Profile

Rob Hayes is a founding partner of H2SO and has been a specialist in the Central London property investment market for more than 10 years.

He moved from Morgan Grenfell Laurie to Richard Ellis in 1991. Having worked in office agency until 1999, he then moved into investment and subsequently ran the market-leading west end investment team at CBRE as an Executive Director. From 2008 he took responsibility for the entire West End Business Team.

Notable projects with which he has been involved include:

• £600m acquisition of the Gherkin, St Mary Axe for IVG
• Other acquisitions for IVG amounting to a further £600m  for the Euroselect closed ended funds: Riverside House, Neathouse Place, 44 Moorgate, 60 London Wall
• Acquisition and sales for Great Portland Estates including the Met Building, Liberty Regent Street, St Lawrence House, Bond Street House and 18-19 Hanover Square
• Various leasehold acquisitions for Cadogan Estate on Kings Road and Sloane Street to extend and consolidate ownerships
• More than £400m of sales on behalf of Westbrook including Central Cross, Brettenham House and 250 Euston Road
• Acquisition of New Scotland Yard for the Metropolitan Police Service for £100m+