Patron Capital, the pan-European investor focused on property-backed investments, has won the Innovation Award at the Better Society Awards 2022 for its Women in Safe Homes fund.
The Innovation Award shines a light on businesses that are using innovation to help solve a problem in a wholly new way. The Women in Safe Homes fund, managed in partnership with social impact investor, Resonance, was created as a solution to the lack of affordable, safe and secure homes for women who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness, are ex-offenders, survivors of domestic abuse or have other complex needs. Its innovative structure is designed to deliver financial returns for its investors, whilst also achieving positive social impact.
The success of the Women in Safe Homes fund reflects Patron’s commitment to making a positive difference to society, whether through its innovative approach to social impact investment or its charitable efforts. The fund combines Patron’s extensive property investment expertise, granular approach and wide network of real estate and investment contacts – aiming to help those most in need.
The Better Society Awards took place on 11 May at the London Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square.
Keith Breslauer, Managing Director of Patron Capital, said:
“This has been a hugely successful year for The Women in Safe Homes fund and winning this award is a reflection of this. Importantly, the fund takes a gender-lens approach to property investment and female homelessness, partnering with women’s sector organisations and involving them at every level. Thank you to the Patron team for your hard work, which has seen the Women in Safe Homes fund go from strength to strength.”
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Notes to Editors
About Patron Capital Partners
Patron represents approximately €4.3 billion of capital across several funds and related coinvestments, investing in property, corporate operating entities whose value is primarily supported by property assets and distressed debt and credit related businesses.
Since it was established in 1999, Patron has undertaken more than 170 transactions across 90 investments and programs involving over 65 million square feet (6 million square metres) in 17 countries, with many of these investments realised.
Investors represent a variety of sovereign wealth funds, prominent universities, major institutions, private foundations, and high net worth individuals located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The main investment adviser to the Funds is Patron Capital Advisers LLP, which is based in London, and Patron has other offices across Europe including Barcelona and Luxembourg; the group is comprised of 69 people, including a 41-person investment team.
Further information about Patron Capital is available at www.patroncapital.com.
