Henley Investment Management

What Henley Investment Management does

Henley Investment Management is a London-headquartered private equity real estate investment and fund management firm founded in 2006 by Ian Rickwood. The firm originates and manages real estate investment opportunities for institutional and private capital investors across the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe, and North America, with offices in London (First Floor, 50 Grosvenor Hill, W1K 3QT) and West Palm Beach, Florida (Henley USA, LLC). Henley has reportedly deployed over $3.1bn across more than 170 transactions since inception across 32+ live investments, with AUM of £1.5bn as of 2022 and a stated target of £10bn AUM by 2030.

The firm's platform spans the risk/return spectrum — opportunistic and value-add strategies (sector-agnostic across office, logistics, hospitality, retail, residential, and alternative sectors), core/core+ strategies through the Henley FM division and SIPUT/SIPUT II supported-housing funds (which target long-duration, inflation-linked leases with vulnerable-adult tenants), venture investing via Henley Ventures, and specialist operating verticals including Henley Multi-family & BtR, Henley Masterplan & Land Infrastructure (Ebbsfleet Garden City masterplan for 6,000+ homes with JV partner Camland Projects), AquaSonic Car Wash (US operating platform targeting 100 sites by 2029 with $100m of expansion capital), and Halcyon luxury waterfront residential. Key joint ventures include Henley Camland (Ebbsfleet), Henley Bartra (Irish business parks), and Sixth Street (Bedfont Lakes and Martineau Place, 2021). The firm is FCA-authorised and regulated (firm reference 943587), a UNPRI signatory with UN SDG-aligned ESG scoring per investment, and GDPR-compliant with Salesforce CRM.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring management fees on AUM across funds (SIPUT I raised £450m, SIPUT II targeting £1bn), performance fees and carried interest (SIPUT II targets a 5-6% annual dividend and 6-7% total return), and transaction-level fees on deal-by-deal capital deployments alongside institutional co-investors. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, targeting UK LGPS (seed investors in SIPUT II), Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (SIPUT I LP), family offices, and HNW/accredited investors via a dedicated investor portal. Headcount is reported at 51-100, with a senior team carrying backgrounds at Tristan Capital, Nuveen, British Land, CBRE, Colliers Germany, and Greycoat.

Name

Henley Investment Management

Legal name

Henley Investment Management Ltd

Website

https://henleyim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Henley Investment Management is a London-based private equity real estate firm founded in 2006 that originates and manages UK, European and US real estate investments for institutional investors, family offices, and HNW individuals across value-add, opportunistic, and core/core+ strategies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Real Estate Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Investment Management (Acquisitions & Dispositions) (BPAJAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Funds — Opportunistic / Development (FSANAEAI), Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA)

Keywords

• Private equity real estate
• Real estate fund management
• Institutional real estate investing
• Value add real estate
• Supported housing investment

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees: Management fees charged on assets under management across their fund vehicles including SIPUT, Henley FM, and various value-add/opportunistic funds
2. Performance Fees / Carried Interest: Carried interest from successful fund performance, particularly targeting 5-6% annual dividend and 6-7% total return for SIPUT II fund
3. Deal-by-Deal Capital Deployment: Traditional deal-by-deal investment approach alongside institutional capital partners

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Henley Investment Management originates and manages private equity real estate investment opportunities for institutional investors, family offices, and high net worth individuals. The firm deploys capital across discretionary funds, segregated mandates, and SPV vehicles spanning opportunistic, value-add, core plus, and core strategies, with £1.5bn in assets under management and over $3.1bn deployed across Western Europe and North America.

Product overview

Henley Investment Management is an international private equity real estate investment and fund management firm operating across UK, Europe, and USA. The platform offers a diversified portfolio of investment products including: core/core+ strategies through SIPUT (Secure Income Property Unit Trust) funds focused on supported housing for vulnerable adults; value add and opportunistic real estate investments across office, retail, industrial/logistics, hospitality and residential sectors; Henley Ventures for venture investing; and specialized divisions including Multi-family & BtR, Masterplan & Land Infrastructure (Ebbsfleet Garden City), and European & USA Commercial Real Estate. The firm also operates branded verticals including AquaSonic Car Wash (US car wash platform targeting 100 locations) and Halcyon (luxury waterfront residential). Key joint ventures include Henley Camland (land development) and Henley Bartra (Irish property). Total capital deployed exceeds $3.1bn across multiple sectors and geographies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Henley FM: Fund management division providing institutional investors with access to core and core+ strategies through pooled investment funds, including SIPUT
• Henley Ventures
• AquaSonic Car Wash
• Halcyon
• SIPUT
• Henley Modern Residential
• Henley Bartra
• Henley Camland
• Henley Developments

