Clearbell

The firm is led by its four founding partners, who have worked together since the launch of Clearbell’s first fund in 2007. Their names are not published on the firm’s website, and no external publication has profiled the partnership individually. Investment decisions are made collectively within this close-knit group.

Clearbell is structured as a privately owned real estate fund management and advisory business, not a single-family office. It raises discretionary funds and separate accounts from institutional investors. The partnership model means the firm’s principals co-invest alongside their limited partners, aligning economic interests without a parent company or family wealth pool driving allocations.

Current disclosure shows Clearbell focuses exclusively on UK real estate. No continental European or other international assets appear in its portfolio reporting. Its industry memberships include INREV, but that reflects access to European market data rather than a mandate to deploy capital outside the UK.

Clearbell invests across the UK commercial property spectrum, including office, industrial and logistics, and mixed-use developments. A recent signature project is LOC8 in Maidstone, a highly energy-efficient logistics development achieving EPC A and A+ ratings with a 10% biodiversity net gain.

The firm manages pooled funds alongside separate accounts, giving it the ability to write direct asset-level checks and structure portfolio-level mandates for institutional investors. Its primary vehicle family consists of four funds that have collectively raised £1.5 billion in equity.

Clearbell raises capital through discretionary real estate funds and separately managed accounts, with £1.8 billion raised to date, according to its website. The firm does not disclose the identity or geography of its limited partners, and no single-family wealth pool is named as a backer.

The firm reports that 75% of its managed assets are 2027 EPC compliant (C or above), and it has delivered buildings achieving EPC A and A+ ratings. Clearbell became a Planet Mark certified business in 2023, committing to reduce its carbon footprint by at least 2.5% per year from 2025, and it has submitted to GRESB since 2017.