Business
In this episode our Moderator Paul Shearer is joined by the episode sponsor and host, Roger Clarke (IPSX) to discuss the changing landscape of real estate investment, and IPSX’s place within the emerging new order. Joining Paul and Roger are Justin Meissel (Henley Investment Management) and Mike Foster (Hardman and Co). Topics covered in this episode: Roger explains the idea of a ‘new dawn’ for real estate investment. The introduction of the ability to buy shares in particular buildings through IPSX. The current range of options open to investors when considering real estate. How this new marketplace will affect property owners as well as investors. The issues with REITs, and how they compare to the ability to invest and receive income from a single property investment through IPSX. The increase in transparency and available data to investors through IPSX. The importance of income generated through real estate investments. A game of ‘fantasy property manager’, where our guests take a look into the future of the real estate market and make their picks for assets going forward. Roger Clarke Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets, Roger Clarke, has been a Senior Advisor to IPSX Group since January 2019. He now joins the business full time. Roger has extensive experience in corporate transactions, particularly in equity capital markets but also in M&A and restructuring, with a specific sector focus on Real Estate. Roger joins from M7 Real Estate, where he was Head of Corporate Finance, with responsibility for executing significant corporate transactions. Previously he was Chief Executive of Tunstall, M7’s wholly owned subsidiary focused on alternative lending. Prior to joining M7 Roger spent 20 years working in the European investment banking industry, including roles at NM Rothschild, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, JP Morgan Cazenove and Stifel Nicolaus, as well as undertaking a secondment to the UK Takeover Panel. https://www.ipsx.com/ Paul Shearer Paul Shearer has worked extensively in both Television and Radio in front of and behind the camera as an actor, writer and presenter and script editor.As a journalist he has written for both The Times and The Financial Times on residential property. http://www.paulshearer.com/ Justin Meissel Justin Meissel joined Henley bringing a broad range of international real estate and private equity investing experience. Prior to Henley, Justin was a Principal at The Blackstone Group, focusing on UK and European real estate. Previously, he worked at Warburg Pincus in New York and GI Partners in California, investing in Real Estate, Hospitality, Healthcare and Infrastructure, and served on the board of CenterPoint Properties Trust. He began his career at JP Morgan in New York. Justin holds an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. https://www.henleyinvestments.com/ Mike Foster Mike Foster is an equity analyst at Hardman & Co, and covers a wide range of clients in the Support Services, Building and Property sectors. He spent his early career working in fund management with British Rail Pension Fund and Eagle Star Investment Management. He then spent two decades in sell- side research at several firms, including Peel Hunt and Credit Lyonnais. He has covered sectors including Construction, Support Services and Real Estate. In his fund management career, he was responsible for both bond and equity portfolios. https://www.hardmanandco.com/