Investments

Louis Hugot

Louis Hugot is a Vice President at Northwood and is responsible for sourcing and managing real estate equity and debt investment opportunities in Europe.

Prior to joining Northwood’s European team in 2019, Louis worked on the acquisitions team at Hines based in Paris as an Analyst.

Mr. Hugot received a B.S. in Economics from Université Catholique de Lille, France and he earned a MSc in Risk & Finance from EDHEC Business School, United Kingdom.

James Myburgh

James Myburgh is a Vice President at Northwood and is responsible for sourcing and managing real estate equity and debt investment opportunities in Europe.

Prior to joining Northwood’s European team in 2020, James worked for JLL in their Asia Pacific Capital Markets team based in Singapore.

Mr. Myburgh received a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Ignasi Sola

Ignasi Sola is a Managing Director at Northwood Investors and is responsible for sourcing and executing real estate equity and debt investment opportunities in the US and Europe. Mr. Sola joined the Northwood Investors European team in 2019, and has worked across a number of acquisitions, dispositions and financings of all property types in Europe.

Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Sola worked on the acquisitions team at Blackstone as an Associate. Before joining Blackstone, he began his career at Citi Investment Banking in London.

Mr. Sola received a Bachelor in Business Administration from ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain.

James Seago

James Seago is a Managing Director at Northwood Investors and is responsible for sourcing and executing real estate equity and debt investment opportunities in Europe.

James first started working with the Northwood Investors European team in 2014, and has worked across a number of acquisitions, dispositions and financings of all property types in Europe.

Mr. Seago received a B.S. in Economics & Finance from Duke University and he earned a MSc in Real Estate Finance from the Henley Business School, United Kingdom.

Sam Payette

Sam Payette is responsible for evaluating real estate equity and debt investment opportunities with a focus on retail and mixed-use assets.

Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Payette worked on the acquisitions team at Acadia Realty Trust. While at Acadia, he focused on equity and debt investments across the company’s core and value-add platforms across the continental United States. Before joining Acadia, Mr. Payette started his career at Deloitte Consulting.

Mr. Payette received a B.S. from Vanderbilt University.

Dave Copeland

David Copeland is responsible for evaluating real estate equity and debt investment opportunities.

Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Mr. Copeland worked at Swift Real Estate Partners in San Francisco, where he was responsible for Swift’s investment and asset management activities in Northern California. Mr. Copeland sat on Swift’s Investment Committee, which oversaw all major investment and management decisions across four investment vehicles. Prior to joining Swift, Mr. Copeland worked at ASB Real Estate Investments, Presidio Partners (acquired by Macquarie Group) and Lincoln Property Company.

Mr. Copeland earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Lafayette College.

Sonya Chandra

Sonya Chandra is responsible for evaluating real estate investment opportunities through debt.

Prior to joining Northwood Investors, Ms. Chandra worked at King Street Capital in New York City from 2014 to 2020 where she focused on distressed CMBS, real estate debt, and public real estate investments. Prior to joining King Street Capital, Ms. Chandra worked at Deutsche Bank as an Associate on the CMBS secondary trading desk, where she headed the group’s distressed securities business.

Ms. Chandra received a B.A. from Columbia University and became a CFA charter holder in 2017.

Brady A. Thurman

Brady A. Thurman serves as the Co-Head of Acquisitions for the U.S., with responsibility for leading the team’s U.S. investment efforts. In this role Mr. Thurman leads the team to develop conviction for target markets and sectors, define and pursue sourcing strategies, execute new acquisitions, and oversee the management of the U.S. portfolio. Mr. Thurman joined Northwood in 2007 and relocated to Los Angeles in 2011 to open the firm’s west coast office. Mr. Thurman built Northwood’s presence on the west coast and oversaw construction of the firm’s west coast portfolio.

Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Thurman launched his career at Deutsche Bank, working in the RREEF Opportunity Funds group, where he was responsible for underwriting and executing U.S. real estate investment opportunities. Mr. Thurman received a B.S., magna cum laude, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jerome Anselme

Jerome Anselme serves as the Head of Acquisitions for Europe, with responsibility for leading the team’s European investment efforts. In this role Mr. Anselme leads the team to develop conviction for target markets and sectors, define and pursue sourcing strategies, execute new acquisitions, and oversee the management of the European portfolio. Mr. Anselme joined Northwood in 2012 in London to open the firm’s European office and oversaw the construction of the firm’s European portfolio. He is also CEO of CeGeREAL (VITURA), Northwood’s French listed REIT.

Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Anselme worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He was involved in origination, distribution, and asset management of commercial real estate debt as well trading of secondary commercial real estate loans. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Anselme worked at Citigroup and JP Morgan. Mr. Anselme helped execute over $10 billion of mortgaged backed loans, CMBS, mezzanine, and equity co-investments. Mr. Anselme received a Master in Management from Edhec Business School and a Master in Finance from Sciences Po – Institut d’Etudes Politiques, in France.