Ergo delivers dynamic returns of more than double the market average.
Martin Jepson established Ergo Real Estate in 2018 having worked extensively in acquisition, disposal, asset management and development, both on a project and portfolio basis, winning ‘Deal of the Year’ awards every year between 2012 and 2016. He has a strong track record of delivering exceptional returns in all sectors across the UK.
Formerly President and COO, UK Office Division, Brookfield Property Partners, he has also held executive positions with Hammerson, Howard Holdings, Taylor Woodrow and Delancey.
Nigel is a chartered accountant having trained with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in the UK. In 1992, he joined Speciality Shops and then became finance director of the Milner.
Group, managing 12 shopping centres. He joined Shops etc Ltd as finance director before taking part in a management buyout in 2011 to form Plus Shops Retail. Nigel then moved to the listed company, New Frontier Properties, in 2016 as Finance Director before leaving in 2018 to join Martin Jepson at Ergo Real Estate.
A graduate of the Universities of Nottingham and Reading, James specialises in Commercial Development, Investment, and Debt Finance.
Prior to joining Ergo Real Estate in November 2020, James worked within the Central London Capital Markets team at Cushman & Wakefield, specialising in Development Transactions.
His time at C&W included a year-long secondment within the London Development team at Landsec in 2017, where he worked on the delivery of Nova Victoria: Landsec & CPPIB’s 550,000 sq ft Joint Venture.
Leigh is an Asset Manager with over 25 years’ experience in the UK property market. Formerly Managing Director of Plus Shops and Director of Asset Management at Waypoint and Eddisons, she has a strong track record in the asset management of retail assets, shopping centres and leisure developments throughout the UK.
She is accustomed to dealing with multiple properties and a range of portfolio requirements simultaneously, improving the capital value of assets and saleability.
Fraser joined Ergo Real Estate in 2021 having acquired extensive experience across the UK commercial property sector, with a particular focus on leasing and capital markets. Having started his career with Scotland’s largest independent surveying firm, Ryden LLP, Fraser moved to London where he worked within the Capital Markets team at Cushman & Wakefield for 3 years.
More recently Fraser has worked for a private family investment office, where he has overseen the acquisition strategy and asset management of a growing retail portfolio. He holds the IMC (Investment Management Certificate).
Chantal is the Office Manager for Ergo Real Estate and has 15 years’ experience working in the property industry, including time at Brookfield and Hammerson. She is equipped with the exceptional ability to facilitate all aspects of internal and external communications, supporting the day-to-day administrative tasks. She has a proven talent for aligning business objectives with comprehensive administrative knowledge, adept at communicating with people at all levels and boosting efficiency, allowing executives to focus on their core objectives.