Shiraz Jiwa

Shiraz Jiwa is the Founder and CEO of The Valesco Group, one of Europe’s fastest growing and award-winning private equity real estate platforms. With 25 years of multi-cycle experience, Shiraz has a strong track record of delivering differentiated and innovative investment outcomes for sovereign and institutional capital. Previously, he was a partner and head of real estate at sovereign backed AGC Equity Partners. A former Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns special situations investment banker, he specialises in real estate private equity, complex restructurings and special situations. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics from Imperial College London and chairs The Valesco Foundation, which delivers his firm’s community impact.

The Valesco Group

The Valesco Group has scaled rapidly to become one of Europe’s fastest growing private equity real estate firms, amassing an AUM of c.€3 billion. The company’s ethos since inception has gone far beyond financial returns – an “impact first, real estate excellence always” approach has been the driving force. Despite real estate dealmaking repeatedly facing several macro and geo-political headwinds, Valesco’s award-winning forensic special situations approach has seen it unlock landmark mission-critical assets by capturing pricing dislocations.