Europa has appointed Ed Crockett to the newly created role of head of residential investment UK and Europe.
Crockett, who brings more than 20 years’ experience in real estate markets, joins Europa from Savills where he has spent the last 13 months as a director in the operational capital markets team, advising clients on transactions in the UK residential market. Prior to that, he spent 15 years in fund management at abdrn, including eight years as head of UK residential investment. At Europa he will report in to Rob Sim, managing partner.
Sim said: “Ed’s appointment builds on Europa’s investment activity in the living sector and reflects our continued growth ambitions in this market segment. The appointment is also in line with our commitment to hiring the very best professionals to be the custodians of both our clients’ and their clients’ capital. Edward brings a vast amount of experience in fund management and I am looking forward to welcoming him to the Europa team.”
Crockett added: “It is an exciting time to be joining Europa following the recent launch of its new investment philosophy focused on seeking mis-priced risk. The living sector continues to attract institutional capital looking for sustainable and reliable returns and I look forward to working with our clients to meet their requirements.”
