Patron Capital, the pan-European institutional investor focused on property-backed investments, has been shortlisted for Investor of the Year at the EducationInvestor Awards 2024.
Patron Capital has a significant track record investing in education-based businesses, as well as in real estate assets that are intrinsic to higher education, such as student accommodation. In 2022, Patron acquired Wishford Schools, a family-run group of independent prep and senior schools with an enterprise value of £27 million, to support the development and expansion of the group.
In addition, Patron is extensively involved in educational charities through the Patron Charitable Initiatives. For instance, Patron’s long-standing support for the Prince’s Teaching Institute (PTI), a UK charity that provides training and professional development to raise teaching standards in state schools throughout the UK, with Patron’s Managing Director, Keith Breslauer, acting as Chairman of the charity.
The winners will be announced on 13 June 2024 at the awards ceremony, which is taking place at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
Keith Breslauer, Managing Director of Patron Capital, said:
“I am so proud to see Patron shortlisted at the EducationInvestor Awards. At Patron, we are firm believers in the value of education; this is why we have the Patron Education Initiative and why we are such active supporters of the PTI. As investors, we see significant opportunity in the education sector, and our activities over the last twelve months are evidence of this. Congratulations to all the team and I look forward to finding out the winners in June.”
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Notes to Editors
About Patron Capital Partners
Patron represents approximately €5 billion of capital raised across several funds and related coinvestments, investing in property, corporate operating entities whose value is primarily supported by property assets and distressed debt and credit related businesses.
Since it was established in 1999, Patron has undertaken more than 200 transactions across 101 investments and programs involving over 9 million square metres in 17 countries, with many of these investments realised
Investors represent a variety of sovereign wealth funds, prominent universities, major institutions, private foundations, and high net worth individuals located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The main investment adviser to the Funds is Patron Capital Advisers LLP, which is based in London, and Patron has other offices across Europe including Barcelona and Luxembourg; the group is comprised of 67 people, including a 39-person investment team.
Further information about Patron Capital is available at www.patroncapital.com
