31 Mar 2023

Redundancies

I am sure you're all aware that a number of firms have made redundancies over the last few months.  Having been through this twice myself, I know that this can be a very worrying and difficult time for those involved, especially those with families.

One of the problems can be isolation and the lack of occasions to network, “bump into” people and explore potential opportunities that way.  AREF is therefore opening up all of its events to anyone who has recently been made redundant from a member firm, until they take up another opportunity. 

If you do find yourself in this situation, please let the team know and we will include you in our invitation lists.  Equally, if you are in a member firm and have a collegue who has recently been made redundant so may not see this communication, please pass this information on to them. 

You can contact us by emailing [email protected].

 

Paul

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Paul Richards

Paul Richards

CEO, AREF

Paul is the CEO of AREF.  Before joining AREF in 2020, Paul was Head of the European Real Estate Boutique within Mercer’s investment consulting business for almost 10 years, previously he was Head of Indirect Real Estate Investment and Global Managed Accounts at LaSalle Investment Management, where he was responsible for managing global portfolios of unlisted real estate funds for clients from Europe and Asia Pacific.

He has over 25 years of real estate experience in investment, corporate finance and research, and has advised investors, occupiers and venture capital companies on property portfolio strategy and on financial structuring, including PFI, senior and mezzanine debt and joint venture arrangements. His employers have included LaSalle Investment Management, Cushman & Wakefield and Henderson Investors.

Before coming into the world of real estate, Paul worked in marketing and market research. He originally studied Physiological Sciences at Lincoln College, Oxford and has a Master of Science in Real Estate from City University Business School, London, now Cass Business School.

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