Knight Frank has appointed Sarah May-Brown as head of global private capital.
Knight Frank said the newly created role underscores the firm’s commitment to strengthening its position as an adviser to private clients in the real estate sector, spanning both residential and commercial markets.
May-Brown, who has spent two decades at Knight Frank, started her career in the firm’s international residential team and later spent eight years in the Gulf, where she established the Middle East private wealth team. She sits on both the firm’s residential board and the UK strategy board.
William Beardmore-Gray, senior partner and group chair at Knight Frank, said: “Our global residential platform tends to be where principals and their family offices begin working with Knight Frank; over many years these important relationships are nurtured through our private office network. Now with Sarah’s oversight we have strengthened our strategy to support client journeys into new markets. I have no doubt Sarah will take our existing, unique and market leading offer to the next level and be instrumental in helping introduce clients to a broader range of opportunities.”
May-Brown added: “I look forward to further enhancing Knight Frank’s private client offering, building on the success of the private office and driving greater connectivity with our residential and investment businesses around the world. By leveraging almost 20 years of The Wealth Report and expertise from across Knight Frank’s global network, the private capital strategy will extend our ability to support principals and family offices to meet their property objectives – be that lifestyle, wealth preservation, portfolio diversification or strategic real estate investment.”
