Blue Marble looks to boost regional client base with investment director
A REAL estate asset manager has recruited one of the West Midlands’ best known investment agents to spearhead its drive for growth in the region.
Edward Jones has joined the Birmingham office of Blue Marble Asset Management from Gerald Eve where he was consultant head of investment.
With nearly 20 years’ experience in senior investment agency positions at Lambert Smith Hampton, BNP Paribas and CBRE, as well as running his own investment business, Mr Jones becomes Investment Director at Blue Marble Asset Management.
He will work closely with chief executive Tim Matthews to identify and acquire new clients for which Blue Marble will asset manage commercial property portfolios. Mr Jones will also advise on opportunities for purchase and on disposals of assets, as part of the firm’s quest to maximise value and returns on commercial property investments.
Mr Matthews said: “Ed’s appointment is the next stage in Blue Marble’s growth strategy which started last September with the recruitment of Tim Suffield as a business development consultant. I have worked with Ed on a number of transactions and have always been impressed by his abilities and contacts. I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with him and look forward to us achieving great things for new and existing clients.”
Founded by Mr Matthews in 2011, with offices in Birmingham and Worcester, Blue Marble Asset Management presently has more than £60m of property assets under management. It works for a select range of clients including investment businesses, high net worth individuals, trusts and family offices.
Recent off-market deals completed by Blue Marble include the purchase of 34,000 sq ft of prime industrial space in Blenheim Park, Nottingham, the purchase of offices at 57-63 Church Street in Birmingham city centre, jointly with Antringham Developments, the acquisition of a fully let 35,000 sq ft industrial unit with four acres of development land on the Drum Industrial Estate, Chester-le-Street, the purchase of a 35,000 sq ft modern distribution facility in Stockton-on-Tees and the acquisition of a 27,000 sq ft unit at Langley Mill.
