Team
Leveraging decades of collective experience
We are a group of experts in real estate investment, asset management, finance and sustainability who were excited to build something from the ground up.
At Boreal we operate to the highest standards, the majority of us having mastered our trade at established investment managers. Because of our smaller size, we have the freedom to back emerging themes and to move quickly in a highly collaborative environment. We represent 16 different nationalities and we are taking care about the culture we are creating.
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Bio
Experience
> MARK (Meyer Bergman)
qualifications
> Master's degree, University College London
> Heidelberg School of International Management
aLSO
When not working on strategic frameworks, you might find Annika exploring new recipes with her Thermomix, working out in Holland Park or running after her three kids.
Fun fact: Annika does not survive without a piece of dark chocolate a day.
Bio
Experience
> Michelin
qualifications
> University of Suffolk
> Bucharest University of Economics Studies
aLSO
When not preparing trial balances, Corina might be firing up the barbecue (even in winter time), maintaining her nail art or driving 28 hours from London to Romania to visit family.
Fun fact: In accordance with Romanian tradition, Corina was kidnapped from her wedding and taken to a night club where her husband had to come "buy her back!"
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Bio
Experience
> Foot Anstey LLP
> Commercial Estates Group Limited
> Sanne Group Plc (now Apex)
> State Street
> Barclays Wealth
qualifications
> University of Derby
aLSO
When not keeping all of Boreal’s filings up to date, you might find Denise walking her dog, cooking, or attending a music or sporting event.
Fun fact: It rains everywhere she goes (primarily on holiday).
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Bio
Experience
> BlackRock
> Logicor
> Bank of America Merrill Lynch
qualifications
> Master's degrees, University of Cambridge
> University of Cambridge
aLSO
When not volunteering to take on more work, you will most likely find Emma in a spa, at the theatre or eating something delicious in a far-flung country.
Fun fact: Emma formerly managed a Cambridge College bar, but now prefers to sip drinks rather than serve them.
Bio
Experience
> Europa Capital Partners
> Catalyst Capital
qualifications
> University of Bristol
aLSO
When not studying the yield curve, you might find Humph at a music gig, cooking or at the latest new restaurant.
Fun fact: Humph has DJ'ed in pubs in Bristol and in Meribel.
Bio
James has over 16 years of pan-European real estate experience with a focus on logistics. He spent 11 years at Europa Capital, a leading pan-European investment manager, where he spearheaded their logistics investments across Europe. He was involved in €2bn of acquisitions across eight European countries with around 50% invested in the logistics sector. James has invested across core, value-add and speculative development strategies. Prior to Europa, he spent two years working in Real Estate Banking and prior to that, worked for real estate consultants CBRE and JLL.
Experience
> Europa Capital Partners
> Royal Bank of Scotland
> CBRE
> JLL
qualifications
> Masters degree, University of Reading
> University of Leicester
aLSO
When not hunting for deals you might find James at the gym, running, surfing, fishing or golfing.
Fun fact: James once caught (and released) a 400lb Pacific Blue Marlin off Costa Rica and has photos to prove it!
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Bio
Experience
> Mileway
> AXL
> Comodis
qualifications
> Master's degree, École d'architecture de la ville & des territoires Paris-Est
aLSO
When not supervising building sites, you might find Johana traveling, doing some HIIT or kick-boxing; or dancing salsa and Cumbia.
Fun fact: At the football World Cup in 2018, when Colombia scored against England during the 93rd minute of the match, Johana jumped so enthusiastically that she broke her knee. Sadly, Colombia lost during penalties.
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Bio
Experience
> Kryalos SGR
> BNP Paribas Real Estate
qualifications
> Master's degree, Università Cattolica de Sacro Cuore, Milano
> Università Cattolica del Scaro Cuore, Milano
aLSO
When not buried under spreadsheets, Powerpoints or market analysis, Leo is probably on the golf course, blasting his driver when he should be practicing his putts.
Fun fact: Rumour has it that in Leo's spare time he teaches Tony Manero new dance moves.
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Bio
Before founding Boreal IM, Louis-Simon was a Partner at TPG responsible for the European investments of a $3.7bn global opportunistic fund. Prior to TPG, Louis-Simon was a Managing Director at Blackstone from 2010 to 2019. He was actively involved in a variety of European real estate acquisitions, disposals, and financings, with a total investment value of more than €20bn. He invested across all major real estate asset classes and transacted across twenty European countries. He was responsible for the formation of the Logicor platform from a start-up to the €12bn sale to a SWF and invested over €2.2bn of equity in the industrial sector. Following three years as a lawyer in New York, Louis-Simon began his real estate career as a part of Merrill Lynch’s Global Principal Investments team in London. Louis-Simon received Common and Civil Law degrees from McGill University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Experience
> TPG
> Blackstone
> Merrill Lynch
qualifications
> Columbia Business School
> McGill University
aLSO
When not spreading the Boreal IM gospel, you might find Louis-Simon snowboarding, wakeboarding, running or discovering new horizons with his three highly energetic children.
Fun fact: Louis-Simon played on McGill University’s ice hockey team.
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Bio
Experience
> Mileway
> Mseven
> Rynda Property Investors
qualifications
> Master's degree, The Hague University of Applied Sciences
> Inholland University of Applied Sciences
aLSO
When not looking after Boreal's Dutch portfolio, you might find Marcel watching football, cycling or F1; playing golf or boxing; or building Lego projects with his 3 year old son.
Fun fact: Marcel met his girlfriend on Tinder, and they now have an authentic Tinder baby.
