Mark – who has over 26 years of experience in the real estate research and strategy sector – will lead the specialist commercial property investment manager’s research, forecasting and strategy team.

Prior to joining Orchard Street, Mark served as head of EMEA real assets research and strategy at BlackRock, where he played a key role in guiding the strategic investment decisions of the business’s real estate funds, as well as providing analysis to and engaging with its existing and prospective clients.

Mark has held senior posts in real estate research and strategy for more than 20 years, including roles at Aberdeen Asset Management and Invista Real Estate Investment Management.

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Philip Gadsden, managing partner at Orchard Street, said: “This is an exciting time for Orchard Street and we are delighted to have been able to attract another high-calibre person to our business.

“Mark’s wide experience in real estate investment has earnt him a first-class reputation and an impressive contact base.

“Our established approach to investment management has contributed to our longstanding history of outperformance and gives confidence to our clients to continue to allocate capital to the UK real estate market.

“We look forward to Mark bringing his experience to our focused team to support our strategic approach and sustain the delivery of strong returns for our client portfolios.

Mark added: “With a longstanding track record of outperformance in UK commercial property markets and a strong entrepreneurial culture, Orchard Street is an exciting business to be joining at this point in the cycle and I am looking forward to working with the team to build on this success going forward.”