Products and services

• Henley Secure Income Property Unit Trust (SIPUT) £450m unlevered fund providing long-term, secure income from assets with long-term leases including annually inflation-linked rental income. Focuses on acquiring residential accommodation for vulnerable adults including individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or mental health conditions.
• SIPUT II (Secure Income Property Unit Trust II) Evergreen fund building on SIPUT I, focused on UK social housing for vulnerable adults including new and existing properties for special needs housing, children's services, temporary accommodation, and victims of domestic violence.
• Value Add and Opportunistic Real Estate

Quantifiable outcome

• £2.34 social value created for every £1 invested in SIPUT fund
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gillette DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 February 2026Henley US partnered with Gillette Development for Halcyon Residences & Marina luxury waterfront development in Naples, Florida. Development on 8-acre site at 1933 Davis Boulevard will include 66 residences and 120-slip marina.
• Chartway Partnerships GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2023Henley and Chartway Partnerships Group agreed deal to develop 162 new homes at Ebbsfleet Garden City, Kent.
• MorrisonsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 May 2022Morrisons entered 20-year lease for new 30,000 sq ft supermarket at Ebbsfleet district centre first phase development.
• Erith ContractorsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 6 May 2022Joint venture with Erith Contractors for affordable homes development at Ebbsfleet.
• Redrow HomesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 30 September 2021Purchased approximately 600 housing plots at Ebbsfleet Whitecliffe development from Henley Camland.
• Bellway HomesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 30 September 2021Purchased housing plots at Ebbsfleet Whitecliffe Alkerden development from Henley Camland.
• Westerhill HomesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 30 September 2021Purchased housing plots at Ebbsfleet Whitecliffe development from Henley Camland.
• Magma EquitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019Henley partnered with Magma Equities, a Los Angeles-based vertically integrated real estate investment firm, for the Arbor Crest apartment acquisition in Raleigh, NC. Magma serves as operating partner overseeing renovation and repositioning of value-add Class B apartment communities.
• Tower 16 Capital PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2019Partnership with Tower 16 Capital Partners for Las Vegas multifamily acquisitions. Brought Five89 apartments into the Henley Tower 16 portfolio which grew to over $200 million in assets. Partnership focused on workforce housing repositioning.
• Camland ProjectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Henley Camland formed in 2015 as joint venture between Henley and Camland Projects. Acquired Eastern Quarry site at Ebbsfleet in 2018 for masterplan development of 6,000+ homes across 665 acres.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Investment Management: Global real estate investment management arm of CBRE with multi-strategy offerings across UK and Europe — comparable on the breadth of platform and institutional distribution, and former employer of Henley's Transaction Director Bertie Cripps.
• M&G Real Estate: Major UK and European real estate fund manager with core+ and value-add strategies, selling counterparty for Henley's 2020 Regent Retail Park acquisition — broadly comparable UK institutional real estate platform.
• Aviva Investors Real Estate: Large UK-based institutional real estate manager operating core/core+ and value-add strategies with significant UK pension fund LP relationships — comparable to Henley on UK institutional distribution and core+ income strategies.
• Nuveen Real Estate: Global real estate investment manager with UK and European core, value-add and debt strategies; former employer of Henley's Investor Director Jenny McLynn — broadly comparable institutional LP base and strategy mix.
• Schroders Capital Real Estate: Large, established UK-based real estate investment manager offering core, value-add and debt strategies — comparable to Henley's full risk/return spectrum but with significantly greater AUM, brand recognition and institutional distribution.

Direct peers

• Civitas Social Housing: UK-listed REIT focused on supported housing and social impact residential property — the closest pure-play peer to Henley's SIPUT platform, with the same tenant base (vulnerable adults), long-lease income model and UK pension fund LP base.
• Home REIT: UK REIT investing in social housing for vulnerable adults across the UK — a direct comparable to SIPUT's social housing thesis, with overlapping investor base of income-oriented institutions and family offices.
• Tristan Capital Partners: London-headquartered European real estate investment manager operating value-add/opportunistic and core+ strategies across the UK and Continental Europe — directly comparable to Henley's opportunistic and value-add funds, and notably the former employer of Henley's CFO/COO.
• Clearbell Capital: UK-based private equity real estate fund manager with value-add and opportunistic strategies across UK commercial real estate — comparable in scale, strategy and target LP base to Henley's value-add platform.
• Impact Healthcare REIT: UK REIT focused on residential and nursing care property with similar long-lease, inflation-linked income characteristics and institutional LP base as SIPUT's supported housing strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/henley-investment-management
• Xtwitter.com/HenleyIM

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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