SURE Capital Partners

Investing in Sustainable Urban Real Estate.

SURE Capital is Investment Adviser to the Urban Splash Residential Fund, investing in design-led, sustainable and affordable homes for rent across the UK. Learn more.

Team

John Forbes, Independent Chair

John is the Independent Chair of the SURE Capital Board and Urban Splash Residential Fund Investment Committee, and brings with him a wealth of experience in real estate fund management.
Prior to setting up John Forbes Consulting in 2013, he spent over 25 years at PwC, where he led the real estate industry practice in Europe. John is also a non-executive director of the Patrizia Hanover fund and from 2014 to 2022 was Chair of the Independent Supervisory Board of the UBS Triton Property Fund, which in 2020 was awarded the AREF Investors’ Award for outstanding achievement as a result of its exemplary governance and demonstrable ESG achievements.
John is an independent consultant advising real estate investment managers, investors and others in the industry on topics including product development, governance and regulatory matters for real estate funds. In 2017, John received the Association of Real Estate Funds award for “Outstanding Individual Contribution.”
Tom Bloxham MBE, Partner

Tom is a Partner at SURE Capital and member of the Urban Splash Residential Fund Investment Committee, and brings with him over 30 years’ experience in real estate development and investment.
He is Chairman and Founder of the regeneration company Urban Splash, which has received 430 awards for architecture, design and business success, and has been responsible for development projects across the UK with a GDV over £2 billion.
Prior to founding Urban Splash, Tom built and successfully exited several businesses, including Splash poster publishing, Crash FM radio station and the Baa Bar pub chain. In 1999, he was awarded an MBE for Services to Architecture and Urban Regeneration. Tom has held a number of additional positions, including Chairman of Manchester International Festival, trustee of Tate, the Manchester United Foundation, Bloxham Charitable Trust, and member of Arts Council England and UK Government Property Advisory Board.
Paul Gough, Partner

Paul is a Partner at SURE Capital and member of the Urban Splash Residential Fund Investment Committee, and has over 25 years’ experience in acquisitions, investment and fund management.
He is currently Managing Partner of STAR Capital, a European private equity firm focused on the acquisition and development of asset-based businesses. Since its inception in 2000, STAR has acquired and built businesses with a total enterprise valuation in excess of €10 billion across a wide range of sectors.
Prior to STAR, Paul held several corporate finance positions with Credit Suisse, working out of their New Zealand, Australia and London offices. Paul has sat on the boards of a wide range of transport, infrastructure, fund management and financial services-related businesses. Currently, Paul sits on the boards of Infratil, STAR Asset Finance, Rail Operations Group, V Group, Synergy, ASL Airlines, and FlySafair.
Akeel Malik, Partner

Akeel is a Partner at SURE Capital and Fund Manager of the Urban Splash Residential Fund.
Previously he worked at UBS Investment Bank where he was part of the Real Estate, Lodging & Leisure (RELL) team advising on M&A and Capital Markets transactions with a combined value of c.£20bn. Prior to this Akeel co-founded the education technology platform Aula, and the PropTech company Ark. Akeel graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in Economics & Management. Akeel is a Governor at Manchester Grammar School and previously sat on the Fundraising Board of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Charity & Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. In 2022, Akeel received the Estates Gazette Rising Star award.
James Richardson, Principal

James is responsible for the Urban Splash Residential Fund strategy, operations and portfolio performance, working closely with the in-house Residential Team.
He worked previously as a management consultant at McKinsey, where he supported organisations from a range of industries on diverse business challenges, often working alongside embedded client teams. James graduated with an Economics & Management degree from the University of Oxford.
Chris Potts, Financial Controller

Chris is the Financial Controller of SURE Capital. Prior to joining SURE, he worked at NCC Group plc and Slater & Gordon Lawyers, and qualified as a chartered accountant (ACA) having trained at PwC.
Nicolo Coelewij, Analyst

Nicolo joined from construction consultancy Stace and held analyst roles with a range of organisations including Help Housing.
Nicolo is an architecture graduate with a Masters in International Real Estate. His role involves appraising potential acquisition opportunities, managing asset mobilisation programmes, and analysing ongoing portfolio performance.