Phil Irons, Managing Director, and Head of Transactions UK & Ireland at Patrizia.

Patrizia is a leading partner for global investments in real assets, with over €57bn of assets under management they offer institutional and private clients a broad range of attractive investment opportunities delivering long-term sustainable growth.

Phil has over 25 years’ experience in the UK commercial property market having started his career at Cushman & Wakefield, before moving to Benchmark Group PLC and has held roles at Schroders, Benson Elliot and IWG’s Workplace Capital Partners having graduated from the University of Cambridge – having studied Land Economy.

I sat down with Phil to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

* How he got into real estate

* Early career moves

* Debunking private equity jargon (IRR, equity multiples, return hurdles etc)

* Importance of corporate culture

* Managing home life + work life

* Key skills to succeed in real estate investment management

* Building a high performing team

* Working with JV partners

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place would Phil invest should he have £500m of capital at his disposal. Catch the full episode which is live on Spotify, Apple and Youtube NOW! The People Property Place Podcast 🎙️ is powered by Rockbourne #podcast #rockbourne #realestate #peoplepropertyplace #property

Podcast produced and edited by Matt Cook at https://mattcookproducer.com