Patron Capital

Patron Capital Partners ("Patron") is a European private equity real estate fund with its main investment advisor, Patron Capital Advisers LLP based in London, United Kingdom. Patron Capital Partners represents approximately €4.0 billion of equity across several funds and related co investments. Its strategy is opportunistic and value oriented, primarily targeting challenged assets such as distressed and/or undervalued property and property related assets, loans and corporate entities. Patron was established in 1999 by Keith M. Breslauer is the founding partner and the managing director of Patron Capital. As of April 2020, the Patron team consists of 73 professionals including 41 investment professionals and advisers. Patron has operations across Europe with its main advisory offices in the UK, Luxembourg and Spain, and operates extensively through its local partners across all markets, with major operating partners in most markets including Germany, France and Portugal. As of December 2019, Patron has invested in 80 investments in 16 countries. In addition to individual assets, Patron's investee companies include Punch Taverns, which owns a number of pubs in the UK, and the Powerleague five a side football centres. Previous investments include CALA Homes, Motor Fuel Group, Optimum Credit and Generator Hostels. In addition to its opportunistic strategy, as part of its 20 years commitment to the community and society, Patron Capital is working with Big Society Capital on what is believed to be the first ever “gender lens” property fund, Women in Safe Homes (“WISH”), which will buy assets addressing the lack of affordable, safe and secure homes for women who are experiencing homelessness, are ex offenders, survivors of domestic abuse or have other complex needs.

Patron has won many awards over the years as well as being shortlisted for many awards in relation to specific investments, capital raise, fund manager, social investing and for Patron’s significant charity work and contribution. In 2017 Patron was named “Property Fund Manager of the Year” at Property Week’s Property Awards and won the Deal of the Year at Property Week’s RESI Awards. It has also shared the award for “The Best Places to Work in Property”. In 2018, Patron was awarded the Business Culture Corporate Social Responsibility Award at the Business Culture Awards 2019. It also won Deal of the Year at the Retailers' Retailer Awards. In 2019, Patron was awarded the “Residential Care Provider of the Year” at Health Investor Awards and “Opportunistic Fund of the Year” from REFI Europe Awards. It also won “Best Delivered Scheme outside of London under 35,000sq/ft” by Office Agents Society Development Awards and “Business Culture Corporate Social Responsibility Award” at Business Culture Awards. In 2020, Patron has been shortlisted for “Fund Manager of the Year” at Property Week Awards, “Property Manager of the Year” at Asset Management Awards, and “Pro Bono Company of the Year” & “Partnership with a National Charity” at Better Society Awards 2020.