Robert Walters

Mr Walters commenced his career at Swiss Bank Corporation International, in London, followed by roles at major institutions (Eagle Star, Equitable Life and HBOS plc); as well as boutique businesses (Cavanagh and Pantheon). From 2004 he was Investment Director, Property, for BDO Investment Management Limited (part of the BDO global accountancy practice) responsible for all aspects of the firm’s real estate investment strategy, including the firm’s eight in-house real estate funds managing, directly and indirectly, c.£1.25bn of assets. Also, a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Mr Walters joined New York based Beacon Hospitality Partners in 2011, a specialist hospitality asset management and advisory business working with institutional clients on a wide range of hotel asset management, development and capital market assignments. In addition, Mr Walters was Senior Advisor to the CBRE EMEA Hotels team between May 2017 and July 2018 and has been a partner at Estrela Capital Partners, a Madrid based private equity business, since January 2020. He joined the Global Asset Solutions team, in an advisory capacity, in December 2021.