Speakers

Nadine Buckland is the CEO and Co-Founder of Zenzic Capital, a European real estate credit and special situations investment firm. She co-founded the firm in 2014 alongside Tom Lloyd-Jones and has led its growth from inception into an institutional platform, with over $1.25 billion of real estate and asset-backed transactions originated and financed to date.

Under Nadine’s leadership, Zenzic has developed a differentiated approach focused on the UK and European lower mid-market, providing flexible, asset-backed credit solutions across the capital structure. The firm’s strategy emphasizes downside protection, disciplined structuring, and active asset management, positioning it to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns across market cycles.

Nadine has been instrumental in expanding Zenzic’s investor base globally, including the recent launch of its institutional evergreen fund, anchored by leading U.S. investors. She is a recognized voice in private credit and real assets, frequently speaking on topics including capital markets dislocation, niche credit strategies, and the evolving role of private capital in European real estate.

Zenzic Capital

Zenzic Capital is an opportunistic real estate credit investment manager, focused on UK and European lower-middle-market opportunities (typically transactions below £50 million). We provide structured credit solutions to high-quality borrowers underserved by traditional lenders—reflecting bank retrenchment, market fragmentation, and the scale bias of larger credit funds. Our capital is deployed where it can solve complexity, bridge illiquidity, or unlock value in strong underlying assets.

To date Zenzic has deployed over $275 million and in August last year we launched the Zenzic Real Estate Credit Opportunities Fund (ZRECO) to expand our capital base. ZRECO is an evergreen institutional vehicle anchored by GCM Grosvenor along with several of the largest U.S. public pension plans. We aim to become Europe’s leading opportunistic real estate credit platform. Our team is building a granular, diversified portfolio of shorter-term credit positions that offer investors liquidity, downside protection, and attractive absolute and relative returns across market cycles.