Bio
Experience
> Blackstone
> Starwood Capital Advisors
> Invesco Real Estate
qualifications
> Queen Mary University of London
aLSO
When not preparing board packs or hedging loans, you might find Neehar cruising around on two wheels, in London or when travelling.
Fun fact: Neehar once had to siphon petrol on a self-supported moped trip in Northern Vietnam to make it back to civilisation.
Bio
Nikos has over 20 years of investment experience across a number of asset classes with a focus on logistics. He spent over seven years at AEW, one of the largest global investment managers, where he led the firm’s pan-European value-add investments. He has been directly involved in over €2.5bn of acquisitions on behalf of institutional capital, managed accounts and funds and has led transactions across twelve European countries.
Prior to AEW, Nikos was Head of Real Estate at Salamanca Capital in London and an Associate in the Real Estate team at Merrill Lynch. A trained architect, Nikos spent his formative years designing large-scale residential and commercial developments in Australia and Greece, before moving into real estate development and investment.
Experience
> AEW
> Salamanca Group
> Merrill Lynch
qualifications
> Columbia Business School
> Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
> University of Western Australia
aLSO
When not thinking about all things Boreal, you might find Nikos cycling, running, skiing or gardening, potentially with one of his three children.
Fun fact: An architect wunderkind in a former life, Nikos' current design project is a house on the Koulouras ancestral home - the island of Hydra, Greece.
Bio
Experience
> Conde Nast
> Financial Times
> News UK
qualifications
> Columbia Business School
> Harvard University
aLSO
When not harassing colleagues about outstanding action items, you might find Olivia reading, doing volunteer work, bargain shopping or guiding her three children into adulthood.
Fun fact: Appeared on an episode of American courtroom TV show Judge Judy in the early 2000s.
Bio
Peter is a Partner and CFO at Boreal IM. Before joining Boreal IM, he spent 12 years at Blackstone focussing on the finance, structuring and operational side of acquisitions. He was the CFO of their UK asset management platform for six years. Peter led the implementation of best-in-class financial, asset management and investor reporting across various operating businesses, as well as all aspects of reporting for a number of separate managed accounts.
Experience
> Blackstone
> Mourant
> Haysmacintyre
qualifications
> Chartered Accountant, ICAEW
> University of Sheffield
aLSO
When not totting up the figures, you might find Pete playing rugby or golf.
Fun fact: Pete has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Alan Partridge.
Bio
Experience
> Valor REP
> Liberty Property Trust
> Mace Group
> EC Harris
qualifications
> Master's degree, London City University
aLSO
When not sprucing up Boreal’s assets, you might find Phil cycling, sailing or revisiting his construction roots by fitting out the Boreal office.
Fun fact: Phil played as a central defender for City University’s football team and once got red carded twice in the same game.
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Bio
> Ba&Sh
> La Perla
> Wolford
Experience
> Master's degree, Université de Haute-Alsace, France
> University of Economic Studies, Bucharest
qualifications
aLSO
When not planning the next Boreal event, you might find Raluca at Ciné Lumière keeping up with French cinema and her favourite actors.
Fun fact: Raluca once shared the same train carriage with Tom Holland all the way to London Waterloo. She would have preferred Guillaume Canet.
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Bio
Experience
> Blackstone
> KPMG
qualifications
> Chartered Accountant, CAANZ
> University of Auckland
aLSO
When not keeping the Boreal funds flowing, Rebecca might be travelling (all the Wonders of the World ticked off!), going to music gigs and festivals, taking country walks or high altitude hiking.
Fun fact: While living in Mongolia Rebecca learned to shoot a bow and arrow while riding a horse.
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Bio
Experience
> CBRE
qualifications
> University of Amsterdam
aLSO
When not performing Powerpoint and Excel wizardry, ‘R2’ is most likely cooking her way through every Bon Appetit recipe ever published.
Fun fact: Rebecca is currently learning to kite surf.
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Bio
Experience
> British Land
> Ballymore
> Crowe
qualifications
> Chartered Accountants, Ireland
> University of Limerick
aLSO
When not working, Stephanie enjoys travelling, hiking, playing squash, and volunteering as Treasurer for a local community garden.
Fun fact: Stephanie is from the most westerly peninsula in Europe and is a fluent Irish speaker.
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Bio
Experience
> CBRE Investment Management
> Oxford Future of Real Estate Initiative
qualifications
> University of Warwick
aLSO
When taking a break from ESG, you might find Thomas running, exploring new countries and cultures. He picked up badminton while at Warwick.
Fun fact: Thomas spent 8 months volunteering in Cambodia teaching English.
Bio
Experience
> Europa Capital Partners
> Grosvenor Group
qualifications
> Reading University
aLSO
When not filling up the Boreal pipeline, you might find Will playing tennis, skiing or enjoying the Hertfordshire countryside with his family.
Fun fact: Not many people know Will had the front row of his teeth replaced. He hasn’t been surfing since!
Bio
Experience
> Canmoor
> Fletcher King
> CBRE
> JLL
qualifications
> Oxford Brookes University
> University of Bristol
aLSO
When not unlocking and maximising the value of our UK portfolio, Will is a keen sportsman, playing a host of different sports but his secret passion is fly fishing!
Fun Fact: Will has a shameless penchant for karaoke, that manifested at its zenith in an impromptu duet with a member of the Irish band Westlife at a charity event. He maintains this is still one of the greatest moments of his life.
Bio
Experience
> AEW
qualifications
> Master's degree, Audencia Business School
aLSO
When not sourcing deals in our continental markets, Xavier might be playing tennis, visiting the southern Italian coast or watching South Park.
Fun fact: Xavier once embarked on a motorcycle journey in the Himalayas barely knowing how to ride a bicycle, and somehow managed to come back in one piece.
