale, all existing office and industrial units were leased at a high capacity, making it a prime investment opportunity.

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Mount Pleasant Halls, Cambridge

Bidwells provided detailed local market knowledge and wider sector specific advice, including cash flow analytics and development funding. Let to St Edmund's College, this highly secure income stream was exactly what L&G was seeking to acquire to hedge its annuity liabilities.

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