Montagu Evans boosts Central London focus with double Partner appointment

Montagu Evans has further increased its focus on Central London markets, with two new Partners bolstering firm-wide growth plans and this key conviction area.

Both senior appointments sit within the partnership’s Valuation, Asset & Investment Advisory team, which provides clients with valuation services and strategic advice on enhancing the performance and value of assets and portfolios.

• Peter Jacob joins as Partner from BNP Paribas Real Estate, where he was Head of its London Valuation Advisory team since 2018. A Registered Valuer with 17 years’ experience and a member of the RICS Valuation Assurance Committee, Peter is a leading adviser in Central London and the south east, working with lenders, borrowers, public sector and charitable organisations, with a primary focus on secured lending work for institutional debt, high street clearing banks, challenger banks and mezzanine / bridging lenders. At Montagu Evans, Peter will play a key role in strengthening the team’s Central London, office-focused, secured lending valuations capability as part of a firm-wide focus on the capital.
• Christian Glazier joins as Partner to further enhance the team’s focus on secured lending and financial accounts valuations, also with a focus on Central London. Joining from BNP Paribas Real Estate, he has 15 years’ experience specialising in valuation with a strong track record in advising UK and international financial institutions and property investors and extensive London/south east market knowledge across office, retail and industrial sectors.

Kevin White, Partner at Montagu Evans and head of its Valuation, Asset and Investment team, said: “These new Partner appointments reflect our focus on growth and attracting top talent, particularly within the partnership’s key conviction areas. They will significantly increase our valuation capability with a focus on Central London, complementing the firm’s expertise across this important market in planning, historic environments and townscape, business rates, development, economics and viability, underpinned by strategic insight. Further appointments are planned as the team continues to recruit in our key markets.”

Peter Jacob, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “There is a real opportunity here to build a formidable valuation business, particularly in secured lending and focused on Central London. Offering clients greater cross-service and cross-sector expertise will help unlock many of the challenges they are facing as a result of the current economic position and continuing evolution of the lending market.”

Christian Glazier, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “Montagu Evans has a clear ambition for growth and a strategy to support it, which makes this a very exciting time to be joining the firm. This strengthened valuation, asset and investment advisory offer will balance efficient operations with high-level insight and deep-rooted sector knowledge, grounded in some of the capital’s most important markets.