Our Team.
Aertreum brings together a team of experienced professionals with institutional backgrounds who have advised clients on all sectors and elements of the UK Real Estate and Capital Markets.
Chairman
peter beckwith
Responsible for overall governance and strategic guidance
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Chairman of PMB Holdings
Co-founded LET in 1972, floated on the LSE in 1983. Sold In 1990 for £510 million
Co-founder of The Ambassador Theatre Group, Founder Donor of the Royal Opera House Trust
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Established Peter Beckwith Harrow Trust in 1992, which provides scholarships to pupils from the British State Sector
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Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College and Honorary Doctor of Law, Cambridge University
Awarded OBE in 2007 for services to Education and Charity
Founder & Managing Director
Responsible for client engagement, day-to-day management and oversight of sourcing and maintaining relations with legal and financing partners and investors
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25 years of Capital Markets experience, including as Desk Head for Middle East at Barclays Private Bank and as the CIO of a single family office managing a multi-assset portfolio of c$2bn and directly financed >£750m of UK and European Real Estate. Oversaw the introduction of the FSA regime for Hermes Pension Fund in early 2000s as Compliance Manager.
BSc from the University of Edinburgh, Securities Institute Diploma, and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW)
Founder & Finance Director
Responsible for day to day financial management and reporting, tax reporting and compliance, investment appraisal,management and forensic accounting with over 15 years’ experience in the property sector
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Previously worked for St Martins Property Corporation (£5bn+ AUM) and Commercial Estates Group (CEG) (£800m+ AUM)
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Graduated from Lancaster University with a BSc in Accounting, Finance and Computer Science
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants (FCMA) and
an Associate of Taxation Technicians (ATT)
Partner
simon padgett
Responsible for developing and implementing asset management, repositioning, turnaround and exit strategies and liaising with operational partners.
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30 years’ experience in UK Real Estate, including directly advising a number of UK-listed financial institutions and family offices on the repositioning and exit of distressed or underperforming property assets
While working at Aetreum, Simon has overseen the succesful design, submission and consent on planning applications covering over 500 acres of land, 2m sq.ft of commercial space and c.330 residential units.
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Director of JWPC, a planning consultancy
Partner
Johnny bray
Developing and implementing asset management, repositioning, turnaround and exit strategies and sourcing exit and investment funding.
18 years' experience in the UK Commercial Real Estate market at Savills & DTRE, advising a range of clients including US & UK institutional, Propco’s, Family Office and US & UK Government on the positioning, marketing and disposal of assets.
Advised on a number of high-profile distressed transactions, including the US Government on 1MDB-related UK assets.
BSc from the University of Reading and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)