Real asset investment firm Azora has launched Azora Private Solutions, a global investment management platform aimed at private investors and family offices.

The platform has been formed through the rebranding and extension of Azora’s existing platform for private investors in the US, Azora Exan, which manages around €2bn of assets.

The firm is aiming to double the platform’s private capital under management to €4bn by 2030.

Through the extension of its platform, Azora will make its entire network available to global private investors and family offices.

Clients will be able to make direct investment in core and core plus assets, participate in joint ventures for larger assets, or invest through funds into portfolios or assets with higher complexity under value-add strategies.

To meet its growth ambitions in the private wealth sector, Azora announced plans to appoint further staff to its existing team, aiming to expand its investor base in Europe and Latin America.

This initiative will be led by Juan José Zaragoza and Ignacio Gil-Casares who have been leading Azora Exan's US business until now.

“After a near three-year market rerating, the fundamentals are highly favourable for increasing exposure to real estate, particularly given the asset class’s proven ability to act as a hedge against inflation which is now seeming increasingly likely in response to political events,” stated Azora managing partner, Javier Rodríguez-Heredia.

“By launching Azora Private Solutions, we aim to provide private investor and family office clients with access to Azora's capabilities and investment strategies, enabling them to gain access some of the most compelling opportunities in through our American and European areas of operation.

“Expanding our private client base is a clear strategic area of growth for Azora and we have a firm objective to double the assets under management we have with private and family office investors to €4bn within five years.

“Our aim is to work closely with our clients to help build their investment portfolios with a diversified range of real estate asset classes in a highly customised way that allows us to meet their individual return requirements.”

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