Patron Capital

Patron Capital Partners ("Patron") is a European private equity real estate fund with its main investment advisor, Patron Capital Advisers LLP based in London, United Kingdom. Patron Capital Partners represents approximately €4.0 billion of equity across several funds and related co-investments.

Its strategy is opportunistic and value-oriented, primarily targeting challenged assets such as distressed and/or undervalued property and property-related assets, loans and corporate entities.

Patron was established in 1999 by Keith M. Breslauer is the founding partner and the managing director of Patron Capital. As of April 2020, the Patron team consists of 73 professionals including 41 investment professionals and advisers.

Patron has operations across Europe with its main advisory offices in the UK, Luxembourg and Spain, and operates extensively through its local partners across all markets, with major operating partners in most markets including Germany, France and Portugal. As of December 2019, Patron has invested in 80 investments in 16 countries.

In addition to individual assets, Patron's investee companies include Punch Taverns, which owns a number of pubs in the UK, and the Powerleague five-a-side football centres. Previous investments include CALA Homes, Motor Fuel Group, Optimum Credit and Generator Hostels.

In addition to its opportunistic strategy, as part of its 20 years commitment to the community and society, Patron Capital is working with Big Society Capital on what is believed to be the first-ever “gender lens” property fund, Women in Safe Homes (“WISH”), which will buy assets addressing the lack of affordable, safe and secure homes for women who are experiencing homelessness, are ex-offenders, survivors of domestic abuse or have other complex needs.