Border to Coast has announced the appointment of its first Head of Real Estate.

4 November 2020

Border to Coast publishes on its website: “Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (“Border to Coast”), one of the largest public sector pension pools in the UK, has announced the appointment of Tim Sankey as its first Head of Real Estate.

The appointment is part of Border to Coast’s commitment to deliver a diverse class of high-quality investments – and Tim will lead the development of property funds for our Partner Funds, with a potential size of c.£5bn. This is likely to be based on two property funds – a predominately direct UK fund and an indirect Global fund.

Tim and the real estate team will work with the Partner Funds to design and develop the funds to allow them to meet their long-term investment objectives. Border to Coast is working towards launching the Global fund in 2022 and the UK fund in 2023. Tim will be responsible for recruiting a dedicated real estate team to manage the new funds.”

Source: Border to Coast Pensions Partnership