Marchmont Investment Management

What Marchmont Investment Management does

Marchmont Investment Management is a London-based, privately held real estate investment management boutique that identifies, structures and actively manages UK industrial, logistics and development assets on behalf of institutional capital partners. Founded in 2011 by Tim Lumsdon and wholly owned by its Executive Directors, the firm operates a partnership-investing model in which it co-invests alongside Tier-1 institutions such as Invesco Real Estate, Pictet Alternative Advisors, ICG, NFU Mutual and BauMont, and has transacted approximately £1.5bn of gross asset value across 125 assets with a stated 24% average realised IRR per deal and £780m of current assets under management. The firm is organised around three functions — investment management, development management and asset management — supported by a multi-disciplined team of around 12 professionals with 85-95 years of combined Director experience, and pursues a theme-led approach centred on supply-constrained, last-mile UK industrial and logistics real estate, with adjacent exposure to build-to-rent residential and industrial outdoor storage. Its core technology is a relationship-driven origination and asset management platform rather than a software product: revenue is generated through bespoke management fees and performance fees on capital partner mandates, supplemented by development management fees, with sub-brands Surface (outdoor storage) and Space Industrial (a £500m multi-let industrial joint venture with Invesco) providing differentiated product wrappers around the same investment thesis.

Name

Marchmont Investment Management

Legal name

Marchmont FM Ltd.

Website

https://marchmont-im.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Marchmont Investment Management is a London-based, privately held real estate investment boutique that identifies, structures and actively manages UK industrial, logistics and development assets on behalf of institutional capital partners, operating joint ventures with Invesco, Pictet and ICG and managing £780m of AUM.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investors, Nec (6799), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Logistics Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAB), Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Consulting (Corporate/Institutional) (BPAJANAB), Real Estate Funds — Opportunistic / Development (FSANAEAI)

Keywords

• Real estate investment management
• Industrial logistics assets
• Asset management services
• Development management
• Build-to-rent residential

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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: Marchmont identifies, structures and actively manages investment opportunities on behalf of capital partners. They generate revenue through management fees and performance fees as an asset manager for institutional investors.
2. Development Management: Acting as Development Manager on behalf of partners (e.g., Pictet for Intec Business Park), providing development management services for logistics and BTR schemes.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Marchmont Investment Management identifies, structures, and actively manages real estate investment opportunities on behalf of institutional capital partners, primarily in the UK industrial and logistics sector. The firm delivers fund management, development management, and asset management services through joint ventures with institutional investors such as Invesco Real Estate, Pictet, and ICG, focusing on multi-let industrial assets, last-mile logistics, build-to-rent residential, and outdoor storage (Surface). The company has transacted £1.5 billion of gross asset value across 125 assets since 2011 and manages £780 million in assets under management.

Product overview

Marchmont Investment Management is a specialist UK real estate investment manager offering a unified platform of investment and development services. The core offering consists of identifying, structuring, and actively managing real estate investment opportunities across industrial, logistics, and development sectors. Key sub-brands include Surface (IOS/outdoor storage spaces) and Space Industrial (a £500m JV with Invesco for multi-let industrial assets). The company operates across investment management, development management, and asset management, with a focus on delivering outperformance through responsible investment aligned with long-term capital partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Surface Storage: Outdoor storage spaces available across the UK. Assets are highly versatile and used as storage facilities supporting multiple industry sectors including e-commerce, infrastructure, automotive, construction and logistics businesses.
• Space Industrial

Products and services

• Marchmont Investment Management Services
• Development Management Services
• Asset Management Services
• Surface (Industrial Outdoor Storage)
• Space Industrial Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 24% Average Realised IRR per deal
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Action FunderminorOthers · 1 January 2024Community engagement platform linking businesses with local charities and community groups. Marchmont uses platform for community fund allocation to grass roots organisations.
• Peveril SecuritiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Development partner for multiple projects including Oxford Gardens Bournemouth (487 BTR apartments, Holland House revamp), Gatehouse Close Aylesbury urban logistics scheme, and West Molesey sale.
• Standby.meminorOthersCharity partnership allowing Marchmont to give back to communities both close to home and abroad.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LaSalle Investment Management: Global real estate investment manager with UK exposure across industrial and logistics. Comparable institutional asset management model — and team lineage: Phil Gibb was previously in LaSalle's Business Space Asset Management team.
• CBRE Global Investors: Global real estate investment manager. Comparable in business model and team pedigree — multiple Marchmont Directors previously worked at CBRE / CBRE Global Investors.
• Nuveen Real Estate: Global real estate investment manager with UK direct real estate strategies. Directly comparable to Marchmont's institutional fund management approach — and team lineage: Cameron Fraser was previously Head of Balanced Funds UK at Nuveen.
• SEGRO: Listed UK and European industrial/logistics REIT and asset manager. Competes for institutional capital and occupiers in the same UK industrial markets where Marchmont focuses its Space Industrial JV.
• Prologis UK: Global logistics real estate operator with a substantial UK portfolio. Targets the same last-mile and big-box logistics tenants and competes with Marchmont for high-quality UK industrial assets.

Direct peers

• Tritax (Tritax Management / Tritax Big Box REIT): UK-focused logistics and industrial real estate investment manager / REIT. Most direct strategic peer given Marchmont's founder Tim Lumsdon's prior tenure at Tritax and overlapping focus on UK multi-let industrial and big-box logistics.
• Brockton Capital: UK opportunistic real estate investment manager. Directly comparable in strategy (opportunistic UK real estate) and in team lineage — Marchmont Director Cameron Fraser was previously an Associate Partner at Brockton.
• Clearbell Capital: UK-focused real estate fund manager investing across industrial, logistics, office and residential. Comparable as a mid-market UK specialist raising institutional capital for thematic strategies.

Others

• Pictet Alternative Advisors: Capital partner of Marchmont across multiple UK logistics JVs (Titan, M7 portfolio, Intec). Functions as a like-minded institutional real estate investor with overlapping UK industrial exposure.
• ICG (Intermediate Capital Group): Long-standing capital partner of Marchmont across multiple UK industrial acquisitions (Whirlpool HQ, Iron Mountain Sierra, Wincanton Eurohub). Functions as a comparable institutional capital allocator in UK real estate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marchmont-investment-management1

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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