Marcus joins with over two decades’ commercial and operational management experience in co-living, BTR and student accommodation.

Prior to Birchgrove, Marcus served as UK operations director for co-living provider The Collective, where he led a team of around 100 managers and operational staff in growing the UK business. 

He has also served in senior operational roles for IQ Student Accommodation and Unite Students. 

Raphaël joins Birchgrove having previously worked for several institutional lending platforms and banks, including Cheyne Capital, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, Santander and Barclays Capital.

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At property developer Avanton and property investment firm Griffen, Raphaël served as CFO where he was responsible for all operational, financial, tax and regulatory matters.

As CFO at Birchgrove, his responsibilities will include all financial and tax aspects of the business and the sourcing of funding to support the growth of the company.

Honor Barratt, CEO at Birchgrove, commented: “What we were looking for in Marcus and Raphael was all the knowledge we don’t have — namely how to roll out a portfolio at scale and speed — and how to drive the best possible yield on exit.

“With these two on board, every day we are honing our operations and bringing our model closer to BTR yields.”