CORAL PORTFOLIO STRENGTHENS SENIOR TEAM Since

CORAL PORTFOLIO STRENGTHENS SENIOR TEAM
Since completing the partnership with sector heavyweight GSA Group this year, Coral Portfolio has
made several key appointments.
Adell Nair-Grepinet has joined from Jones Lang LaSalle where latterly she managed the AUB UK
Sharia compliant Student Fund. Previously she led the JLL global investor research and marketing
advisory team in the complementary field of hotel investment. Adell heads GSA’s Fund team with
direct responsibility for Coral Student and Prime Portfolios.
Coral’s chief executive, John Kennedy said “I am delighted to welcome Adell. Her experience at the
helm will ensure optimal returns for investors as we respond to the huge opportunities ahead. “
Adell and Coral will be supported by GSA’s Investment Advisory department led by industry veteran
Tim Mitchell. Andrew Smith has also joined the team from CBRE where he had worked closely with
Coral Portfolio.
In the field Coral is now represented by three regional directors : Giles Boeree in Asia, Craig Johnson
in MENA and Paddy Allen in Europe. There are four Coral regional offices in Luxembourg, London,
Hong Kong and Dubai.
John Kennedy commented “ We have come through a difficult period for “ alternatives “ in a lot
stronger shape, “ adding “ as we head towards 2015 we are positioned to deliver consistent,
uncorrelated returns in the 8-10 % pa range with simple, easily understood asset classes.”
The full Coral team meets in Dubai for a strategy meeting – October 2014
From left to right:
Rob Waterhouse, Tony Trescothick, Giles Boeree, Linda Harper, John Kennedy, Adell Nair-Grepinet, Paddy
Allen, Craig Johnson and Andrew Smith
The announcement was reported in International Adviser as below:
Simon Danaher
Coral adds to management team following GSA purchase
FROM PEOPLE OCT 23 2014 BY: SIMON DANAHER , ONLINE EDITOR , INTERNATIONAL ADVISER
Coral Portfolio has appointed Adell Nair-Grepinet to head the Global Student
Accommodation fund team.
Nair-Grepinet joins Coral from Jones Lang LaSalle where she managed the AUB UK Shariah compliant
Student Fund. Before managing the Shariah fund, Nair-Grepinet led the global investor research and
market team at JLL, with a specialisation in the field of hotel investment.
In her new role, she will have direct responsibility for the Coral Student and Prime Portfolios.
Coral’s chief executive, John Kennedy said “her experience at the helm will ensure optimal returns for
investors as we respond to the huge opportunities ahead”.
Andrew Smith has also joined Coral from CBRE where he had worked closely with Coral Portfolio.
Coral is now represented by three regional directors: Giles Boeree in Asia, Craig Johnson in MENA and
Paddy Allen in Europe. There are four Coral regional offices in Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong and
Dubai.
Global Student Accommodation Group completed a purchase of a 50% stake in Coral Portfolio in May.
At the time, GSA said the acquisition will give it management of additional investments valued at
around $200m, including the Luxembourg domiciled SICAV, the Coral Student Portfolio.
For more information:
Tony Trescothick
Director of Marketing and Communications
Coral Portfolio
Direct: +357 96 237 250
Main: +352 2848 0060
[email protected]
About Coral Portfolio: www.coralportfolio.com
Coral Portfolio was established as a brand in 2008. It provides a platform of transparent regulated
Funds which have provided consistently positive returns for their investors.
John Kennedy co-founded the Coral Portfolio fund platform in 2008. The Coral Funds are EU
domiciled and regulated in Luxembourg. John is Chief Executive Officer of Coral S.à.r.l., the Fund’s
Manager, whose first offering, the Coral Student Portfolio, launched in March 2009. It has been built
on over a decade’s experience in this now established investment sector.
About GSA Group: www.gsa-gp.com
The GSA management team, led by its founder Nicholas Porter, pioneered the purpose built student
accommodation industry and asset class in the UK. Previously, Nicholas Porter founded London and
Australia’s Urbanest student accommodation brand and The UNITE Group plc which he grew to
become a FTSE 250 company.
GSA Group is the first truly global leader in student accommodation. GSA provides communities for
higher education students in the best real estate and university markets. It is creating industry
standards such as end-user research, university guarantees and partnerships, standard operating
processes, space saving room layouts, online bookings, student integration and customer service
levels.
The UK asset class attracts global investment and is now estimated to be worth over $30 billion.
Counter to recessionary pressures, the UK market is in growth and there are also many other rapidly
expanding markets, each underpinned by government policies to increase participation in higher
education.
GSA continues to work with long-term partners to take advantage of international student markets.
This is achieved through its presence and offices in London, Dubai and Hong Kong and Tokyo.
In May 2014, GSA took a 50% stake in the regulated Coral Portfolio Ltd.

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