team

Jennie Brown

Senior Associate

Jennie is an asset manager and is involved in the day-to-day management of the Vengrove portfolio, working to prepare and execute business plans.

Jennie is a Chartered Surveyor and joined from Patrizia, where she was responsible for the asset management of a portfolio of Central London office buildings.

Aman Chandhok

Senior Associate

Aman is in the portfolio management team where he works on both new and existing investments as well as taking ownership of all of Vengrove’s platform companies.

He started his career as a Strategy Consultant at Candesic and most recently he was at RoundShied Partners, specialising in European asset-backed special opportunities.

Karan Daswani

Partner & Head of Investment Operations

Karan leads the investment operations function at Vengrove which includes structuring, third-party financing, investment execution and investor reporting.

Karan’s career began at Citigroup Investment Bank and then Yianis Group. Prior to joining Vengrove, he was a senior associate at Moor Park Capital Partners where he was involved in transacting more than £500m of European acquisitions.

Sean Dillon

Senior Associate

Sean is a member of the project management team at Vengrove and is involved in the delivery of development schemes within the firm.

He is a Chartered Surveyor from a consultancy background with over ten years project management experience in the UK, Ireland and the United States across a wide range of sectors.

Nyshaal Gopal

Associate

Nyshaal is a member of the portfolio management team and has a particular focus on ensuring the cashflow and analytical output of Vengrove is accurate and impactful on the firm’s activities.

Prior to joining Vengrove, Nyshaal graduated from the University of Cambridge with a MPhil in Real Estate Finance and interned as an Assistant Project Manager at Quintain.

Miranda Hammond

Associate Director

Miranda is a development manager at Vengrove and a qualified Architect who oversees new build and refurbishment projects, as part of Vengrove’s investments and third-party mandates. 

Miranda has experience across sectors as well complex mixed-use in the UK, with a focus on sustainable developments.  She has also worked internationally on urban regeneration and master planning schemes.

Simon Harvey

Director

Simon is responsible for delivering Vengrove’s development projects, with a focus on large-scale and mixed-use schemes.

Simon is a Chartered Surveyor with ten years of experience in delivering development projects in the UK and Canada across a range of sectors including residential, retail, leisure, industrial and mixed-use.

Will Hunting

Partner & Head of Investment

Will is responsible for Vengrove’s investment activities and oversees sourcing, analysis and execution.

Before joining Vengrove, Will spent eight years at M7 Real Estate. Latterly, he led the UK acquisitions function, working on strategies across all major asset classes. At M7 he also worked across multiple European jurisdictions and has transacted over £1.3 billion of assets in the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Nordics.

Tim Lucas

Partner & Head of Asset Management

Tim is the head of asset management and chairs the ESG Committee. He oversees the development and implementation of the business plans and ensures that investments are optimised.

Prior to Vengrove, Tim spent nine years at Workman LLP. He was responsible for the management of nationwide portfolios of commercial and residential real estate on behalf of institutional funds with a NAV of circa £1 billion.

Oxana Makarova

Associate

Oxana is a part qualified ACCA candidate who supports the property and fund accounting functions of the firm.

Before joining Vengrove, Oxana worked at Motcomb Estates, the real estate division of the Reuben Brothers Family Office. Prior to that she had a role at another London-based real estate-focused Family Office.

Andrew McLean

Partner & Head of Development

Andrew takes overall responsibility for sourcing and delivery of development and refurbishment led investments for Vengrove.

Andrew’s experience in commercial real estate covers all aspects of property development. He has delivered schemes with end values of up to £150m in the office, industrial, retail and leisure sectors. In 2007 Andrew established Capella Estates, specialising in UK commercial property development.

Caroline McLean

Office and CSR Manager

Caroline is responsible for supporting the business operations of Vengrove. Caroline has ownership of all branding, marketing, PR, HR and administration. She also focuses on co-ordinating all of Vengrove’s charitable endeavours.

Caroline previously worked for three years for the NHS as a theatre co-ordinator at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester.  Prior to that she worked for six years as a business support co-ordinator within the education sector.

Matt Moran

Senior Associate

Matt is an Associate in the investment team and is involved in the sourcing, analysis and execution of commercial investments.

Prior to joining Vengrove, Matt held an investment agency role at Montagu Evans where he gained seven years of experience in acquisitions and disposals, with a focus on assets in the industrial and office sectors.

Temi Ologbonori

Analyst

Temi is progressing through the analyst programme where he supports all business functions with a focus on acquisitions and portfolio management.

Prior to joining Vengrove, Temi worked at Sage Homes, Blackstone’s affordable housing group. He also interned at Tristan Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs while undertaking his degree at UCL, where he graduated in BSc Project Management of Construction.

Ross Taylor

Chief Executive Officer

Ross is responsible for Vengrove’s overall business including its portfolio management and investor relation activities.

Ross’ career began at King Sturge in the business space investment team. He then spent four years at Legal & General Property with the transactions team, representing the investment activity of its funds. 

Alan West

Director & Head of Finance

Alan is responsible for the firm’s financing and accounting functions. He is involved in reporting, auditing, accounting, compliance, financing and structuring across the firm and its investments.

Alan is ACA qualified and has 14 years of experience including roles at KPMG, PWC and, immediately prior to Vengrove, at KOUT Capital.