Gravis has hired James Peel as a senior research analyst, to support the firm’s VT Gravis UK Listed Property (PAIF), VT Gravis Digital Infrastructure Income, VT Gravis UK Infrastructure Income and VT Gravis Clean Energy Income funds.
Peel joins from Titan Asset Management, where he started as an analyst in 2019, before being promoted to portfolio manager in 2020. During his time here, he designed Titan’s multi-asset class approach to sustainable investing and chaired Titan’s sustainability committee.
Prior to this, Peel worked at the British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei as a researcher, where he focused on the continued decarbonisation of Taiwan.
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Matthew Norris, head of real estate securities at Gravis and manager of the UK Listed Property (PAIF) and Digital Infrastructure Income funds, said: “James is an excellent addition to the team. He joins at an exciting time for real estate and infrastructure, with interest rates coming down, rents growing nicely, valuations attractive, and the regulatory landscape improving in a number of areas.
“What’s more, there are significant long-term trends backing the growth of these asset classes. James’s experience will deepen our resource so we can take full advantage of the opportunities ahead and build on returns for our investors.”
Peel added that he is “excited to be joining the securities team at Gravis”.
“The focus on investing in the real estate and infrastructure crucial to our economic development, and necessary to meet decarbonisation targets, is very much in line with my prior experience,” he said. “I’m very much looking forward to collaborating with the team, contributing to idea generation and the ongoing management of the funds.”
